| Population |
2000 Census - 20,962 |
| Altitude |
590 feet above sea level |
| Area |
7.6
square miles - 4,864 acres
Residential
- 3,569 acres |
| Area Recreation and Culture |
10
Parks comprising a total 445.5 acres
4
Campgrounds
16
Historical Covered Bridges
12
Area Public Golf Courses
22
Tennis Courts
3
Museums
10
Yacht Clubs and Marinas
2
Public Beaches on Lake Erie
Fishing
Charters |
| Banks |
Three Banks and Two Savings and Loan |
| Building |
|
2004 Permits Issued |
311 |
|
2004 Permits Valuation |
$4,898,765 |
|
| Bus Lines |
One |
| Churches |
63, Representing most Denominations |
| City Statistics |
Streets
- 97.02 miles (1.53 unpaved)
Sanitation
Sewers - 91.94 miles
Storm
Sewers - 76.18 miles |
| Climate |
Mean
annual temperature - 58.9 max. and 40.5 min. degrees Fahrenheit
Average
annual rainfall - 35.35 inches |
|
Education
|
|
Public Elementary |
9 |
| Public Junior High |
2 |
| Public Ninth Grade |
1 |
| Public Senior High |
1 |
| Private and Parochial
|
7 |
| Special Purpose |
1 |
| |
|
|
Enrollment: |
|
|
Public |
4,425 |
| Parochial
|
318 |
| Special Purpose |
149 |
| |
|
|
Teachers
(Includes Administrative Personnel): |
|
Public |
380 |
| Parochial
|
23 |
| Special Purpose |
23 |
|
| Fire |
Stations
1
Firemen
and
Officers
26 |
| Government |
Date
of Incorporation: April 6, 1891
Form of Government: Charter - Elected City Manager
Founded: 1801
Township:
April 4, 1908
Village: 1831
|
| Highways |
U.S.
Route Number 20
State
Routes - 11, 45,84, 531
Interstate
90 (6 miles to the south) |
| Industry |
Manufacturing
Plants - 72 |
| Libraries |
Public
Libraries
2
Kent
State University, Ashtabula
Branch
1 |
| Lodging |
Motels
10
Rooms
452
Bed and Breakfast 4
Rooms
13 |
| Medical |
Ashtabula
County Medical Center - 226 Beds, 20 Bassinets
The
Regional Cancer Center |
| Newspapers |
Daily
1
Circulation 19,756
Weekly
1
Circulation (Direct Mail) 22,007
|
| Number of Dwellings |
Total
Units
9,151
Occupied
8,435
Owner
Occupied
58.4%
Renter Occupied
41.6%
Vacant
Houses
7.8%
|
| Police |
Stations 1
Policemen and Officers 32
Dispatchers
2
Administrative
Personnel 2
Animal
Control
Officer 1 |
| Railroads |
CSX
Transporation
Norfolk & Western |
