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'Upper Sandusky' is a city in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States, along the Sandusky River. The population was 6,533 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wyandot County.
Its current mayor is Kenneth Richardson.

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Geography

Demographics

In popular culture

External links

Geography

Upper Sandusky is located at (40.829608, -83.279102).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.7 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.6 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.94%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,533 people, 2,744 households, and 1,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.4/km² (1,246.2/mi²). There were 2,910 housing units at an average density of 214.4/km² (555.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.
There were 2,744 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,613, and the median income for a family was $45,236. Males had a median income of $29,829 versus $22,526 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,484. About 2.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

In popular culture

In the Infocom interactive fiction adventure, Leather Goddesses of Phobos, the hero was from Upper Sandusky, Ohio and the first scene of the adventure game took place in a bar in the town.
Steve Meretzky, an Infocom interactive fiction author, chose the setting of Upper Sandusky at random and did not intend the town to be reflected in any particular light. When he visited the town some years after writing Leather Goddesses, he found that no-one there knew about the game. [1]
Media In Upper Sandusky and for surrouding Wyandot County is the newspaper The Daily Chief-Union. [2]

External links

★ Upper Sandusky's official website