Burkettsville, Ohio

Burkettsville is a village in Darke and Mercer counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Joe Stammen.HistoryBurkettsville had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. The town site was platted in 1876. A post office was established at Burkettsville in 1881, and remained in operation until 1914.GeographyBurkettsville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.18sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 244 people, 96 households, and 76 families residing in the village. The population density was 1355.6PD/sqmi. There were 104 housing units at an average density of 577.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.2% White and 0.8% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.There were 96 households of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.88.