Rogers is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 194 at the 2020 census. It is known for having one of the largest flea markets in Ohio.
Mount Hope College was an academy located on Highland Avenue in Rogers, founded in 1883. In 1894, the academy burned, but was rebuilt and purchased by brothers Asher A. Galbreath and Charles Burleigh Galbreath. The Ohio Attorney General filed a petition against Mount Hope College in 1900, alleging that the college was conferring degrees solely based on fees paid by the student to the president of the college without requiring the students to attend classes or pass any kind of examination. As a result of the investigation, the college was closed and its charter was revoked. In 1905, Asher A. Galbreath opened a correspondence school named Carnegie College in Rogers, which later became a public school.
Geography
Rogers is located along the Little Bull Creek. 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 237 people, 85 households, and 66 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White, 0.4% African American, and 1.3% from two or more races.
There were 85 households, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 13% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% 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
On July 25, 2014, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided more than one dozen vendors at the flea market for selling counterfeit consumer goods. The merchandise seized was worth over US$500,000. The sale of counterfeit goods violated the flea market's policies.
On September 18, 2019, hay barrels inside a pavilon at the flea market caught fire and engulfed the entire structure within minutes.
Government
Rogers operates under a mayor–council government, where there are six council members elected as a legislature in addition to an independently elected mayor who serves as an executive.
Education
Children in Rogers are served by the public Beaver Local School District, which includes one elementary school, one middle school, and Beaver Local High School. A public primary school in Rogers served students until 2015.
Transportation
State Route 7 runs north–south through Rogers as Depot Street, and State Route 154 runs east–west through the village as Walnut Street. The short-line Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad passes through the community.
Notable people
- Asher A. Galbreath, member of the Ohio Senate
- Charles Burleigh Galbreath, state librarian of the State Library of Ohio