Vandalia, Ohio Vandalia, Ohio Aerial view of Vandalia, with the Dayton International Airport to the north Aerial view of Vandalia, with the Dayton International Airport to the north Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Vandalia is a town/city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Dayton.
Its populace was 15,246 amid the 2010 census. In addition to being the town/city closest to Dayton International Airport, Vandalia lies at the crossroads of I-75 and I-70, making it a primary hub for business.
Vandalia is a sister town/city to Lichtenfels, Germany and Prestwick, Scotland.
Vandalia is about 10 miles (16 km) north of Dayton on Dixie Drive (former U.S.
The town/city has been called the "Crossroads of America" due to its locale on the National Road and the Dixie Highway.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.41 square miles (32.14 km2), of which, 12.34 square miles (31.96 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. The small town began to attract travelers and entrepreneurs, and on February 7, 1848 the town was incorporated as "The Village of Vandalia" with Benjamin Wilhelm as its first mayor.
On January 2, 1960, Vandalia became a Charter City of the State of Ohio.
Until 2005, Vandalia was home to the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), which moved to Sparta, Illinois after an expansion of the Dayton International Airport.
Some records indicate that Benjamin Wilhelm, the town's founder, settled in Vandalia on his way to Vandalia, Illinois.
Others claim that the town was titled Vandalia because the National Road was intended to extend to Vandalia, Illinois, but, for a time, it looked as though it would not do so.
Vandalia has two specific types of architecture that are heavily present throughout the city: colonial and post-modern.
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,246 citizens , 6,571 homeholds, and 4,166 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.5% White, 4.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,571 homeholds of which 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 40.6 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,603 citizens , 6,235 homeholds, and 4,090 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.08% White, 1.28% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other competitions, and 0.90% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,235 homeholds out of which 30.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $44,463, and the median income for a family was $55,270.
About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
In 2009 Vandalia and Butler Township officials announced plans to jointly staff two fire stations to advancement service bringy and response times.The joint agreement marks the third time in recent past that Vandalia City officials have joined with neighboring communities for a common goal.
The City of Vandalia shares a wastewater treatment facility with Tipp City and Huber Heights.
The town/city of Vandalia recently passed plans to reinvent the city's urban core around National Road and Dixe Drive.
Vandalia-Butler City School District is one of only two districts to win the excellency rating every year since 2005. The schools have shown constant enhancement and Butler High School is one of the top in the state of Ohio in the civil studies region of study.
The school precinct has assembled a new middle school designed by SHP Leading Design based in Cincinnati, and the precinct has also renovated and enlarged Butler High School.
Vandalia has its own weekly improve paper, the Vandalia Drummer.
Roger Clemens, seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was born in Dayton and lived in Vandalia until he was 15 The City of Vandalia boasts a several cyclic celebrations and affairs, such as the annual Oktoberfest in the autumn, the Homecoming parade in the fall, and the Air Show & Parade in the summer. They also host a firework show, The Star-Spangled Celebration.
Vandalia is a top-rated parks and recreation community. Vandalia has over thirty parks in the area.
Vandalia also is home of the Vandalia Recreation Center, a highly prominent recreational facility. The town/city of Dayton had proposed an extension to the Dayton International Airport in 1998 that would annex part of Butler Township.
The idea caused a mass conflict as it would disturb the natural shape of the town/city of Vandalia and it would heavily disturb the shape of National Road, or Rt.
The proposals were cancelled, however in 2008, when the town/city of Vandalia purchased the same territory that was partially owned by University of Dayton, the town/city of Dayton finally began to work on their redeveloped expansion of the airport which encompassed a new sight fortress and updating of landscaping and the Airport Access Road.
The town/city of Vandalia is hoping that, with county-wide cooperation, the town/city of Dayton will work well to promote more offices and upscale evolution in the region.
Vandalia has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: United States Enumeration Bureau.
"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.
Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census.
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
"Population: 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".
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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
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