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Location in Lucas County and the state of Ohio.
Sylvania is a town/city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
The populace was 18,965 at the 2010 census.
Sylvania was platted in 1836. A postal service called Sylvania has been in operation since 1859. Sylvania was incorporated in 1867. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.53 square miles (16.91 km2), of which, 6.48 square miles (16.78 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Sylvania is approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Toledo, Ohio.
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,965 citizens , 7,642 homeholds, and 5,092 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.4% White, 2.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other competitions, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,642 homeholds of which 31.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.4% were non-families.
28.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 42.7 years.
23.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older.
American United States 4.9% As of the census of 2000, there were 18,670 citizens , 7,151 homeholds, and 5,070 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.20% White, 1.00% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other competitions, and 0.96% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,151 homeholds out of which 37.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $57,358, and the median income for a family was $73,947.
About 3.7% of families and 4.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Sylvania has a town/city council made up of seven members.
The president of Sylvania City Council is Mary Westphal.
Public schools in Sylvania, Ohio are all part of the Sylvania Schools System.
Sylvania Northview High School Sylvania Southview High School Joseph Elementary & Junior High School The town/city is home to a several parks, including Olander Park, Pacesetter Park, Veterans Memorial, and Burnham Park.
Olander Park has a large 28 acre pond as well as other satellite parks (Fossil Park, Sylvan Prairie Park, Whetstone Park and Southview Oak Savanna), Pacesetter Park has lacrosse, soccer, and baseball fields, and Burnham Park contains Plummer Pool.
Most of Sylvania's recreational activities take place thorough the Sylvania Department of Recreation (Sylvania Rec.) They have a building with 2 ice skating rinks and 2 indoor soccer fields.
Sylvania Tsunamis are also a competing 18 and under swim team that practices out of the Sylvania Northview Highschool pool.
Sylvania is the sister town/city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. United States Enumeration Bureau.
Memoirs of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families.
History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties" (PDF).
Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census.
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
"Number of Inhabitants: Ohio" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"Sister City Garden".
Sylvania Schools Website Municipalities and communities of Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Cities in Lucas County, Ohio - Populated places established in 1833 - 1833 establishments in Ohio
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