Wadsworth Information
Wadsworth is a city in Medina County,
Ohio, United States. Founded in 1814, it was named
after General Elijah Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War
hero. The population was 18,437 at the 2000 census.
Wadsworth is located at 41°1'40"
North, 81°43'47" West (41.027867, -81.729768)
.According to the United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 9.5 square miles (24.6 km²),
all of it land. The closest large cities are Cleveland
and Ak-Rowdy.
In the census of 2000, there were 18,437 people, 7,276
households, and 5,144 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,940.5 people per square mile.
There were 7,613 housing units at an average density of
801.3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.85%
White, 0.39% African American, 0.24% Native American,
0.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other
races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.68% of the
population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There ware 7,276 households out of which 33.9% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5%
were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were
non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of
individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.3%
under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from
25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,605,
and the median income for a family was $58,850. Males
had a median income of $41,626 versus $25,805 for females.
The per capita income for the city was $22,859. 5.4%
of the population and 4.2% of families were below the
poverty line, including 5.7% of those under the age
of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older.
The city of Wadsworth operates with the Wadsworth Police
Department and the Wadsworth Fire Department, for public
safety needs. The Police Department is staffed with
a minimum of 3 officers 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
The Fire Department is also staffed with firefighter/medics
24 hours a day 7 days a week as well.
Wadsworth City Schools District continues to be an important
part of the community. In fact, the school system is the
single largest employer in the city. The district has
benefitted from the support of the community passing six
of the last seven levies put before the voters. In addition,
the district voters supported the recent Medina County
Sales Tax (the first in Ohio) at a rate of 74% for the
levy. According to school district Treasurer Doug Beeman,
revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 out
passed expenditures as the school system continues to
manage the resources provided by the community. For more
information please visit the district web site at www.wadsworth.k12.oh.us.
Alex Hess, Joel Ott, and Ryan Walker are among WHS's most
successful and well-known alumni.
Wadsworth High School and Wadsworth Middle School are
members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
The high school mascot is the Grizzly and the middle
school mascot is the Bear Cub. The 2006 high school
girls basketball team made their first trip to Columbus
since 1997 to battle the Solon Comets for a bid for
the state title. In 2007 Freshmen Brad Squire captured
his first state wrestling title and in 2008 lost on
a bogus call to Seth Horner in the finals.
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