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Population (year 2000): 24,811. Estimated
population in July 2005: 25,668 (+3.5% change)
Males: 11,843 (47.7%), Females: 12,968 (52.3%)
Wayne County
Zip code:
44691
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $37,400 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wooster:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (30.7%), Irish (13.9%),
English (12.0%), United States (8.2%), Italian (6.5%), French
(3.1%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 14.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wooster
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wooster city
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 12.5%
3.3% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,675 (+7.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Wooster:
- WOOSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1761 BEALL AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wooster:
- DUNLAP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ORRVILLE,
OH)
- LODI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LODI, OH)
- JOEL POMERENE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
MILLERSBURG, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wooster:
- AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 36 miles; AKRON, OH;
ID: CAK)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 39 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 40 miles;
LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; ID: LPR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wooster:
- WAYNE COUNTY (about 6 miles; WOOSTER, OH; ID: BJJ)
- WELTZIEN SKYPARK (about 18 miles; WADSWORTH, OH; ID:
15G)
- WADSWORTH MUNI (about 19 miles; WADSWORTH, OH; ID:
3G3)
Colleges/Universities in Wooster:
- COLLEGE OF WOOSTER (Full-time enrollment:
1,814; Location: 1189 Beall Avenue; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wooster.edu)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL INST
(FT enrollment: 883; Location: 1328 DOVER RD; Public;
Website: ati.ag.ohio-state.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wooster:
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ASHLAND, OH;
Full-time enrollment: 4,404)
- UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles;
AKRON, OH; FT enrollment: 16,801)
- STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 37 miles;
CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 37 miles;
NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OBERLIN, OH; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BEREA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,849)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
ELYRIA, OH; FT enrollment: 4,008)
Public high schools in Wooster:
- WOOSTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,344;
Location: 515 OLDMAN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TRIWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 692; Location:
3205 SHREVE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wooster:
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 644;
Location: 2695 GRAUSTARK PATH; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WOOSTER TWP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 437;
Location: 1071 DOVER RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375;
Location: 101 W BOWMAN ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 339;
Location: 7509 W SMITHVILLE WESTERN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TRIWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 323;
Location: 3145 SHREVE RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 1700 E SMITHVILLE WESTERN RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- LINCOLN WAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 905 PITTSBURG AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- KEAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 285;
Location: 432 OLDMAN RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Location: 1641 SUNSET LN; Grades: KG - 06)
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 273;
Location: 773 PARKVIEW DR; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Wooster:
- WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 4599 BURBANK RD; Grades: PK - 7)
- ST MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONC (Students:
159; Location: PO BOX 109; Grades: KG - 6)
- CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI OF (Students: 21;
Location: 637 COLLEGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Wooster:
- WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $5,643,933; Location: 304 N. MARKET ST.; 355,270
books; 34,441 audio materials; 15,871 video materials;
520 serial subscriptions)
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