Wilkesville, Ohio

Wilkesville is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census.HistoryWilkesville was laid out in 1810. It was named after one Mr. Wilkes, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Wilkesville has been in operation since 1819. Wilkesville was incorporated as a village in 1881.GeographyWilkesville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.29sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 149 people, 69 households, and 43 families residing in the village. The population density was 513.8PD/sqmi. There were 78 housing units at an average density of 269.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.3% White and 0.7% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.There were 69 households of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72.