Urbana, Ohio

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Urbana is a city in Champaign County, Ohio, 47 miles (76 km) west of Columbus. Urbana was laid out in 1805, and for a time in 1812 was the headquarters of the Northwestern army. Urbana was named after a town in Virginia. It is the burial-place of the Indian fighter Simon Kenton. In 1900, 6,808 people lived in Urbana; in 1910, 7,739; and in 1940, 8,335. The population was 11,613 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Champaign County^GR6 and the home of Urbana University.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous Natives and Residents
4 Urbana Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Urbana is located at 40°6′39″N, 83°45′5″W (40.110937, -83.751463)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,613 people, 4,859 households, and 2,998 families residing in the city. The population density was 657.4/km² (1,702.3/mi²). There were 5,210 housing units at an average density of 295.0/km² (763.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.03% White, 5.95% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 4,859 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,702, and the median income for a family was $42,857. Males had a median income of $33,092 versus $26,817 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,831. About 7.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous Natives and Residents

Bud Brown - Deputy Director of Commerce under United States President Ronald Reagan
Clancy Brown - Actor and producer
Moses Bledso Corwin - attorney and member of United States House of Representatives
Drew Daniel, winner of Big Brother (USA season 5)
Robert L. Eichelberger - United States Army general who commanded the US Eighth Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II
Robert R. Hitt - United States Assistant Secretary of State, was born in Urbana on January 16, 1834
Jim Jordan - Republican member of the Ohio Senate was born in Urbana on February 17, 1964
Simon Kenton - frontiersman is buried in Urbana
Tony Locke - Arena Football League wide receiver
Joseph Vance - 13th Governor of Ohio
John Quincy Adams Ward - sculptor of the George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall in Wall Street
Brand Whitlock - appointed Minister to Belgium by United States President Woodrow Wilson

[edit] Urbana Trivia

A mid-air crash between TWA Flight 553 and a Beechcraft Baron over Urbana on March 9, 1967 resulted in 26 fatalities.
Urbana was a stop along the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis.

[edit] External links

City of Urbana
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.110937° -83.751463°
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	Champaign County, Ohio Urbana, county seat
Municipalities	Christiansburg \| Mechanicsburg \| Mutual \| North Lewisburg \| St. Paris \| Urbana \| Woodstock
Townships	Adams \| Concord \| Goshen \| Harrison \| Jackson \| Johnson \| Mad River \| Rush \| Salem \| Union \| Urbana \| Wayne
Other localities	Cable \| Mingo \| Rosewood \| Westville