Swanton (Ohio)

Swanton is a village in Fulton and Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,690 at the 2010 census.HistoryA post office called Swanton has been in operation since 1827. The village takes its name from nearby Swan Creek.GeographySwanton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.13sqmi, of which 3.09sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 3,690 people, 1,409 households, and 1,018 families residing in the village. The population density was 1194.2PD/sqmi. There were 1,498 housing units at an average density of 484.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.1% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.There were 1,409 households of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.