Editing North Baltimore, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name         = North Baltimore, Ohio
| settlement_type       = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname              = 
| motto                 = Crossroads of the Heartland

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| image_caption         = North Main Street in North Baltimore, Ohio
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| map_caption           = Location of North Baltimore, Ohio
| image_map1            = Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting North Baltimore Village.png
| mapsize1              = 250px
| map_caption1          = Location of North Baltimore in Wood County

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| subdivision_type      = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name      = United States
| subdivision_type1     = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1     = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2     = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]
| subdivision_type3     = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
| subdivision_name3     = [[Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio|Henry]]

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| leader_title          = Mayor
| leader_name           = 
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| established_title     = 
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| unit_pref             = Imperial
| area_footnotes        = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude        = 
| area_total_km2        = 6.60
| area_land_km2         = 6.53
| area_water_km2        = 0.07
| area_total_sq_mi      = 2.55
| area_land_sq_mi       = 2.52
| area_water_sq_mi      = 0.03

| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est         = 
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| population_footnotes   = 
| population_total       = 3369
| population_metro       = 651,429<ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|title=CPH-T-5. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-02.csv|publisher=census.gov|access-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517083619/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-02.csv|archive-date=May 17, 2013}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 516.27
| population_density_sq_mi = 1336.90
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| timezone               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = EDT
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft           = 725
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|10|49|N|83|40|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code            = 45872
| area_code              = [[Area code 419|419]], [[Area code 567|567]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 39-56154<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info            = 2399509<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399509}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|https://www.northbaltimore.org/|northbaltimore.net}}
| footnotes              = 
}}
'''North Baltimore''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]], [[Ohio]], United States and is part of the [[Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name="United States Census Bureau 2">{{cite web|title=OHIO - Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metroarea/stcbsa_pg/Nov2004/cbsa2004_OH.pdf|access-date=February 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The population was 3,369 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is a member of the [[Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TOLEDO METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEMBERSHIP|url=http://www.tmacog.org/membership/CURRENT_Map/TMACOG_membershipmap_8_2012.pdf|access-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132106/http://www.tmacog.org/membership/CURRENT_Map/TMACOG_membershipmap_8_2012.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
North Baltimore was [[plat]]ted in 1874 when the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leeson|first=Michael A.|title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA285|year=1897|publisher=J.H. Beers & Company|page=285}}</ref> A post office called North Baltimore has been in operation since 1874.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood | title=Wood County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1876.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |access-date=January 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2015 }}</ref>

A September 26, 1986, industrial incident in North Baltimore led to fumes hospitalizing 89 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ohio Fumes Hospitalize 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/27/us/ohio-fumes-hospitalize-89.html |access-date=April 9, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 27, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chemical reaction sickens 89 workers |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/09/25/Chemical-reaction-sickens-89-workers/2597528004800/ |access-date=April 9, 2022 |work=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|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/20130131081456/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>

[[Interstate 75]] and [[Ohio State Route 18]] meet at the village, while it is about three miles south of [[Ohio State Route 25]] and 26 miles south of [[Interstate 80]]/[[Interstate 90]] ([[Ohio Turnpike]]).

North Baltimore is about {{convert|12|mi}} south of [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of [[Findlay, Ohio|Findlay]], and about halfway between [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]] and [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]].<ref>http://www.dot.state.oh.us/maps/11MapFiles/Front-3744.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref> North Baltimore is also linked to [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green]] via a 13-mile bike route called the [[Slippery Elm Trail]], with East Broadway Street in North Baltimore on the south end and Sand Ridge Road in [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green]] on the north end.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wood County Park District|url=http://www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=113|access-date=February 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301121620/http://www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=113|archive-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref>

Ironically, North Baltimore is not adjacent to [[Baltimore, Ohio]], a village in [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield County]] approximately 25 miles east of [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]. North Baltimore and Baltimore are actually approximately 140 miles from each other.

North Baltimore is part of the [[Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]]<ref name="United States Census Bureau 2"/><ref name="GR1" /> and lies within the [[Media in Toledo, Ohio|Toledo Media Market]].

The village is home to the [[North Baltimore Local School District]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 701
|1890= 2857
|1900= 3561
|1910= 2503
|1920= 2439
|1930= 2402
|1940= 2616
|1950= 2771
|1960= 3011
|1970= 3143
|1980= 3127
|1990= 3139
|2000= 3361
|2010= 3432
|2020= 3369
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>Data in historical population table from {{citation|title=US Census, 1890|year = 1891|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40kUAAAAYAAJ&q=census%20pataskala&pg=RA1-PA151}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1920|year = 1921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oei2AAAAIAAJ&q=census+pataskala&pg=PA565}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1950|year = 1952|isbn = 9780598466846|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32pQAAAAYAAJ&q=census%20pataskala%201930&pg=SA35-PA18}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 1970|year = 1973|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4j0YAAAAYAAJ&q=1970%20census%20ohio%20%22heath%22&pg=SA37-PA15}}; {{citation|title=US Census, 2000|isbn = 9781428986060|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9A1ElkbD3YcC&q=1990%20census%20ohio&pg=PA21}}; {{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
}}
[[File:North Baltimore Town Hall.jpg|thumb|North Baltimore Town Hall]]

===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 3,432 people, 1,317 households, and 880 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1389.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,468 housing units at an average density of {{convert|594.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 1,317 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the village was 36.4 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,361 people, 1,272 households, and 886 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,512.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,360 housing units at an average density of {{convert|611.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.33% of the population.

There were 1,272 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,507, and the median income for a family was $45,962. Males had a median income of $33,144 versus $23,022 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,894. About 6.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Russell Coffey]], once the oldest living American veteran of [[World War I]]
* [[Gene Sharp]], political science professor, nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://northbaltimore.org/ Village website]
*[http://www.nbacc.org/ North Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.thenbxpress.com The NBXpress], local news

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[[Category:Villages in Wood County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]