Urbancrest is a

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in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2020 census. Urbancrest is in the South-Western City Schools District.

Geography

Urbancrest is located at (39.898611, -83.085443). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. Urbancrest borders Columbus, Ohio and

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. It is entirely located in the South-Western City School District.

History

Urbancrest was first settled in 1889, with the first church, later known as Union Baptist Church, being founded in 1892. The village was then incorporated in 1948. In 1971, Urbancrest elected Ellen Walker Craig-Jones as mayor, making her the first African-American female mayor elected in the United States of America.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 960 people, 337 households, and 237 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 26.4%

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, 55.1%

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, 0.1% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 8.8%

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, 0.9% from

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, and 5.8% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.8% of the population. There were 337 households, of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 33.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age in the village was 25.3 years. 38.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.0% male and 55.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 868 people, 321 households, and 234 families living in the village. The

was 1,962.0 people per square mile (761.7/km). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 784.4 per square mile (304.5/km). The racial makeup of the village was 23.50%

, 57.95%

, 0.46% Native American, 14.06% Asian, 0.58% from

, and 3.46% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 321 households, out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.6% were married couples living together, 42.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20. In the village, the population was spread out, with 41.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 72.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $20,333, and the median income for a family was $23,929. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $25,268 for females. The

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for the village was $10,003. About 30.6% of families and 32.7% of the population were below the

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, including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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