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Rarden, Ohio

Rarden is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 146 at the 2020 census.

The village was originally named "Moccasin" by early Pennsylvania settlers, and it originated in 1846. Orvil Grant (1835-1881), brother of Ulysses S. Grant, was an early settler of the town and named it Galena after the Grants' family home in Galena, Illinois. The village was incorporated in 1886 and renamed in honor of an early settler, Thomas Ephrim Rarden. Five years later on January 10, 1891, Rarden Township became a separate entity from Brush Creek Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 159 people, 67 households, and 46 families living in the village. The population density was 757.1 inhabitants per square mile (292.3/km2). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 390.5 per square mile (150.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.4% White and 0.6% Asian.

There were 67 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the village was 42.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 28.3% were from 45 to 64, and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 176 people, 69 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was 860.8 inhabitants per square mile (332.4/km2). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 401.1 per square mile (154.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.18% White, 3.41% Native American, 0.57% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races.

There were 69 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.15.

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