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Population (year 2000): 13,931. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,395 (-3.8% change)
Males: 6,612 (47.5%), Females: 7,319 (52.5%)
Seneca County
Zip code:
44830
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $31,166 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,100 (year 2000)
Races in Fostoria:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
- Hispanic (7.9%)
- Black (5.7%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (33.3%), Irish (9.7%),
English (7.7%), United States (6.6%), French (2.8%), Italian
(2.4%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fostoria
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fostoria city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 13.8%
2.0% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: -804 (-5.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Fostoria:
- FOSTORIA CITY HOSPITAL (501 VAN BUREN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fostoria:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TIFFIN, OH)
- BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CTR (about 19
miles; FINDLAY, OH)
- WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BOWLING GREEN,
OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fostoria:
- TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 40 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 68 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
- DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 72 miles;
DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fostoria:
- FOSTORIA METROPOLITAN (about 3 miles; FOSTORIA, OH;
ID: FZI)
- SENECA COUNTY (about 16 miles; TIFFIN, OH; ID: 16G)
- PRIEBE (about 19 miles; FINDLAY, OH; ID: 7D5)
Amtrak station:
FOSTORIA (500 S. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fostoria:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 19 miles; FINDLAY,
OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
- BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23
miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; FT enrollment: 16,537)
- UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 38 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT
enrollment: 15,999)
- OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 38
miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 7,809)
- OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ADA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,161)
- EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
Public high school in Fostoria:
- FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 705;
Location: 1001 PARK AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Fostoria:
- ST WENDELIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226;
Location: 533 N COUNTYLINE ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fostoria:
- FOSTORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 531;
Location: 1202 H L FORD DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439;
Location: 1324 WALNUT ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 376;
Location: 619 SANDUSKY ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 127 W 6TH ST; Grades: 02 - 05)
- LAKOTA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 208;
Location: 8351 W COUNTY ROAD 28; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Fostoria:
- ST WENDELIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: PO BOX 836 300 N WOOD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Fostoria:
- KAUBISCH MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $947,553; Location: 205 PERRY ST.; 75,911 books;
3,938 audio materials; 3,698 video materials; 316 serial
subscriptions)
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