Tiffin (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Foundation : | 1812 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Seneca County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 7 ′ N , 83 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,135 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,079.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 17.2 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 16.8 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 227 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 419,567 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-76778 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1058075 | ||
| Website : | www.tiffinohio.gov | ||
| Mayor : | James Boroff | ||
 Aerial view of Tiffin from a height of around 1,000 m. |
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Tiffin is a city in Seneca County in the US state of Ohio . In 2000 there were 18,135 inhabitants here. The city is the seat of the county government and was once a center of the glass and china industry.
geography
The geographic coordinates of Tiffin are 41 ° 7'1 "N, 83 ° 10'44" W (41.116834, −83.179003). The city has an area of 17.2 square kilometers, of which 16.8 square kilometers are land area. Most of the body of water is accounted for by the Sandusky River , which flows through the city center.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Tiffin had 18,135 people. Of these, 1,201 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 7,330 households and 4,471 families. The population density was 1079 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.26 percent white, 1.46 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.59 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.00 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.10 percent of the population.
Of the 7,330 households, 28.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 46.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers, 39.0 percent were non-families, 32.6 percent were single households, and 14.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92 people.
The population was composed of 22.3 percent residents under 18 years of age, 15.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 15.8 percent 65 years old or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.6 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,261 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,329. Males had a median income of $ 31,207 versus $ 22,259 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,580. 5.7 percent of families and 11.1 percent of the population are below the poverty line. This included 9.4 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 8.9 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.
history
The city is named after Edward Tiffin , the first governor of Ohio. St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Tiffin was the first church in the world to use Edison's lightbulb for lighting. It is also the first public building in the United States to house electrical wiring. Many generations of German-Americans have lived in Tiffin.
education
Heidelberg University and Tiffin University are located in the city .
The schools in the village and in the care of Tiffin City Schools, including the high school Columbian High School . Since 1940 there has been religious instruction in elementary and middle schools.
There is also the Charter School Bridges Community Academy and the Roman Catholic Calvert High School in Tiffin .
Famous people from Tiffin (Ohio)
- John Quinn (1870–1924), art patron and collector
- Rodger Young (1918–1943) received the Medal of Honor
- Sue Wilkins Myrick (* 1941), member of the House of Representatives (for North Carolina), born in Tiffin and a graduate of Heidelberg College.
- John R. Goodin (1836–1885), Member of the House of Representatives (for Kansas), born in Tiffin
- George E. Seney (1832–1905), member of the House of Representatives (for Ohio), lived in Tiffin
- Paul Gillmor (1939–2007), member of the House of Representatives, born in Tiffin
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- ↑ Tiffin City, Ohio , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
- ^ East Ohio Conference United Methodist Archives Center . In: East Ohio Conference Historian's Page . Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. 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 August 22, 2007.
- ↑ St. Paul's Methodist has gift from Edison . In: The Advertiser Tribune . Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. 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 August 22, 2007.
