Fostoria, Ohio
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Fostoria is a city located in northwest Ohio, in Hancock, Seneca, and Wood counties. It is approximately 40 miles south of Toledo and 90 miles north of Columbus. The population was 13,931 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Charles Foster, the 35th Governor of Ohio and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Benjamin Harrison. Fostoria is known for its glass heritage and railroading: the CSX and NS main lines intersect in downtown Fostoria.
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[edit] Geography
Fostoria is located at (41.159243, -83.415239)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.4 km² (7.5 mi²). 18.8 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.94%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,931 people, 5,565 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.9/km² (1,917.6/mi²). There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 320.4/km² (829.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.32% White, 5.75% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 3.60% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.92% of the population.
There were 5,565 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,166, and the median income for a family was $38,427. Males had a median income of $31,476 versus $22,016 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,568. About 9.0% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Famous People from Fostoria
John Quinn (1870-1924) was born in Tiffin, Ohio to an Irish baker/grocer, James W. Quinn and Mary Quinlaw Quinn, and grew up in nearby Fostoria, Ohio where his parents relocated in 1871. The father built the landmark Quinn Building in Fostoria. Quinn's paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Madigan) Quinn, natives of County Limerick, Ireland, settled in Tiffin in 1851, where the grandfather was a blacksmith by trade.
John Quinn became a successful New York lawyer, art patron and collector, and collector of manuscripts. He was an organizer and spokesperson for the 1913 Armory Show, and later legal defender of James Joyce and T.S. Eliot. He was a friend of Ezra Pound and William Butler Yeats. In 1913, he convinced the U.S. Congress to overturn the 1909 Tariff Law, which retained the duty on foreign works of art less than twenty years old and which discouraged collecting modern European art.
A huge and controversial event, the 1913 Armory Show [1] (officially The International Exhibition of Modern Art, in New York City) included examples of Symbolism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, and Cubism. John Quinn opened the exhibition with the words:
“... it was time the American people had an opportunity to see and judge for themselves concerning the work of the Europeans who are creating a new art.”…..
Quinn died at age 54 and was buried by his family in Fostoria, Ohio.
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Municipalities and Communities of Hancock County, Ohio (County Seat: Findlay) |
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| Cities | Findlay | Fostoria |
| Villages | Arcadia | Arlington | Benton Ridge | Jenera | McComb | Mount Blanchard | Mount Cory | Rawson | Van Buren | Vanlue |
| Townships | Allen | Amanda | Biglick | Blanchard | Cass | Delaware | Eagle | Jackson | Liberty | Madison | Marion | Orange | Pleasant | Portage | Union | Van Buren | Washington |
| Unincorporated communities | Mortimer | Williamstown |
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Seneca County, Ohio Tiffin, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Attica | Bellevue | Bettsville | Bloomville | Fostoria | Green Springs | New Riegel | Republic | Tiffin |
| Townships |
Adams | Big Spring | Bloom | Clinton | Eden | Hopewell | Jackson | Liberty | Loudon | Pleasant | Reed | Scipio | Seneca | Thompson | Venice |
| Other localities |
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Wood County, Ohio Bowling Green, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Bairdstown | Bloomdale | Bowling Green | Bradner | Custar | Cygnet | Fostoria | Grand Rapids | Haskins | Hoytville | Jerry City | Luckey | Millbury | Milton Center | North Baltimore | Northwood | Pemberville | Perrysburg | Portage | Rising Sun | Rossford | Tontogany | Wallbridge | Wayne | West Millgrove | Weston |
| Townships |
Bloom | Center | Freedom | Grand Rapids | Henry | Jackson | Lake | Liberty | Middleton | Milton | Montgomery | Perry | Perrysburg | Plain | Portage | Troy | Washington | Webster | Weston |
| Other localities |
Dunbridge | Lemoyne | Moline | Rudolph | Stony Ridge |
