Moving to Cheshire, Ohio

Population: 221. Estimated population in July 2024: 84 (-62.0% change)
Males: 107 (48.4%), Females: 114 (51.6%)

Zip code: 45620

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $30,179
Median house value: $62,300

Population by Race

Races in Cheshire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Black (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (24.4%), United States (13.6%), Irish (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Welsh (3.6%), English (1.8%).

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cheshire

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 11.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheshire village

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -111 (-33.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cheshire:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cheshire:

  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 50 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
  • YEAGER (about 55 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cheshire:

  • MASON COUNTY (about 4 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Abbreviation: 3I2)
  • GALLIA-MEIGS REGIONAL (about 9 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Abbreviation: GAS)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY SNYDER FIELD (about 19 miles; ATHENS/ALBANY, OH; Abbreviation: UNI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheshire:

  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 46 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)

Schools

Public high school in Cheshire:

  • RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 1428 LITTLE KYGER RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cheshire:

  • KYGER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 350 WATSON GROVE RD; Grades: 05 – 08)