Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,945 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Mount Sterling was laid out in 1826 or 1828 by John J. Smith, Esq. of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, named after Smith's hometown, and recorded at London on June 26, 1829. The Mount Sterling Post Office was established on June 8, 1830, with Rowland Wilson as the first postmaster. As of 1875, the community contained three churches, one bank, five dry goods stores, three grocery stores, two drug stores, one hotel, two harness shops, one hardware store, one stove store, two boot and shoe stores, two blacksmith shops, a carriage manufacturing company, one wagon shop, four physicians, and one flour mill.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,782 people, 738 households, and 456 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 841 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 738 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 36.3 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census The Chief later announced his resignation, officially for reasons unrelated to the taser incident. Since then, the Madison County Sheriff's Office has taken over.

In June 2016, Village Administrator Joe Johnson was arrested on various counts of fraud and theft and the Village was placed under the supervision of the Auditor of the State of Ohio. A year later, Mr. Johnson was convicted of committing various crimes and thefts estimated to be in excess of $1 million as was sentenced to over 10 years in jail.

Instead of a Village Administrator, a Physical Manager has been appointed by the State Auditor.

Notable people

  • John W. Bricker, Senator and 54th Governor of Ohio
  • John W. Galbreath, philanthropist
  • Bob Hill, basketball coach

References

  • Mount Sterling Public Library