Buchtel, Ohio

Buchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. The population was 558 at the 2010 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer.HistoryBuchtel was laid out in 1876, and named for John R. Buchtel, a representative of the Akron Iron Company, which owned a large amount of land in the vicinity. A post office called Buchtel has been in operation since 1879.GeographyBuchtel is located at, along Snow Fork, a tributary of Monday Creek.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.49sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 558 people, 235 households, and 152 families residing in the village. The population density was 1138.8PD/sqmi. There were 266 housing units at an average density of 542.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 1.1% African American, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.