'Russia' (locally pronounced ROO-she) is a village in
Loramie Township,
Shelby County,
Ohio,
United States. The population was 551 at the
2000 census.
Geography

Location of Russia, Ohio
Russia is located at (40.234696, -84.410416).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7
km² (0.6
mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 551 people, 197 households, and 157 families residing in the village. The
population density was 327.3/km² (854.0/mi²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 122.4/km² (319.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.46%
White, 0.18%
Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.
There were 197 households out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were
married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $62,143. Males had a median income of $40,208 versus $23,125 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $23,577. None of the population or families were below the
poverty line.
External links
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Russia Local Schools