Mowrystown, Ohio

Mowrystown is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 360 at the 2010 census.Mowrystown was laid out in 1829, and named after Abe Mowry, an early settler.GeographyMowrystown is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.49sqmi, of which 0.48sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 360 people, 129 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 750.0PD/sqmi. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 316.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.7% White and 0.3% from two or more races.There were 129 households of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.27.The median age in the village was 34.8 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.