McGuffey, Ohio

McGuffey is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 501 at the 2010 census.HistoryMcGuffey was laid out in 1890, and named for John McGuffey. John McGuffey had donated land for a railroad depot in exchange for the naming rights. A post office called McGuffey has been in operation since 1883. The village was incorporated in 1896.GeographyMcGuffey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.36sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 501 people, 192 households, and 131 families residing in the village. The population density was 1391.7PD/sqmi. There were 229 housing units at an average density of 636.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.There were 192 households of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.