Ney, Ohio

Ney is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 354 at the 2010 census. Ney has been noted for having one of the shortest place names in Ohio.HistoryA former variant name of Ney was Georgetown. The community was platted as Georgetown in 1846. A post office called Ney has been in operation since 1850. The present name honors Michel Ney, a French officer.GeographyNey is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.41sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 354 people, 130 households, and 98 families residing in the village. The population density was 863.4PD/sqmi. There were 140 housing units at an average density of 341.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.3% White, 2.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.There were 130 households of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07.