Wapakoneta, Ohio

Auglaize County

39-80766

Wapakoneta is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio. It is the birthplace of astronaut Neil Armstrong and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Auglaize County. According to the census in 2000, it has 9474 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.8 km ². 14.7 km ² of it is land area and 0.2 km ² of it is water. Thus, 1.05 % of the area is water.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, the town has 9,474 inhabitants, 3,803 households, and 240 families. The population density is 646.3 / km ². 97.96 % of the urban population are White, 0.19 % African American, 0.26 % Native American, 0.39% Asian American, 0.05 % Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other origins, 0.77 % from two or more races. 0.87 % of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,803 households 33.1% have children under the age of 18. 51.4 % are married couples living together, 11.2% are single mothers, 33.2% have no family. 28.9 % of households are single and 11.9 % have residents over 65 years. An average household has 2.43 and the average family 2.99 residents.

26.2% of the population is under 18, 9.7 % from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% between 45 and 64 and 15.6 % are over 65, the average age is 35. The relationship between women and men is 100:89,7, for residents over 18, the ratio 100:85,9.

The median income for a household is $ 38,531, and the median income for a family $ 45,456. Males have a median income of $ 34,523, women $ 23,478. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,976. 8.9 % of the population and 8.4 % of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 11.6% are under the age of 18 and 9.3% over 65 years.

Armstrong Air and Space Museum

In honor of Neil Armstrong, the Armstrong Air and Space Museum was built, a futuristic air and space museum.

Twinning

The city of Wapakoneta has twinned with the North Rhine- Westphalian city Lengerich.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Neil Armstrong, a test pilot and astronaut, first man to walk on the moon
  • Dudley Nichols, Writer
  • Kent Boyd, dancers
  • Location in Ohio
  • Location in North America
  • Auglaize County
  • County Seat in Ohio
County (United States) Auglaize County, Ohio Federal Information Processing Standards Native Americans in the United States Latino (demonym) Poverty threshold Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum
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