Pemberville
| Pemberville | |
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 Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| County : | Wood County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 25 ′ N , 83 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,365 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 470.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 198 m |
| Postal code : | 43450 |
| Area code : | +1 419 |
| FIPS : | 39-61504 |
| GNIS ID : | 1049070 |
| Website : | pembervillelibrary.org/pemberville |
| Mayor : | James Opelt |
Pemberville is a village on the banks of the Portage River in Wood County , Ohio , United States . The place had a total of 1,365 inhabitants at the census in 2000 , more than 95% of them white. The per capita income was $ 20,248.
geography
Pemberville is located at a bend in the Portage River in northeast Ohio on State Route 105 . The community area is 2.9 km², the area around the settlement consists mainly of agricultural land with a few scattered forest areas. The next larger city is Toledo in the north (approx. 20 km as the crow flies), smaller neighboring cities are Bowling Green in the west and Fremont in the east. The Lake Erie in the northeast is about 40 km away. The nearest international transport connection is the Ohio Turnpike ( Interstate 80 / 90 ) between Cleveland km and Toledo is approximately 15 km.
Industrial companies and small businesses have settled in Pemberville, but the economy is still dominated by agriculture. The community has several schools, churches and a library.
history
The formerly densely forested area around Pemberville was originally inhabited by the Iroquois , Wyandotte and Ottawa . The nearby Portage River was an important waterway for the indigenous people. The Indians were pushed back west after the Battle of Fallen Timbers , and the area around the southwest tip of Lake Erie was gradually claimed by white settlers. The first whites in the Pemberville area were not settlers, but soldiers: During the British-American War , General William Henry Harrison camped in 1813 in what is now William Henry Harrison Park, about one kilometer south of Pemberville.
In 1854 the first land survey took place in the Pemberville area. The first settler in the surveyed area was Asahel Harman Powers, who settled there in 1833. In 1834 he was succeeded by Benjamin Waite, who built his hut in the area of today's town. As early as the next year, James Pember acquired the Waites property and two sawmills built there by others, and built another sawmill and a grain mill on the banks of the Portage River. At his behest, the local area was surveyed in 1854, and he built the first house in the place named after him in what appeared to be the most favorable location. The Pemberville parish was officially founded on December 20, 1876.
In 1875 the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad was built, which runs close to the site, and in 1891 a nearby section of the Ohio Central Railway , which later became part of the New York Central Railroad network .
Twin cities
Web links
- Official homepage of Pemberville
- Historical photos from Pemberville
- A Story of "The City of the Forks" Pemberville and "Old Freedom." Site about the history of the place