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Hiram, Ohio
Location of Hiram, Ohio
Location of Hiram, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°18′37″N 81°8′46″W / 41.31028, -81.14611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Portage
Government
 - Mayor Lou Bertrand[1]
Area
 - Total 0. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads This is a list of the eighty-eight counties in the US state of Ohio. Portage County is a County located in the US state of Ohio. As of 2000 the population was 152061 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve.sq mi (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²)
 - Land 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (2. 4 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation [2] 1,253 ft (382 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,242
 - Density 1,367. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (527. 9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44234
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-35658[3]
GNIS feature ID 1064842[2]

Hiram is a village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout In the United States a Village is a term sometimes informal for a type of Administrative division at the local government level Portage County is a County located in the US state of Ohio. As of 2000 the population was 152061 Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was formed from portions of Hiram Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Hiram Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2000 census. It is the location of Hiram College. Hiram College is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram Ohio.

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Geography

Hiram is located at 41°18′37″N, 81°8′46″W (41. 310255, -81. 146145)[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census square miles (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,242 people, 234 households, and 147 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,367. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (527. 0/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 274. 1/sq mi (105. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91. 22% White, 5. 39% African American, 1. 45% Asian, 0. 40% from other races, and 1. 53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 61% of the population.

There were 234 households out of which 33. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 3% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36. 8% were non-families. 28. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 44 and the average family size was 3. 04.

In the village the population was spread out with 13. 0% under the age of 18, 58. 5% from 18 to 24, 15. 4% from 25 to 44, 9. 4% from 45 to 64, and 3. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,417, and the median income for a family was $50,139. Males had a median income of $36,932 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,734. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 4% of families and 4. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Historic population figures

People and places of note

Former U.S. President James A. Garfield resided in Hiram as a student, instructor, and principal at Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, now Hiram College. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Hiram College is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram Ohio. He married Lucretia Rudolph, who was a Hiram native. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield ( April 19, 1832 &ndash March 14, 1918) wife of James A Several of their children were also born in Hiram, including Harry Augustus Garfield, former president of Williams College, and James Rudolph Garfield, who became the 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior under Theodore Roosevelt. Harry Augustus "Hal" Garfield ( October 11, 1863 &ndash December 12, 1942) was an American lawyer and Academic Williams College is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. For his father the 20th President of the United States, see James Abram Garfield. The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T Garfield's home on what is now Garfield Road in Hiram is considered by author Troy Taylor to be haunted. A haunted house is defined as a house that is believed to be a center for Supernatural occurrences or Paranormal phenomena [5]

Jack Trice was born in Hiram on 1902. Johnny (Jack Trice (1902 – October 8, 1923) was an African American football player from Iowa State College (now Iowa State University He left Hiram to live with an uncle in 1918. On October 6, 1923, he was fatally injured while playing in a college football game at Iowa State University against the University of Minnesota. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University (ISU is a public land-grant and space-grant university The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Trice died two days later. Iowa State's football stadium was renamed Jack Trice Stadium in his honor in 1997. The Iowa State Cyclones represent Iowa State University in College football. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Jack Trice Stadium (formerly Cyclone Stadium at Jack Trice Field) is a Stadium in Ames Iowa. [6]

Johnson Farm

Main article: John Johnson Farm

John Johnson, Sr. The farm of John Johnson in Hiram, Ohio is a key location in the history of the Latter Day Saint movement and The Church of Jesus Christ moved his family from Vermont to Hiram in 1818, where they established the John Johnson Farm. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The farm of John Johnson in Hiram, Ohio is a key location in the history of the Latter Day Saint movement and The Church of Jesus Christ After reading the Book of Mormon, John and his wife Elsa traveled to Kirtland to meet with Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. The Johnsons invited Smith to live with them, and Smith made the Johnson Farm his residence and the temporary headquarters of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) in September of 1831. The Book of Mormon is a Sacred text of the churches in the Latter Day Saint movement. For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. Please see the talk page for this article and the "See also" list before adding content or adding a hyphen to Latter Day Saint See also Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation The Church of Christ, later called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was the [7]

Several other apostles and notables of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints resided or were frequent guests at the Johnson Farm. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Among these were John Johnson's sons, Luke and Lyman; as well as Sidney Rigdon and Orson Hyde. Luke Samuel Johnson ( 3 November 1807 – December 9 1861) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of Lyman Eugene Johnson ( October 24, 1811 – December 20, 1856) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original Sidney Rigdon ( 19 February 1793 – 14 July 1876) was an important figure in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement. Orson Hyde ( January 8, 1805 &ndash November 28, 1878) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and an original member Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants was received at the Johnson Farm on February 16, 1832. The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The LDS Church holds that several other revelations were received at the Johnson Farm, and that Smith worked on translating the Bible here. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin [8]

References

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  2. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ Taylor, Troy (1998). The Garfield House. Ghosts of the Prairie: History & Hauntings of Illinois and Beyond. Dark Haven Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
  6. ^ Jack Trice, Papers, 1923-[ongoing], RS 21/7/23, University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. Retrieved from http://www.lib.iastate.edu/arch/rgrp/21-7-23.html on January 27, 2008. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  7. ^ Becky Cardon Smith (2003). Hiram, Ohio. LDS Family Travels. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted
  8. ^ John Johnson Farm, Hiram, Ohio, USA. Mormon Historic Sites Registry. Mormon Historic Sites Foundation. The Mormon Historic Sites Foundation (MHSF is an independent organization that seeks to contribute to the memorialization of sites important to the history of The Church of Jesus Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted

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