Editing Trotwood, Ohio

{{short description|City in Ohio, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery]]

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| leader_name        = Quincy Pope
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| population_total   = 23070
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| area_code          = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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| website            = {{URL|https://trotwood.org/}}
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'''Trotwood''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 23,070 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]]. A suburb of [[Dayton]], it is part of the [[Dayton metropolitan area]]. The city is served by the [[Trotwood-Madison City School District]].

==History==
Trotwood was originally called Higgins Station, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1854.<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=150|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=134}}</ref>

The Village of Trotwood was incorporated in 1901 from portions of Madison Township (the township itself was established in 1809); in 1996 the village and township merged into a single political entity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trotwood.org/pdf/city_history.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109201859/http://www.trotwood.org/pdf/city_history.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This merger resulted in the creation of a Trotwood neighborhood (Townview) that is completely surrounded by the City of Dayton. Several smaller sections are attached to Trotwood by only a roadway or a small strip of land. The merger also added a large rural area to this suburban community consisting of farms, golf courses, and large rural estates.

On May 27, 2019, Trotwood sustained significant damage from an EF-4 tornado that [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019#Brookville–Trotwood–Northridge–Dayton–Riverside, Ohio|swept through Dayton area]].  The city suffered damage to 500 homes and 59 homes were destroyed.<ref name="59Trotwood">{{cite news |last1=Shively |first1=Holly |title=59 homes destroyed in Trotwood: 'We live in a trauma now' |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/homes-destroyed-trotwood-live-trauma-now/ovIsa9STfPHUylrv8OUdfK/ |access-date=May 30, 2019 |work=Dayton Daily News |publisher=Cox Media Group |date=May 29, 2019 |location=Dayton, Ohio}}</ref> The Memorial Day tornado struck at 11:00&nbsp;p.m. after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 10:30&nbsp;p.m.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|30.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|30.49|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=2013-01-06|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=2012-01-25}}</ref>

[[Wolf Creek (Great Miami River)|Wolf Creek]], a tributary of the Miami River, runs through Trotwood providing fishing and many scenic areas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Kevin |date=2022-03-01 |title=Creeks, Once Overlooked, Are Now Seen as Assets for Urban Renewal |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/business/creek-development-urban-renewal.html |access-date=2022-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>  Along Wolf Creek is the only state park in Montgomery County.  The {{convert|3000|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Sycamore Woods State Park]] at 4675 N. Diamond Mill Road, Trotwood, Ohio offers horseback riding, hiking, hunting, and group camping.

The city is adjacent to the cities of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Clayton, Ohio|Clayton]] (since Clayton merged with its surrounding Randolph Township in 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mergerstudy.com/Clayton-RandolphMergerReport.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109223504/http://www.mergerstudy.com/Clayton-RandolphMergerReport.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rths.org/|title=Randolph Township Historical Society &#124; Englewood, OH 45322|website=www.rths.org}}</ref>) and [[Englewood, Ohio|Englewood]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 42
|1910= 348
|1920= 422
|1930= 660
|1940= 770
|1950= 1066
|1960= 4992
|1970= 6997
|1980= 7809
|1990= 8816
|2000= 27420
|2010= 24431
|2020= 23070
|estyear=2021
|estimate=22968
|estref=
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/trotwoodcityohio,US/PST045221|title=Trotwood city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Trotwood city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Trotwood city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US3977504|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Trotwood city, Ohio  |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3977504&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Trotwood city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3977504&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,501
|6,796
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,555
|38.30%
|27.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,953
|16,604
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,834
|58.18%
|67.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68.63%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|88
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.32%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|66
|81
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80
|0.24%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|75
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |120
|0.27%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|511
|600
|style='background: #ffffe6; |946
|1.86%
|2.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|224
|231
|style='background: #ffffe6; |493
|0.82%
|0.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.14%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''27,420'''
|'''24,431'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''23,070'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===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=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 24,431 people, 10,404 households, and 6,408 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|801.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 12,152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|398.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 28.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 68.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 10,404 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.4% male and 55.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 27,420 people, 11,110 households, and 7,343 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|898.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,020 housing units at an average density of {{convert|393.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 38.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 58.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 11,110 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,931, and the median income for a family was $40,426. Males had a median income of $33,771 versus $26,324 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,329. About 13.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Tourism and attractions==
Trotwood was the home of [[Hara Arena]], where the annual [[Dayton Hamvention]] was held, until Hara Arena closed in 2016.<ref>[http://www.hamvention.org/ 2008 Dayton Hamvention - The Greatest Amateur Radio Convention in the World!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Every year, thousands of [[Amateur Radio Operator]]s from around the world attend this convention.

Trotwood is also home to [[United Theological Seminary]], one of thirteen seminaries of the [[United Methodist Church]].

Trotwood has two golf courses: Moss Creek, and Hara Greens. Larch Tree Golf Course was sold in 2012 and is no longer a golf course.

==In popular culture==

Roscoe Filburn, defendant in the 1942 Supreme Court case of ''[[Wickard v. Filburn]]'', which permitted the Federal Government to regulate intrastate commerce under the Interstate Commerce Clause, farmed near 5150 Denlinger Road in what is now urban Trotwood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefilburnfoundation.com/filburnsfarm.html|title=Roscoe Filburn's Farm|website=www.thefilburnfoundation.com}}</ref>

Trotwood is the alleged childhood home of [[J.D. (Scrubs)|John Dorian]] on the television show ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ohiowins.com/j-d-scrubs/|title=Scrubs' Star "J.D." is from Trotwood &#124;}}</ref>

==Education==
Trotwood has a public library, a branch of the [[Dayton Metro Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/locations | title=Locations | publisher=Dayton Metro Library | access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Salt Walther]], racing driver
*[[Vincent M. Ward]], actor
*[[Chris Wright (basketball, born 1988)|Chris Wright]], professional basketball player

==See also==
*[[Kon-Tiki Theatre]] (1968–1999)

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Sister project links|auto=y}}
* [https://trotwood.org/ City website]

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