Metamora, Ohio

Metamora is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 627 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe first settlement at Metamora was made in the 1830s. A post office called Metamora has been in operation since 1841.The name of Metamora is from a play titled: Metamora, Last of the Wampanoags. Author Edwin Forrest-Tom Kelleher. This Play led three new Midwestern towns—in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois—to adopt the name Metamora.GeographyMetamora is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.84sqmi, of which 0.83sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 627 people, 221 households, and 168 families residing in the village. The population density was 755.4PD/sqmi. There were 234 housing units at an average density of 281.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.2% White, 0.2% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.There were 221 households of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.32.