Greenwich is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,409 at the 2020 census. The town is located along U.S. Route 224, approximately 15 miles south of Norwalk, the county seat. It is served by a branch of the Willard Memorial Library.
History
The village name comes from Greenwich Township, which is named after the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. A post office called Greenwich was established in 1828 and the municipality was incorporated as a village in 1879. The first settler in Greenwich was Henry Carpenter, who arrived from Ulster County, New York, 1817. Greenwich is part of the Firelands region, also known as the "Sufferers' Lands." This area was designated in 1792 to compensate residents of Connecticut towns, including Greenwich, whose homes were burned during the Revolutionary War.
Geography
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 1,476 people, 570 households, and 404 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 632 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 570 households, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
The median age in the village was 36.1 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Greenwich has a public library, a branch of the Huron County Community Library.
Notable person
- Albert Rhys Williams, labor organizer