Fort Jennings, Ohio

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Fort Jennings is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census.

Carved from the Black Swamp along the Auglaize River, the town is built at the site of what was originally a military fort built by Lt. Colonel William Jennings, Jr. in the War of 1812. The fort itself was dismantled by settlers after the war for timber to build cabins.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fort Jennings is located at 40°54′17″N, 84°17′53″W (40.904854, -84.298023)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 432 people, 171 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was 327.1/km² (852.2/mi²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 137.0/km² (357.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.77% White and 0.23% African American.

There were 171 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,464, and the median income for a family was $53,393. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,169. About 2.3% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

• Historical Collections of Ohio, Henry Howe, 1888, Vol. 1, p. 383
• James A. Green, Ohio History (journal), Volume 38, " A Visit in 1929 to the Sites, in Western Ohio, of Forts Built by Generals Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne and William Henry Harrison", Chapter VI, p. 614-616
• Origins of a Farmer-Soldier Tradition: The Jennings of Brookfield by Nicholas Hollis

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.904854° -84.298023°
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	Putnam County, Ohio Ottawa, county seat
Municipalities	Belmore | Cloverdale | Columbus Grove | Continental | Dupont | Ft. Jennings | Gilboa | Glandorf | Kalida | Leipsic | Miller City | Ottawa | Ottoville | Pandora | West Leipsic
Townships	Blanchard | Greensburg | Jackson | Jennings | Liberty | Monroe | Monterey | Ottawa | Palmer | Perry | Pleasant | Riley | Sugar Creek | Union | Van Buren
Other localities	Vaughnsville