Melmore, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

41°01′34″N 83°06′18″W / 41.02611°N 83.10500°W / 41.02611; -83.10500CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySenecaTownshipEdenArea

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• Total0.59 sq mi (1.54 km²) • Land0.59 sq mi (1.54 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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856 ft (261 m)Population

(2020)

• Total173 • Density290.7/sq mi (112.23/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

44845

FIPS code39-48972GNIS feature ID2628931^[2]

Melmore is a census-designated place in central Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44845.^[3] It is located at the intersection of State Routes 67 and 100. The population was 173 at the 2020 census.

History

Melmore was platted in 1824.^[4] The name Melmore was formed from the Latin mel, meaning "honey", and the adjective -more; honey standing for Honey Creek, upon which the town is situated.^[5] A post office was established at Melmore in 1825, and remained in operation until 1993.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	173		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melmore, Ohio
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 525.
^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. pp. 102.
^ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.