Bucyrus, Ohio Bucyrus, Ohio Location of Bucyrus, Ohio Location of Bucyrus, Ohio Location of Bucyrus in Crawford County Location of Bucyrus in Crawford County Bucyrus (/bju sa r s/ byew-sy-russ) is a town/city in the U.S.
State of Ohio and the governmental center of county of Crawford County, positioned in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Mansfield.
The town/city is the biggest in Crawford County, and the center of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Travel Destination (as defined by the United States Enumeration Bureau in 2003).
James Kilbourne, who laid out the town in 1822. One theory is that the name Bucyrus is derived from "beautiful" coupled with the name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the First Persian Empire. An alternate theory is that the town/city was titled after Busiris, a town/city of ancient Egypt. The Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company, a predecessor to Bucyrus International, Inc.
Bucyrus is positioned at 40 48 22 N 82 58 23 W (40.806014, -82.973169), along the Sandusky River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.43 square miles (19.24 km2), of which 7.42 square miles (19.22 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Bucyrus is positioned 60 minutes north of Columbus, Ohio and 60 minutes south of Lake Erie.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,362 citizens , 5,320 homeholds, and 3,219 families residing in the city.
There were 5,983 housing units at an average density of 806.3 per square mile (311.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.3% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,320 homeholds of which 28.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.5% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 41.1 years.
22% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 citizens , 5,559 homeholds, and 3,552 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.38% White, 0.78% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other competitions, and 0.78% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,559 homeholds out of which 29.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace 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 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,394, and the median income for a family was $40,120.
About 8.9% of families and 12.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
Industries positioned in Bucyrus include tapered roller bearings; highly engineered plow blades, wing shoes, and moldboard shoes; rubber hoses; and fluorescent lightings.
Bucyrus is also the home of ESCO Bucyrus, and D.
Most of Bucyrus is served by the Bucyrus City School District, which presently includes one elementary school (preschool through 5th grade), and one junior/senior high (6th through 12th).
The edges of the town/city limits are served by the Wynford Local School District positioned just west of the city, and the far easterly portion of the town/city is in the Colonel Crawford Local School District, headquartered in close-by North Robinson.
Community universities and county-wide four-year campuses of The Ohio State University serving Bucyrus commuters exist in close-by Mansfield and Marion, while two private universities in close-by Tiffin also enroll many Bucyrians.
Bucyrus, which calls itself "the Bratwurst Capital of America", is home to the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival, held annually amid the third weekend in August.
Bucyrus City School District United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Bucyrus: "Beautiful Cyrus"".
Ohio City Productions Inc.
Bucyrus Timeline United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Bucyrus Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Ohio, United States
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County seats in Ohio - Cities in Crawford County, Ohio
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