St. Marys (Ohio)

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St. Marys
Seal of St. Marys
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Location in Ohio
St. Marys (Ohio)
St. Marys
St. Marys
Basic data
Foundation : 1834
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Auglaize County
Coordinates : 40 ° 33 ′  N , 84 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 33 ′  N , 84 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,342 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 744.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.3 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of
which 11.2 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 264 m
Postal code : 45885
Area code : +1 419
FIPS : 39-69680
GNIS ID : 1070921
Website : www.cityofstmarys.net
Mayor : Greg Freewalt

St. Marys is a city in Auglaize County , Ohio , in the United States. In 2000 the place had a population of 8342.

The lake Grand Lake St. Marys, created in the 19th century, is worth seeing . This is where the Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, established in 1949 , is one of the oldest state parks in Ohio.

geography

St. Mary's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 33 '  N , 84 ° 23'  W (40.544256, −84.390060).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​11.3  km² , of which 11.2 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.69%) is water. The city lies on the St. Marys River .

history

St. Marys, historically known by the different names Kettletown , Fort Barbee and Girty's Town , held the county seat between 1824 and 1840 before it was moved to Celina . After the formation of Auglaize County in 1848, the city competed with Wapakoneta for the county seat, but was defeated in a controversial referendum.

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, St. Marys were inhabited by 8,342 people. The population density was 743.8 people per km ². There were 3479 housing units at an average of 310.2 per km ². St. Mary's population was 97.49% White , 0.35% Black or African American , 0.13% Native American , 0.98% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.14% said belonging to other races and 0.88% named two or more races. 0.46% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

The residents of St. Mary's were distributed to 3218 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18. 54.9% of households were married, 10.6% had a female head of household without a husband, and 30.4% were not families. 26.9% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 12.0% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

The population was divided into 28.3% minors, 7.9% 18–24 year olds, 28.5% 25–44 year olds, 20.3% 45–64 year olds and 14.9% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 women there were 94.2 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 88.5 men.

The median household income in St. Marys was 38,673 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 44,247 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 38,371, compared to $ 22,080 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,682. 7.3% of the population and 5.7% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 9.8% of minors and 4.9% of those aged 65 and over.

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History ( English ) Magee Brother Publishing. 1917. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 16, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / contentdm.lib.byu.edu