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Hicksville, Ohio

Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2020 census. It sits approximately 2.2 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border.

Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the community in 1835 and 1836. A post office has been in operation at Hicksville since 1838. Hicksville was incorporated as a village in 1871. Hicksville made its debut in American literature in 1885 when Mark Twain mentioned the town in chapter 33 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Tom Sawyer claims to be a stranger from Hicksville, Ohio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.66 square miles (6.89 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 census, Hicksville had a population of 3,431. The median age was 36.6 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,413 households in Hicksville, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.0% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,523 housing units, of which 7.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,581 people, 1,432 households, and 946 families living in the village. The population density was 1,346.2 inhabitants per square mile (519.8/km2). There were 1,571 housing units at an average density of 590.6 per square mile (228.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.

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