Chilo or is a

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in Clermont County,

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, along the

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. The population was 71 at the 2020 census.

History

Chilo was originally called Mechanicsburgh, and under the latter name was

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ted in 1816. A post office called Mechanicsburg was established in 1819. The village's name was changed to Chilo in 1820 by an act of the Ohio Legislature. By the 1830s, was home of boat building businesses, which swelled the population to several hundred. Chilo had more than thirty houses and two stores. The town was the site of Lock #34 on the Ohio River up until the 1960s, when nearby Meldahl Dam was built. The original lock building is home to the

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, operated by the Clermont County Parks Department.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 63 people, 28 households, and 14 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.4%

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and 1.6% Native American. There were 28 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were

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living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.29. The median age in the village was 50.8 years. 14.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 41.3% male and 58.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 97 people, 28 households, and 21 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 48 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.94%

, 1.03% Native American, 1.03% from other races. There were 39 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were

living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.23. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the village was $15,197. There were 4.8% of families and 12.4% of the population living below the

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, including 22.7% of under eighteens and 5.6% of those over 64.

Gallery

File:ChiloOH1.JPG, Chilo corporation limit sign. File:ChiloOH2.JPG, Looking west on US Highway 52 in Chilo. File:DianaWhitneyGrave.JPG, Grave of Diana Whitney (died July 23, 1823) located next to US Highway 52 west of Chilo. File:ChiloOH3.JPG, Chilo Lock #34 Park. File:ChiloOH4.JPG, Chilo Lock #34 Park. File:ChiloOH5.JPG, Chilo Lock #34 Park. File:ChiloOH6.JPG, Chilo Lock #34 Park. File:ChiloOH7.JPG, Chilo Lock #34 Park.

References

{{Authority control Villages in Clermont County, Ohio Ohio populated places on the Ohio River Villages in Ohio