Matamoras

Matamoras is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is also commonly known as New Matamoras. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. Matamoras was founded in 1846, named for the Battle of Matamoras in the Mexican-American War. In 1861 the U. S. Post Office in Matamoras changed its name to New Matamoras to avoid confusion with Metamora in Fulton County. Matamoras is located at 39°31′21″N 81°3′54″W / 39.5... more

Matamoras is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is also commonly known as New Matamoras. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. Matamoras was founded in 1846, named for the Battle of Matamoras in the Mexican-American War. In 1861 the U. S. Post Office in Matamoras changed its name to New Matamoras to avoid confusion with Metamora in Fulton County. Matamoras is located at 39°31′21″N 81°3′54″W / 39.5225°N 81.065°W / 39.5225; -81.065 (39.522451, -81.065084). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (7.69%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 957 people, 413 households, and 265 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,656.5 people per square mile (1,026.4/km²). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 1,288.0/sq mi (497.6/km²). The racial... less