Chesterville is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States, along the Kokosing River. The population was 191 at the 2020 census. Chesterville is southeast of Mount Gilead, the county seat.

History

thumb|left|190px|[[Enos Miles House, built in the 1830s]]

Chesterville was laid out in 1829, and named after Chester Township. A post office was established at Chesterville in 1832.

Geography

Chesterville is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio".

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 228 people, 79 households, and 50 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 79 households, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 40.5 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census