Wellston, Ohio

Wellston is a city in Jackson County, Ohio, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. The population was 5,663 at the 2010 census.HistoryWellston was laid out in 1873. The city was named after founder Harvey Wells, a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention. Wellston was incorporated in 1876.GeographyWellston is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.05sqmi, of which 6.97sqmi is land and 0.08sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 5,663 people, 2,250 households, and 1,459 families residing in the city. The population density was 812.5PD/sqmi. There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of 363.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.There were 2,250 households of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.