Location of Eaton in Preble County Location of Eaton in Preble County Eaton is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The populace was 8,407 at the 2010 census.
Eaton's sister town/city is Rodental bei Coburg (Germany).
In addition to the town/city of Eaton and the county of Preble, various streets in Eaton (Decatur, Israel, Wadsworth and Somers) were also titled in honor of various heroes of the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.20 square miles (16.06 km2), of which 6.19 square miles (16.03 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. There were 3,903 housing units at an average density of 630.5 per square mile (243.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,486 homeholds of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families.
32.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 40.4 years.
23.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.1% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,467 housing units at an average density of 611.4 per square mile (236.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.02% White, 0.39% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other competitions, and 0.85% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,274 homeholds out of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families.
29.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 5.8% of families and 8.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
Preble County Learning Center (Sinclair Community College) Eaton hosts the annual Preble County Pork Festival, held the third full weekend each September, and the summer Preble County Fair.
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Municipalities and communities of Preble County, Ohio, United States County seat: Eaton This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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County seats in Ohio - Cities in Preble County, Ohio - Populated places established in 1806
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