Lower Salem, Ohio

Lower Salem is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States. The population was 86 at the 2010 census.HistoryLower Salem had its start when a corduroy road was built through it to Marietta. A post office has been in operation at Lower Salem since 1828. The town site was not laid out until 1850.GeographyLower Salem is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.06sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 86 people, 31 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was 1433.3PD/sqmi. There were 39 housing units at an average density of 650.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.0% White and 7.0% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.There were 31 households of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.