Fostoria, Ohio Fostoria, Ohio Location of Fostoria, Ohio Location of Fostoria, Ohio Location of Fostoria in Seneca County Location of Fostoria in Seneca County Fostoria is a town/city located at the convergence of Hancock, Seneca, and Wood counties in the northwestern part of the U.S.

Fostoria was also the home for over a dozen glass factories amid the end of the 19th century.

The glass factories were established in Fostoria because of the discernment of natural gas in the area.

As the gas supply became depleted, many of the factories closed or moved including the Fostoria Glass Company.

Fostoria's most famous citizen is Charles Foster (son of the man who helped establish Fostoria), who became governor of Ohio.

Typical of Rust Belt cities, Fostoria peaked in size in 1970.

Fostoria was created in 1854 with the consolidation of the communities of Rome and Risdon. The combination of the two communities' Methodist churches, on territory donated by Charles W.

Foster's son, Charles, became one of Fostoria's most famous people becoming the 35th governor of Ohio and U.S.

Fostoria is known for its glass tradition and barns s: two CSX chief lines and one NS chief line intersect in downtown Fostoria, an region called the "Iron Triangle." A natural gas boom in the 1880s, the barns lines, and recruiting accomplishments by the improve caused Fostoria to turn into home for various glass factories, including the Mambourg Glass Company (the city's first glass factory), the Fostoria Glass Company, the Seneca Glass Company, the Novelty Glass Company, and others. More than 100 trains passed through Fostoria each day. The Fostoria Railroad Preservation Society, aided by a $815,760 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation, instead of a train viewing park in 2013 to help capitalize on the thousands of railfans who visit annual. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.77 square miles (20.12 km2), of which 7.55 square miles (19.55 km2) is territory and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) is water. There were 5,417 homeholds of which 33.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.

There were 5,565 homeholds out of which 32.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families.

In the town/city the populace 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.

About 9.0% of families and 11.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

The town/city is served by one airport, called Fostoria Metropolitan Airport. Fostoria was served by the Three Rivers Amtrak Service which ran between Chicago and New York City on CSX's B&O line until train service there ended in March 2005.

Charlie Earl, former Ohio State Representative, Libertarian Party candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election Charles Foster, son of Fostoria's namesake, former governor of Ohio, former United States Secretary of the Treasury United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fostoria city, Ohio".

Fostoria, Ohio Glass II.

Murray's second book on the Fostoria glass industry, Fostoria, Ohio Glass II, discusses each of Fostoria's glass factories.

Fostoria to start assembly soon on train-watching park, Toledo Blade, March 21, 2013 Fostoria Rail Preservation Society website United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).

"Fostoria Metropolitan Airport".

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