ZIP Code 43351

Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States, along the upper Sandusky River. The city is approximately 59 mi (96 km) south of Toledo and 62 mi (99 km) north of Columbus. The population was 6,596 at the 2010 census. It was named "Upper" because it is located near the headwaters of the Sandusky river. It is located at 40°4947N 83°1645W (40.829608, -83.279102).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.19 square miles (18.62 km²), of which 7.01 square miles of it is land and 0.18 sq miles (0.47 km²) is water. In 1843, a new town of Upper Sandusky was platted nearby the forcibly abandoned Wyandots village of the same name. The first building in town was the county jail in 1846, and it was designated as the seat of the county in 1848. It became the site of Fort Feree (or Ferree) in late 1812 by Pennsylvania militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Joel Ferree, by order of General William Henry Harrison. A small community of free Black people also lived in the old village. In September 1783, a number of Native Americans formed the Western Confederacy, a confederation intended to resist U.S. expansion into the Northwest Territory. The Northwest Indian War followed.

History

Upper Sandusky is the primary city name, but also Upper Sandsky are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Upper Sandusky was a 19th-century Wyandot town named for its location at the headwaters of the Sandusky River in northwestern Ohio. The town and the surrounding settlements, like Captain Pipe's Town, were closely allied with the British at Fort Detroit. During the Crawford expedition of 1782, Pennsylvania militiamen sought to destroy the town, but were defeated en route. After the war, a number of Native Americans met at Upper Sandusky and formed the Western Confederacy, a confederation intended to resist U.S. expansion into the Northwest Territory. In the War of 1812, the village became the site of Fort Feree (or Ferree) on a bluff over looking the flood plain of theSandusky River. The Fort was built in late 1812 by Pennsylvania militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Joel Ferree, by order of General William Henry Harrison. The first building in town was the county jail in 1846. It was designated as the seat of Wyandotte County in 1848. A small community of free Black people also lived in the old village. A new town was platted nearby the forcibly abandoned Wy andot village in 1843 and the first colonizer's house wasBuilt in 1845. It became part of the WyandOT Grand Reserve in the Upper Sanduchi River area created by the Treaty of Fort Meigs in 1817. Prior to that, it was in northwesternOhio Indian country above the Greenville Treaty line of 1795.

Geography

Upper Sandusky is located at 40°4947N 83°1645W (40.829608, -83.279102).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.19 square miles (18.62 km²) of which 7.01 square miles is land and 0.47 km² is water. The city is located on the Ohio River, which is a tributary of the Sandusky River. The town of Upper Sandusky has a population of 2,816. It is the only city in the state of Ohio to be named after a former president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, who died in office on January 20, 1969. The state's capital is Sandusky, which was founded in 1836. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the town of Sandusky and was declared a World War II Memorial in 1973. It was named after U. S. President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in 1828 and died in 1839. The Ohio River runs through the city, and the town's name is derived from the word "sandusky" which means "sand" or "sandstone" in English. It also means "sandy" in Italian. The village's name means "dewey" and "sandwich" in Spanish. It has been known as "Sandusky" since the 19th century, when it was first settled.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,596 people, 2,882 households, and 1,724 families residing in the city. There were 3,180 housing units at an average density of 453.6 per square mile (175.1/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American,0.57% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.71% of the population. The city's median income was $35,613, and the median income for a family was $45,236. The per capita income for theCity was $17,484. About 2.7% of families and 4.7%. of the residents were below the poverty line. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was2.83. The median age in the City was 41 years. For every 100 females, there are 86.5 males. ForEvery 100 females age 18 and over, there. were 82.2 males. The population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7. from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.

Education

Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and Upper Sandusky High School. The city has a lending library, the UpperSandusky Community Library. The school district also operates a middle school and a high school. The district is a part of the Ohio Department of Education. It is one of the few districts in the state not to be required to use the state's public school system for all students. It also has a private school, a middle and high school, as well as a charter school. It has three elementary and one middle schools. The high school has one middle and one high school and one charter school, which is also open to the public. There is also a community lending library in the city. It was established by the city in the 1970s. The library is open to all residents of the city, except those who live outside the city limits. It opened in the 1990s and has since been expanded to serve the city's surrounding areas. It closed in the 2000s and is no longer open to non-residents of the City of Sandusky, Ohio. It reopened in the 2010s and now has a new library, which serves the city and surrounding communities. It's located in the former Sandusky School District, which no longer uses the school district's school system. The town also has an elementary and middle school that it no longer operates, and an elementary school that no longer serves the community. It operates a community center that serves the town.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio = 91.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 70. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Upper Sandusky = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,698 individuals with a median age of 41 age the population dropped by -2.89% in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 992.15 residents per square mile of area (383.10/km²). There are average 2.22 people per household in the 2,740 households with an average household income of $41,771 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.30% of the available work force and has dropped -3.90% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.90%. The number of physicians in Upper Sandusky per 100,000 population = 62.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Upper Sandusky = 35.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 26.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 115. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 178. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 56.42%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $106,030 and home appreciation of -0.71%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $8.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,243 per student. There are 25.1 students for each teacher in the school, 1760 students for each Librarian and 293 students for each Counselor. 7.58% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.67% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.81% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).