Castine ( ) is a

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in Darke County,

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, United States. The population was 110 at the 2020 census.

History

Castine was

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ted in 1832 and replatted in the following year. Its location was chosen because it lay at the intersection of the road between Greenville and Eaton with the road between the communities of

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and New Garden, Indiana. For its first few decades, the village (then known as "New Castine") grew and prospered, but the building of the

Little Miami Railroad The Little Miami Railroad was a railway of southwestern Ohio, running from the eastern side of Cincinnati to Springfield, Ohio. By merging with the Columbus and Xenia Railroad in 1853, it created the first through-rail route from the important m ...

through West Manchester, to the south, retarded Castine's progress. Revival came with the construction of the

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in 1894.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 130 people, 54 households, and 36 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 59 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.7%

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, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. There were 54 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the village was 35.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 129 people, 43 households, and 39 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 46 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.45%

, 0.78%

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, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population. There were 43 households, out of which 55.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were

living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $24,792 for females. The

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for the village was $11,950. There were 7.7% of families and 7.0% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

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