Gratis, Ohio

Gratis is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 881 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryA post office called Gratis has been in operation since 1823. The village takes its name from Gratis Township.GeographyGratis is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.97sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 881 people, 337 households, and 251 families residing in the village. The population density was 908.2PD/sqmi. There were 370 housing units at an average density of 381.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.There were 337 households of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.