Bucyrus, Ohio

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Bucyrus is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,224 at the 2000 census. Bucyrus is the county seat of Crawford County, Ohio^GR6; the city is also the largest in Crawford County, and the center of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). According to James Croneis, former Editor of the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum, the name "Bucyrus" was derived from “Beautiful” and “Cyrus the Great", King of Persia by Col. James Kilbourne, who platted the community, making it the first community in the United States to use the name.

Bucyrus is home to the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival, which attracts 100,000 attendees during the third weekend annually in August. Industries located in Bucyrus include tapered roller bearings, rubber hoses, fluorescent lighting and high-performance fiberglass power boats. Bucyrus is also the home of D. Picking and Company[1], a family operated manufacturer of copper kettles and timpani drums, employing the same techniques since its establishment in the 1874 by its founder Daniel Picking.

The Lincoln Highway, later US Route 30, was routed through the city along Mansfield Street in 1913; in 1971 a modern limited access bypass was built to the north but the associated freeway links to the east and west of Bucyrus, replacing the old two-lane Lincoln Highway route, were not completed until 2005, nearly 35 years after they were first proposed.

[edit] Geography

Bucyrus is located at 40°48′22″N, 82°58′23″W (40.806014, -82.973169)^GR1, along the Sandusky River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²). 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.14% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 699.4/km² (1,812.0/mi²). There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 315.0/km² (816.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.78% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 5,559 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,394, and the median income for a family was $40,120. Males had a median income of $31,743 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,027. About 8.9% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.