Bowerston

Bowerston is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 398 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe village of Bowerston was settled in the early 19th century by Barnhard Bower and his brother John. When they first moved to the area, two mills were already built on the south side of Conotton Creek. One mill was a sawmill, the other a gristmill, and in 1804, the Bower brothers began to rebuild the mills. In 1816, the settlement called Bower's Mills was laid out and later it was called Bowersville and finally Bowerston. Bowerston was platted by David Bower, Henry Hoover, and Nathaniel Bower on August 21, 1851 and was filed in court August 2, 1852. The village was incorporated April 2, 1883.GeographyBowerston is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.51sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 398 people, 156 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 780.4PD/sqmi. There were 179 housing units at an average density of 351.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.3% from two or more races.