Editing Crestline, Ohio

{{short description|American village in Crawford and Richland Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|official_name            = Crestline, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]], [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Jackson Township, Crawford County, Ohio|Jackson]], [[Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio|Jefferson]], [[Sandusky Township, Richland County, Ohio|Sandusky]]

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|leader_name              = Linda Horning Pitt{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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|population_est           = 4460
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
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|population_total         = 4525
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|postal_code             = 44827
|area_code               = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|website                 = http://www.crestlineoh.com/
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'''Crestline''' is a village in [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]] and [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] Counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. Crestline's population was 4,525 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]]. It is the third largest municipality in Crawford County. The Crawford County portion of Crestline is part of the [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], while the small portion of the village that extends into Richland County is considered part of the [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] [[Mansfield metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Both sections form the [[Mansfield–Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==

===Early history===
The [[Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad]], or the "Bee Line" as it was known then, predated Crestline. Since there was no town between [[Shelby, Ohio|Shelby]] and [[Galion]], it was decided that a station should be placed halfway for passenger convenience. The station was constructed where the line crossed the [[Leesville, Ohio|Leesville]] road.{{citation needed|date= June 2023}}

Crestline was [[plat]]ted in 1852.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=51|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=35}}</ref>  It was once thought to be the highest point in Ohio and was named from its high elevation.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-MyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA493 | title=History of Crawford County and Ohio | publisher=Baskin & Battey | year=1881 | pages=493}}</ref>

This station soon developed into a town, with a general store, post office, and a few homes. Early settlers in the village believed that the town was the [[continental divide|watershed]] of the state, where streams to the north emptied into Lake Erie and those to the south emptied into the Ohio River, thus the name Crest Line. The town was not directly on the watershed line (but rather just north of the divide), but the name stuck and eventually became one word.

===Abraham Lincoln's funeral train===
Following his [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|death by assassination]], the body of [[Abraham Lincoln]] was brought from [[Washington, D.C.]] to its final resting place in Lincoln's hometown of [[Springfield, Illinois]], by [[funeral train]].  The train left Washington, D.C., on April 21, 1865, at 12:30 pm and traveled {{convert|1654|mi|km}} to Springfield, arriving on May 3, 1865. Several stops were made along the way, including Crestline on April 29, 1865, at 4:07 am.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Newman|first=Ralph G|date=1965|title='In This Sad World of Ours, Sorrow Comes to All' a Timetable for the Lincoln Funeral Train|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40190423.|journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society|volume=58|issue=1|pages=5–20|jstor=40190423}}</ref>

===20th century===
[[File:USA 049 Crestline 1.jpg|thumb|left|New York Central line crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline, along with [[Ohio State Route 61]] in Crestline]]
During its heyday, Crestline was a division point for the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway]]. The city housed major engine facilities and would often be the point where motive power was changed for the relatively flat runs to and from [[Chicago, Illinois]].  In addition to the town's station being a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's east–west trains, the station served as a transfer point to the [[New York Central Railroad]]'s northeast–southwest trains.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Index of Railroad Stations|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=88 |issue=4 |date=September 1955}}</ref>

On November 1, 1903, two Pennsylvania line train cars carrying [[dynamite]] exploded, causing damage to the rail lines and several train cars.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 2, 1903|title=Dynamite Shakes a Town|work=The New York Times|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/11/02/102028598.html?pageNumber=3|access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> This disaster is noted as one of the catalysts which began the regulation of the shipping of hazardous substances.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Aldritch|first=Mark|title=Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828–1965|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0801894022|location=Baltimore, Maryland|page=216}}</ref>  

The Pennsylvania Railroad's engine facilities included a roundhouse on Crestline Road, decommissioned in 1968 in the aftermath of the merger between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad to form [[Penn Central]]. Demolition of the historic roundhouse commenced in 2007 after years of neglect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://crestlineprr.com/|title=Crestline PRR Engine Facility|website=crestlineprr.com}}</ref> But, some buildings still stand. Today, [[Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad]], [[CSX]] and [[Norfolk Southern]] trains operate in and around Crestline.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.odotnet.net/map1/OhioRailMap/images/Ohio-Rail-Map-07-09-Fr-Lg.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326140332/http://www.odotnet.net/map1/OhioRailMap/images/Ohio-Rail-Map-07-09-Fr-Lg.jpg |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===21st century===
On September 4, 2017, at approximately 10:45&nbsp;p.m. a tornado passed from the west to just north of the village causing extensive damage to rural properties near the village.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/cle/event_20170904_tornado|title=EF2 Tornado Confirmed from Crawford into Richland County on Labor Day 2017|date=September 5, 2017|website=National Weather Service|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> The National Weather Service classified the twister as an EF-2 with winds above 115 miles per hour.<ref name="auto"/> This incident was a rare event.

==Geography==
Crestline is located along the [[Sandusky River]] near its [[headwaters]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1487
|1870= 2279
|1880= 2848
|1890= 2911
|1900= 3282
|1910= 3807
|1920= 4313
|1930= 4425
|1940= 4337
|1950= 4614
|1960= 5521
|1970= 5947
|1980= 5406
|1990= 4934
|2000= 5088
|2010= 4630
|2020= 4525
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 4460
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,630 people, 1,914 households, and 1,256 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1460.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 1,914 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,088 people, 2,070 households, and 1,370 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,761.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,251 housing units at an average density of {{convert|779.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 2,070 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.2% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,392, and the median income for a family was $37,275. Males had a median income of $33,520 versus $22,455 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,522. About 9.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The Census Bureau recognizes Crestline as a village,<ref name="GR2" /> its 2010 population of 4,630 makes it a village under Ohio law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/703.01 |title=Ohio Revised Code Section 703.01(A) |access-date=January 29, 2012 }}</ref>

Crestline operates under a [[Mayor-council government|mayor-council system]], with a council of six members.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==Education==
The village is served by the [[Crestline Exempted Village School District]].

==Notable people==
* [[Gates Brown]], baseball player
* [[Les Channell]], baseball player
* [[Frank Emmer]], baseball player
* [[Mark Fenton]], actor
* [[Mike Gottfried]], football coach, commentator
* [[Jack Harbaugh]], football player, coach, and father of NFL coaches [[John Harbaugh|John]] and [[Jim Harbaugh]]
* [[Kevin Keith]], American prisoner
* [[Robert Kurtzman]], film director, producer, screenwriter, special effects artist
* [[Marabel Morgan]], author, anti-feminist
* [[Augusta W. Urquhart]], (1870-1960), social leader, clubwoman

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.crestlineoh.com Village website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120208094830/http://www.crestlineoh.com/communitydevel.html Crestline Community Development Team]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402041208/http://www.crestlinechamberofcommerce.com/ Crestline Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413025916/http://www.crestlineoh.com/pdfs/crestlinezoning.pdf Village of Crestline Zoning Map]
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