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Population in July 2007: 6,404. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 3,074  (48.0%)
Females: 3,330  (52.0%)
Median resident age:  36.9 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 43460.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,500 (it was $43,776 in 2000)
Rossford  $49,500
Ohio:  $46,597

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $143,800 (it was $113,100 in 2000)
Rossford  $143,800
Ohio:  $137,800

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Races in Rossford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Rossford: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.9%), Polish (19.3%), Irish (11.7%), English (8.5%), Slovak (6.6%), French (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1970

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 4.30 square miles.

Population density: 1489 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rossford

  • High school or higher: 89.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rossford city

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

214 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  3.3%
Ohio:  3.0%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Rossford, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rossford to the number of sex offenders is 1281 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rossford:  1.2% ($1,343)
Ohio:  1.2% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toledo, OH (5.0 miles , pop. 313,619).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Northwood, OH (4.9 miles ), Toledo, OH (5.0 miles ), Perrysburg, OH (5.2 miles ), Walbridge, OH (5.4 miles ), Maumee, OH (6.0 miles ), Ottawa Hills, OH (7.2 miles ), Oregon, OH (8.3 miles ), Holland, OH (9.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.59 N, Longitude: 83.57 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,553 (-24.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 496 (15.0%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 419

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Population change in the 1990s: +364 (+6.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Rossford by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 112
    per 100,000 15.515.731.4
Robberies 351
    per 100,000 46.578.315.7
Assaults 224
    per 100,000 31.031.362.8
Burglaries 413432
    per 100,000 636.2532.2502.4
Thefts 207227204
    per 100,000 3211.83553.03202.5
Auto thefts 12620
    per 100,000 186.293.9314.0
Arson 222
    per 100,000 31.031.331.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 220.5229.1230.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.03
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Rossford, Ohio

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Rossford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Ohio state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Rossford city center killed 18 people and injured 236 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1953, a category 4 tornado 12.9 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rossford:
  • NORTHCOAST BEHAVIORAL HC-TOL (about 5 miles; TOLEDO, OH)
  • RIVERSIDE MERCY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TOLEDO, OH)
  • TOLEDO HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TOLEDO, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Rossford, OH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rossford:
  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 17 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 45 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 45 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rossford:
  • SEAGATE HELISTOP (about 6 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: 6T2)
  • METCALF FIELD (about 8 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TDZ)
  • TOLEDO SUBURBAN (about 12 miles; LAMBERTVILLE, MI; ID: DUH)

Amtrak station near Rossford:
  • 4 miles: TOLEDO (415 EMERALD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rossford:
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 6 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 8 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 7,809)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 15 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; FT enrollment: 16,537)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 39 miles; FINDLAY, OH; FT enrollment: 3,508)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 50 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 35,684)
Public high school in Rossford:
Public elementary/middle schools in Rossford:
Private elementary/middle school in Rossford:
  • ALL SAINTS SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 630 LIME CITY RD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Rossford:
  • ROSSFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $740,795; Location: 720 DIXIE HIGHWAY; 65,531 books; 2,722 audio materials; 5,494 video materials; 177 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Rossford: Harris Yard (A), Rossford Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rossford include: All Saints Catholic Church (A), Allen Chapel Church (B), Rossford First Baptist Church (C), Rossford United Methodist Church (D), Saint Michaels Ukrainian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Eagle Point Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Rossford include: Island View Park (1), Beech Street Park (2), Eagle Point Colony Historic District (3), Veterans Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Rossford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.8%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Rossford compared to Ohio state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Rossford (2007 data):
  • Sky Bank: Rossford Branch at 516 Dixie Highway, branch established on 1966-04-18. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $17,532.1 mil, Deposits: $13,318.2 mil, headquarters in Salineville, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 341 total offices, Holding Company: Sky Financial Group, Inc.
  • Fifth Third Bank: Rossford Branch at 440 Dixie Highway, branch established on 1965-06-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52,672.0 mil, Deposits: $31,725.7 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 413 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • Charter One Bank, National Association: Rossford/Meijer Branch at 10055 Olde Us 20, branch established on 2004-08-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45,991.8 mil, Deposits: $21,276.3 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, 503 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • The Genoa Banking Company: Rossford Branch at 9920 Old Us 20, branch established on 2004-11-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $223.3 mil, Deposits: $190.6 mil, headquarters in Genoa, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Genbanc, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wood County Ohio:


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8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.23%
Ohio average:  5.31%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($239 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.32%
Ohio average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lucas County, OH  3.18% ($41,310 average AGI)
from Hancock County, OH  0.42% ($36,117)
from Sandusky County, OH  0.24% ($36,254)


8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.63%
Ohio average:  5.79%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($219 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.06%
Ohio average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lucas County, OH  2.88% ($33,935 average AGI)
to Hancock County, OH  0.46% ($30,776)
to Franklin County, OH  0.31% ($32,367)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rossford:
  • WSPD (1370 AM; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTOD (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCWA (1230 AM; 1 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJYM (730 AM; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WLQR (1470 AM; 1 kW; TOLEDO, OH)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WDMN (1520 AM; 1 kW; TOLEDO, OH)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rossford:
  • WVKS (92.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOTL (90.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWWM-FM (105.5 FM; SYLVANIA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGTE-FM (91.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
  • WRVF (101.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKKO (99.9 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIOT (104.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRQN (93.5 FM; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYSZ (89.3 FM; MAUMEE, OH; Owner: SIDE BY SIDE, INC.)
  • WPOS-FM (102.3 FM; HOLLAND, OH; Owner: THE MAUMEE VALLEY BROADCASTING ASSN.)
  • WXTS-FM (88.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: BD OF ED TOLEDO CITY SCHOOL DIST)
  • W264AK (100.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTWR-FM (98.3 FM; LUNA PIER, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIMX (95.7 FM; GIBSONBURG, OH; Owner: RIVERSIDE BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJZE (97.3 FM; OAK HARBOR, OH; Owner: RASP BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WXQQ (96.9 FM; WAUSEON, OH; Owner: CORNERSTONE CHURCH, INC.)
  • WRWK (106.5 FM; DELTA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJUC (107.3 FM; SWANTON, OH; Owner: WELCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGU (88.1 FM; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXUT (88.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO)

TV broadcast stations around Rossford:
  • W59DC (Channel 59; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUPW (Channel 36; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WUPW BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBTL-LP (Channel 34; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W64BM (Channel 64; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNGT-LP (Channel 48; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: L & M VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WTOL (Channel 11; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WGTE-TV (Channel 30; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
  • WNWO-TV (Channel 24; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WTVG (Channel 13; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WTVG, INC.)
  • W22CO (Channel 22; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WBGU-TV (Channel 27; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLMB (Channel 40; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: DOMINION BROADCASTING, INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Rossford fatal accident list for 2005:
Mar 28, 2005 03:54 AM, Sr-795, Lat: 41.564853, Lon: -83.557575, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 12, 2005 08:00 AM, I-80, 9, Lat: 41.562458, Lon: -83.567417, Vehicles: 6, Persons: 17, Fatalities: 1


Rossford fatal accident list for 2003:
Nov 2, 2003 11:03 AM, Sr-795, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2


Rossford fatal accident list for 2000:
Jan 3, 2000 01:30 AM, I-75, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Rossford fatal accident list for 1996:
Jul 20, 1996 07:05 AM, I75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Rossford fatal accident list for 1982:
Jun 4, 1982 06:12 AM, Glenwood, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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