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Marysville is a city in Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County. Marysville is the headquarters for the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and is also the location of the first production facility opened by Honda in the US, Marysville Auto Plant, located about six miles northwest of the city. It is also home to Univenture which manufactures and markets media packaging, a major Nestle research and development facility, a Goodyear conveyor belt manufacturing facility, and a regional Parker Hannifin (formerly Denison Hydraulics) manufacturing facility.
Geography
Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 15,942 people, 5,563 households, and 3,788 families residing in the city. The population density was 396.3/km² (1,026.8/mi²). There were 5,976 housing units at an average density of 148.6/km² (384.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.32% White, 6.15% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 5,563 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 38.9% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 76.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,765, and the median income for a family was $55,464. Males had a median income of $40,973 versus $27,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,127. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. The city is also home to American Honda Motor Company's assembly plant that assembles the Honda Accord and Acura TL. | ||||||||||
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