South Russell is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

History

South Russell was incorporated in 1923, the last village in Geauga County to have done so.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

98.07% of the population speaks English as their primary language, and 1.93% speak French.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, South Russell had a population of 3,972. The median age was 45.0 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.2 males age 18 and over.

99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,413 households in South Russell, of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 71.5% were married-couple households, 10.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 3,819 people, 1,373 households, and 1,121 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,373 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the village was 44.9 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census

References

  • Village website
  • County website