Chilo, Ohio

Chilo or is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 63 at the 2010 census.HistoryChilo was platted in 1816; an early variant name was Mechanicsburgh. A post office called Mechanicsburg was established in 1819, and the name was changed to Chilo in 1823. By the 1830s, Chilo had about twenty houses and two stores.GeographyChilo is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.24sqmi, of which 0.20sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 63 people, 28 households, and 14 families residing in the village. The population density was 315.0PD/sqmi. There were 56 housing units at an average density of 280.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% White and 1.6% Native American.There were 28 households of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.29.