Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg, Ohio Location of Perrysburg in Ohio Location of Perrysburg in Ohio Location of Perrysburg in Wood County Location of Perrysburg in Wood County State Ohio Perrysburg is a town/city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River.
The populace was 20,623 at the 2010 census.
Perrysburg is home to Fort Meigs, the biggest wooden walled fortification in North America.
Perrysburg lies near the center of the Twelve Mile Square Reservation, a tract of territory ceded by the Odawa citizens to the United States of America by the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 following the end of the Northwest Indian Wars.
Two years later, 67 families lived in the area, but most fled at the outbreak of the War of 1812. After the war and the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs, which extinguished Odawa claim to this area, Spafford purchased the land.
The installation was titled Fort Meigs with respect to Ohio's fourth governor, Return Jonathan Meigs.
Perrysburg was positioned by a surveying team led by Alexander Bourne, appointed to that position by Edward Tiffin, Surveyor General of the United States.
Contrary to various Internet postings, Charles Pierre L'Enfant did not survey and plat Perrysburg, Ohio on April 27, 1816; this survey was performed in late June / early July, 1816 by surveyors Joseph Wampler and William Brookfield under the auspices of Alexander Bourne and Josiah Meigs, Surveyor General of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. In 1833, Perrysburg contained a court home and jail, a school home, two stores, two taverns, two physicians, two lawyers, about 60 homes, and 250 inhabitants. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.51 square miles (29.81 km2), all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,623 citizens , 8,246 homeholds, and 5,504 families residing in the city.
There were 8,246 homeholds of which 34.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families.
28.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
26.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,945 citizens , 6,592 homeholds, and 4,561 families residing in the city.
There were 6,592 homeholds out of which 38.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families.
27.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Perrysburg is home to four elementary schools, one junior high school, Perrysburg High School, and one extracurricular academy.
It has received an Excellent rating on the State Report Card for eleven consecutive years and met 26 of 26 of the Ohio Department of Education's indicators with a performance index of 105.6. The precinct is on the College Board's AP District Honor Roll for Significant Gains, has NLL District & Regional Championship squads and performers and has nationally recognized fine and performing arts programs. Over 20 advanced placement and honors classes are offered at Perrysburg High School and the district's elementary schools have robust technology integration. The major enhance schools are Fort Meigs, Frank, Toth and Woodland Elementary Schools, with the private Catholic school, Saint Rose, making up the fifth.
Perrysburg Junior High School is homed in the old Perrysburg High School building.
In addition to property taxes, Perrysburg Schools are supported by 0.5% income tax revenue inside the school district.
In the year 2000, 47% of inhabitants of the Perrysburg had a bachelor's degree or a higher level of education as compared to 27.6% of Wood County residents, 25% of inhabitants in the Toledo MSA, 21% of Ohioans and 24% in the U.S.
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