Conesville is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 328 at the 2020 census.
History
Conesville is most likely named after Beebe Stewart Cone, who in 1847, with three other men, erected a sizable distillery near the west side of the Muskingum River. A group of houses for workers was built near the distillery, accompanied by several small businesses. The distillery burned down in 1857. Afterward, Cone gave up that business venture and moved on to Muscatine County, Iowa. The distillery was rebuilt by a man named James Beebe, but it also burned down a few years later. Prior to 1840, a man named Delaney purchased land in the same area and planned for it to be named Delaneysville, but it failed as an incorporated entity.
The Conesville Power Plant, located just east of the village, started operations in 1957. It ceased operations in 2020 and was demolished in 2021.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 347 people, 134 households, and 98 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 134 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
2000 census
As of the census