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Notable locations in Gambier: College Township Fire Department Station 1 (A), Gambier Town Hall (B), Wing Center (C), Wertheimer Fieldhouse (D), Weaver Cottage (E), Watson Hall (F), Walton House (G), Tomsich Hall (H), Timberlake House (I), Sunset Cottage (J), Storer Hall (K), Stephens Hall (L), Snowden Multicultural Center (M), Shaffer Speech Building (N), Seitz House (O), Samuel Mather Hall (P), Rosse Hall (Q), Ransom Hall (R), Peirce Hall (S), Palme House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gambier include: Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (A), Epworth Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kenyon Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Gambier include: McBride Field (1), Baars Tennis Courts (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Knox County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Gambier and their reported violations in the past:
GAMBIER VILLAGE PWS (Population served: 2000, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and JUL-19-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and OCT-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1996), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-1997)
TOMAHAWK GOLF COURSE (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2003)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-1999)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2003)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1998)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gambier that have no violations reported:
- KENYON COLLEGE BROWN FAMILY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER PWS (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.2%
(21.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 84.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.4 people | | Ohio: |  2.6 people |
| This village: | 36.7% | | Whole state: | 70.7% |
| This village: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gambier, OH
1,308 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Gambier compared to Ohio state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Gambier (2011 data):
- The Peoples Bank: at 103 East Wiggin Street, branch established on 1920/06/01. Info updated 2009/06/25: Bank assets: $49.0 mil, Deposits: $43.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancshares Of Gambier Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Gambier, Ohio:
- Kenyon Inn, 100 W Wiggin St, Gambier, OH 43022
 , Phone: (440) 951-7933
- Kenyon Inn, PO Box 273, Gambier, OH 43022 , Phone: (740) 427-2202, Fax: (740) 427-2392
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Gambier, Ohio
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Gambier (based on Knox County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.82%
| Here | | 38.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 19.8% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 9.4% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 25.3% | 2.1% | 13.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Old Order Amish | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 22.3% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 12.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 28.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 12 | Here: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Knox County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | This county: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Knox County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Knox County: | 9.9% | | State: | 10.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.7% | | Ohio: | 11.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,736 | $32,832 | 1 | $667 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,498 | $53,976 | 1 | $500 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $5,378 | $21,512 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,980 | $35,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,722 | $32,664 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $458 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $18,314 | $31,395 | 3 | $1,625 |
Gambier government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $316,000 ($132.16)
All Other: $4,000 ($1.67)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $306,000 ($127.98)
Financial Administration: $158,000 ($66.08)
Sewerage: $117,000 ($48.93)
Police Protection: $101,000 ($42.24)
Regular Highways: $19,000 ($7.95)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($1.67)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($1.25)
General - Other: $2,000 ($0.84)
- General - Interest on Debt: $176,000 ($73.61)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $723,000 ($302.38)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,929,000 ($1225.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,772,000 ($1159.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $687,000 ($287.33)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $157,000 ($65.66)
Water Utilities: $36,000 ($15.06)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $34,000 ($14.22)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($2.09)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $281,000 ($117.52)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $134,000 ($56.04)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $92,000 ($38.48)
- Tax - Individual Income: $462,000 ($193.22)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $253,000 ($105.81)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000 ($17.57)
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,565 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | Ohio average: | 5.31% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($275 average AGI)| Knox County: | 0.09% | | Ohio average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,457 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Ohio average: | 5.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gambier:
- WMVO (1300 AM; 0 kW; MOUNT VERNON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gambier:
- WKCO (91.9 FM; GAMBIER, OH; Owner: KENYON COLLEGE)
- WQIO (93.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWBK (98.3 FM; FREDERICKTOWN, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNZR (90.9 FM; MOUNT VERNON, OH; Owner: MT. VERNON NAZARENE COLLEGE)
- WSMZ (103.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, OH; Owner: STOP 26- RIVERBEND, INC.)
- WOSV (91.7 FM; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WVNO-FM (106.1 FM; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: JOHNNY APPLESEED BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCLT-FM (100.3 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: WCLT RADIO, INC.)
- WBZW (107.7 FM; LOUDONVILLE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOSE (91.1 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WNKO (101.7 FM; NEWARK, OH; Owner: RUNNYMEDE, INC.)
- WJIC (91.7 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: VCY/AMERICA, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gambier:
- WMFD-TV (Channel 68; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION,INC.)
- WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
- WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
- W32AR (Channel 32; LEXINGTON, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WOHZ-LP (Channel 57; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION, INC.)
Gambier fatal accident list:
Sep 3, 1982 01:55 PM, 229, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3 - Jennifer Flynn, 20373 New Gambier Road (Lat: 40.390611 Lon: -82.382472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
- Jennifer Flynn, 20373 New Gambier Road (Lat: 40.390611 Lon: -82.382472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 20373 New Gambier Road (Lat: 40.390611 Lon: -82.382472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gambier)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2637E , Serial Number: 7AC6219, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Corporation): Kenyon Flyers, Care R Copeland Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-151 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 44761 , Serial Number: 28-7515025, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1974
Registrant (Individual): Glen F Day, 17538 Glen Road, Gambier, OH 43022 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9028T , Serial Number: 52928, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 07/30/1960
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 8781 Big Run Rd, Gambier, OH 43022
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Gambier, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 17 | 83.0 years |
| James | 15 | 72.8 years |
| Charles | 14 | 81.7 years |
| John | 13 | 72.1 years |
| Paul | 10 | 70.5 years |
| Robert | 10 | 73.1 years |
| Helen | 8 | 85.0 years |
| William | 8 | 72.4 years |
| George | 7 | 80.4 years |
| Dorothy | 6 | 77.5 years |
| Most common last names in Gambier, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 11 | 74.3 years |
| Horn | 8 | 76.6 years |
| Laymon | 8 | 76.5 years |
| Fawcett | 7 | 80.7 years |
| Wolfe | 7 | 85.0 years |
| White | 7 | 75.1 years |
| Ransom | 7 | 85.4 years |
| Clark | 6 | 70.7 years |
| Burch | 5 | 83.0 years |
| Hall | 5 | 83.6 years |
- #23 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
- #60 (43022) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #71 (43022) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belizean first ancestries"
- #76 (43022) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Pennsylvania German first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
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