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BowerstonOH

A town of 420.

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Population
420
residents
Median home value
$75K
Census ACS
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
120
Balanced
Small town

420 people, and everyone knows the way

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Haze
H 81° · L 63°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong wind
26
paid flood claims since 1978
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Bowerston has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bowerston

Most working residents leave Bowerston for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Dover (7%), Cadiz (7%) and Carrollton (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bowerston3%
Dover7%
Cadiz7%
Carrollton3%
Zanesville3%
27 mi
median commute distance
120
jobs based in Bowerston
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Bowerston is

Bowerston beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBowerstonOH
More adults with COPD10.1%8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.3%15.3%
More adults with heart disease8.5%7.1%
Twin City Medical Center
8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Bowerston is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 322 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. John Knight Memorial Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
James Couthren Borland (1877-1943) and Lizzie Alberta Miller (1875-1975)
c. 1900 · James Couthren Borland (1877-1943) and Lizzie Alberta Miller (1875-1975) · Wikimedia Commons
Bowerston’s story

Bowerston in pictures

8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

James Couthren Borland (1877-1943) letterheadJames Couthren Borland (1877-1943) obituary in the Daily Times of New Philadelphia, Ohio on April 21, 19432006-05-20 16-54-31conottoncreektrailsign
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About Bowerston

Village in Ohio, United States

Bowerston is a village in Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 356 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
356
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
951 ft
ZIP code
44695

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