St. Marys (Ohio)

Auglaize County

39-69680

St. Marys is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, in the United States. In 2000, the city had a total population of 8342nd

Worth seeing is the the 19th- century Lake Grand Lake St. Marys. Due to this is the Grand Lake St. Marys in 1949 appointed State Park, one of the oldest state parks of Ohio.

Geography

St. Marys geographical coordinates loud 40 ° 33 'N, 84 ° 23' W40.544166666667 - 84.39 ( 40.544256, -84.390060 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 km ², of which 11.2 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² omitted ( = 0.69 %) to water. The city lies on the St. Marys River.

History

St. Mary's, which was historically known under the different names Kettle Town, Fort Barbee and Girty 's Town, had 1824-1840 the County Seat held before it was moved to Celina. After the formation of the Auglaize County 1848, the city competed with Wapakoneta to gain the county seat, but was defeated in a controversial referendum.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 8342 people in St. Marys. The population density was 743.8 people per km ². There were 3479 housing units at an average 310.2 per km ². The population of St. Marys was about 97.49 % White, 0.35 % African American, 0.13 % Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 0.14 % reported other races, and 0.88 % from two or more races. 0.46 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of St. Marys distributed to 3218 households out of which 35.1% were living in children under 18 years. 54.9 % married couples living together, 10.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4 % were non-families. 26.9 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 12.0 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size is 3.10 people.

The population was spread out with 28.3 % under the, 7.9 % 18 -24- year-old, 28.5 % 25 -44- year-old, 20.3% 45-64 year olds and 14.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 88.5 men.

The median household income in St. Marys was 38,673 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 44 247 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 38 371 U.S. dollars, compared to 22,080 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 17,682 U.S. dollars. 7.3 % of the population and 5.7 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 9.8 % of minors and 4.9 % of those age 65 or over.

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