Dexter City is a village in Noble County, Ohio, United States, along the West Fork of Duck Creek. The population was 81 at the 2020 census.

History

Dexter City was laid out in 1870, and named after Dexter W. Sullivan, an early settler.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 129 people, 51 households, and 36 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% White, 0.8% African American, and 3.9% from two or more races.

There were 51 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 38.5 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census