Pomeroy was founded in 1804 and named for landowner Samuel Pomeroy. The village was incorporated in 1840, and designated county seat in 1841. During the late 19th century, Pomeroy was an important producer of coal and salt. The first coal barges on the Ohio River were loaded there. The Pomeroy, Ohio McDonald's location was one of the last two McDonald's locations in the world that still served pizza. This location served their final pizza on August 31, 2017. McDonald's abandoned selling pizzas at the stores in the late 1990s.
Geography
Pomeroy is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,852 people, 757 households, and 483 families living in the village. The population density was. There were 933 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 94.3% White, 2.7% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 757 households of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couplesliving together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 35.2 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,966 people, 835 households, and 516 families living in the village. The population density was 607.5 people per square mile. There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 321.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 94.91% White, 2.14% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 835 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95. In the village, the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $19,971, and the median income for a family was $22,406. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,093 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,305. About 35.4% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 61.8% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.
