Castine, Ohio

Castine is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census.HistoryCastine was platted in 1832 and replatted in the following year. Its location was chosen because it lay at the intersection of the road between Greenville and Eaton with the road between the communities of Miami County, Ohio and New Garden, Indiana. For its first few decades, the village (then known as "New Castine") grew and prospered, but the building of the Little Miami Railroad through West Manchester, to the south, retarded Castine's progress. Revival came with the construction of the Cincinnati Northern Railroad in 1894.GeographyCastine is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.08sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 130 people, 54 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density was 1625.0PD/sqmi. There were 59 housing units at an average density of 737.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races.