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'''Wheelersburg''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Scioto County, Ohio|Scioto County]], [[Ohio]], United States. It lies along the northern banks of the [[Ohio River]] in [[southern Ohio]]. Wheelersburg is approximately {{convert|7|mi|0}} east of [[Portsmouth, Ohio|Portsmouth]] and {{convert|14|mi}} west of [[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]]. It is in [[Porter Township, Scioto County, Ohio|Porter Township]]. The population was 6,531 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].
==History==
Wheelersburg was originally called Concord, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1824.<ref name="Evans 389">{{cite book|last=Evans|first=Nelson Wiley|title=A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=dul1.ark:/13960/t7np5qd3x;view=1up;seq=497|year=1903|publisher=N. W. Evans|page=389}}</ref> The present name honors Major Porter Wheeler, a pioneer settler.<ref name="Evans 389" /> By 1833, Wheelersburg had about 150 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dt48AAAAYAAJ | title=The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary | publisher=Scott and Wright | year=1833 | access-date=12 December 2013 | author=Kilbourn, John | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dt48AAAAYAAJ/page/n526 490]}}</ref> A post office called Wheelersburgh was established in 1879, and the name was changed to Wheelersburg in 1893.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Scioto | title=Scioto County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
In 1968, the town was devastated by an F5 tornado that killed seven people.<ref>{{cite report |department=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama |title=Alabama Event Report: F5 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10083187 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |year=2021 |accessdate=April 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Data: December 1973 Volume 15 No. 12 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-72D2F12D-D559-46A1-929D-5B6479E59B29.pdf |website=National Centers for Environmental Information |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417190305/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-72D2F12D-D559-46A1-929D-5B6479E59B29.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2022 |page=12}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.36%, is water.
===Climate===
Wheelersburg suffered an [[Fujita scale|F5]] (maximum wind speeds of 261–318 miles per hour) [[1968 Wheelersburg, Ohio tornado outbreak|tornado]] on April 23, 1968, in which seven people were killed and 93 people injured, costing nearly $5 million in damages. Wheelersburg is below the Ohio state average for tornado activity, however.<ref name="Comparing">{{cite news|title=Comparing Wheelersburg to state averages|publisher=The Scioto Voice|date=2007-06-14|page=A4}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 6531
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,471 people, 2,558 households, and 1,826 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,112.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 2,558 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,970 in 2000. In 2005, it was $34,400 compared with the state average of $43,493. The median income for a family was $41,200. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $22,472 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,787. About 10.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
==Public services==
Wheelersburg residents are served by the [[Portsmouth Public Library (Ohio)|Portsmouth Public Library]]-Wheelersburg Branch, the [[Wheelersburg High School|Wheelersburg Local School District]], and by a full-time as well as a [[volunteer fire department]].
[[Image:Wheelersburg High School.jpg|right|thumb|Wheelersburg High School]]
==Sports==
Wheelersburg is a member of the Division II Southern Ohio Conference (S.O.C.). In 1989 and 2017, the high school football team won the OHSAA state championship.
Wheelersburg is the home of the 2001 11-12-year-old, the 2003 13-14-year-old, the 2003 15-16-year-old, and the 2007 9-10-year-old<ref name="9-10Sate Champs">{{cite news| url=http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2007/08/02/news/sports/1sports_burg.txt| title=Burg takes the state title| author=John Stegman| newspaper=Portsmouth Daily Times| access-date=2007-08-02| date=2007-08-02}}</ref> state girls' [[softball]] champions.
Wheelersburg is also the home of the 2007 11-12-year-old boys Little League team that was invited to play an exhibition game in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]] during the [[Little League World Series]] festivities.<ref name="Boys 11-12">{{cite news| url=http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2007/08/03/news/sports/1sports_burg.txt| title=Burg All-stars off to Williamsport| author=Jeff Taepke| newspaper=Portsmouth Daily Times| access-date=2007-08-03| date=2007-08-03}}</ref>
In 2012 the Wheelersburg high school boys baseball team received their second state title championship. Wheelersburg won back to back baseball championships in 2012 and 2013.
In 2018 11-12-year-old girls' softball team won the Little League World Series becoming the first team (boys or girls) to win the World Series from Ohio.
In 2011 the school's football stadium underwent renovations.<ref>{{cite news| first = Eric | last = Kephas | title = Burg to begin renovating Ed Miller Stadium | url = http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/view/full_story/11306556/article--Burg-to-begin-renovating-Ed-Miller-Stadium?instance=search_results | work = Portsmouth Daily Times}}</ref> The renovations were completed prior to the 2012 season and the first game in the new stadium was played against rival [[Ironton Ohio|Ironton]].<ref>{{cite news| first = Bob | last = Strickley | title = 'Burg falls 37-27 in stadium debut | url = http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/view/full_story/19926068/article-‘Burg-falls-32-27-in-stadium-debut?instance=search_results | work = Portsmouth Daily Times}}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[Kylan Darnell]], 2022 [[Miss Ohio Teen USA]]
* [[Douglas Gunn]], mayor of [[San Diego]] 1889-1891
* [[Matthew W. McFarland]], United States District Judge
* [[Redonda Miller]], public health leader
* [[Seth Morrison (musician)|Seth Morrison]], lead guitarist for the Christian rock band [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]
* [[Josh Newman (baseball)|Josh Newman]], Major League Baseball pitcher
==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.burg.k12.oh.us/ Wheelersburg Local School District]
{{Scioto County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Scioto County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ohio]]
[[Category:Ohio populated places on the Ohio River]]
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