Wharton, Ohio

Wharton is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 358 at the 2010 census.HistoryWharton was originally called Whartonsburg, and under the latter name was laid out in 1848. The village was named in honor of an early settler. A post office was established as Whartonsburgh in 1852, and the name was changed to Wharton in 1879.GeographyWharton is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.26sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 358 people, 133 households, and 101 families residing in the village. The population density was 284.1PD/sqmi. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 123.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.2% White and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.There were 133 households of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.00.