| Vital
Stats
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| Wyandot
County |
| Established: |
February
3, 1845 |
| County
Seat: |
Upper
Sandusky |
| Land
Area: |
405.6
square miles |
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| Employment |
| Total
Labor Force: |
13,400 |
| Employed: |
12,700 |
| Unemployed: |
700 |
| Percent
Unemployed: |
5.6% |
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|
| Income |
| Per
Capita: |
$26,271 |
| Median
Household: |
$38,839
(2000) |
| Source:
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau |
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| Education |
| |
Number |
Percent |
| Persons
25 years and over |
15,097 |
100.0% |
| No
high school diploma |
2,646 |
17.5% |
| High
school graduate |
7,386 |
48.9% |
| Some
college, no degree |
2,563 |
17.0% |
| Associate
degree |
1,015 |
6.7% |
| Bachelor’s
degree |
1,060 |
7.0% |
| Master’s
degree or higher |
427 |
2.8% |
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|
| Retail
Sales (1997) |
| Total: |
$109,421,000 |
| Per
Capita: |
$4,833 |
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| Housing |
| Households: |
8,882 |
| Home
ownership rate: |
71.2% |
| Median
value owner-occupied home: |
$82,300 |
| Median
monthly rent: |
$408 |
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| Population |
| Wyandot
County: |
22,878 |
| Upper
Sandusky: |
6,459 |
| Carey: |
3,888 |
| Sycamore: |
902 |
| Nevada: |
794 |
| Wharton: |
400 |
| Harpster: |
223 |
| Kirby: |
123 |
| Marseilles: |
118 |
| Source:
U.S. Census Bureau |
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| Agriculture
(2002) |
| Number
of Farms: |
600 |
| Average
Farm Size: |
345
acres |
| Total
Land in Farms: |
207,000
acres |
| Source:
USDA |
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| Climate |
| Average
January Temp: |
28°F |
| Average
July Temp: |
71°F |
| Average
Annual Rainfall: |
32.5
inches |
| Average
Annual Snowfall: |
41.5
inches |
| Source:
www.city-data.com
/ Ohio Department of Development |
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| Newspapers |
| The
Daily Chief Union (M-Sa) - Upper Sandusky |
| The
Progressor Times (weekly) - Carey |
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| Radio
Stations |
WXML
90.1FM - Upper Sandusky
WYNT 95.9FM - Marion
WQEL 92.7FM - Bucyrus |
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| Television/Cable |
Time
Warner
Cablevision |
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| Transportation |
| Major
Highways: |
U.S.
30, U.S. 23, State Routes 103, 182, 294, 37,53, 67,
199, 231, 568 |
| Airports: |
Wyandot
County Airport (5 miles)
Findlay Airport (22 Miles)
Mansfield-Lahm Airport (40 Miles)
Toledo Express Airport (60 Miles)
Port Columbus International (70 Miles) |
| Rail: |
CSX,
Chicago-Fort Wayne & Eastern |
| Port: |
Port
of Toledo |
| Motor
Freight: |
Con-Way
Central Express |
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| Major
Employers |
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Manufacturing:
M-Tek,
Inc. - Ohio.......................Upper Sandusky
Bridgestone APM..........................Upper
Sandusky
Guardian Automotive Products........Upper Sandusky
Vaughn Industries,
Inc...............................Carey
Continental Structural
Products...................Carey
Coupled Products, Inc....Upper Sandusky & Wharton
Kalmbach Feeds Inc. ....................Upper
Sandusky
Dupont Liquid Packaging Systems....Upper Sandusky
Fairborn USA, Inc.........................Upper
Sandusky
Uni Grip......................................Upper
Sandusky
Engineered Wire Products..............Upper
Sandusky
Service:
Wyandot
Memorial Hospital ........Upper Sandusky
Source:
Ohio Department of Development |
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