Gettysburg, Ohio

Gettysburg is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 513 at the 2010 census.HistoryGettysburg was founded by natives of Adams County, Pennsylvania in the late 1820s. When the settlement was platted in 1842, the community was named for Gettysburg, the county seat of Adams County. The community's first church was a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, established in 1847 or 1848, while the first school was built in 1850.GeographyGettysburg is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.44sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 513 people, 170 households, and 127 families residing in the village. The population density was 1165.9PD/sqmi. There were 194 housing units at an average density of 440.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.