Mount Orab ( ) is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population is 4,347 as of the 2020 United States census.

History

Mount Orab was laid out by Daniel Keether on September 3, 1850. The village's name most likely is derived from Mount Horeb, a place in the Hebrew Bible.

Railroad

The Cincinnati, Batavia & Williamsburg Railroad was chartered on January 11, 1876, with the intent to construct a railway between Cincinnati and Williamsburg. On May 16, the eastern terminus of the line was extended to Portsmouth, and the name of the railroad was changed to the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad (C&E) on May 24.

The C&E itself was acquired by the Norfolk & Western (now Norfolk Southern) in 1901. The Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET) passes through Mount Orab.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Mount Orab had a population of 4,347. The median age was 37.2 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.7 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,727 households in Mount Orab, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.6% were married-couple households, 13.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 3,664 people, 1,381 households, and 1,013 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,473 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 1,381 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the village was 33.7 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census

In the media

Mount Orab was formerly home to the Lake Drive-In movie theater, which was destroyed by a storm in the late 1980s. After the theater was shut down, the management posted "Gone with the Wind" on the marquee, a punning reference to the storm. A local newspaper printed a picture of the marquee prompting rumors that a tornado had taken the theater out during a re-release of Gone with the Wind.

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File:MountOrabOH1.JPG|Mt. Orab corporation limit sign

File:MountOrabOH2.JPG|Looking northwest at the intersection of Tri-County Highway (Old Ohio Highway 32) and High Street (U.S. Route 68) in Mt. Orab

File:MountOrabOH3.JPG|Water tower in Mt. Orab

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References

  • Official website