Pandora, Ohio

Pandora, Ohio
Village
Motto:  The Garden Spot of Ohio
Location of Pandora, Ohio
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Putnam
Government
• Mayor	John Schlumbohm (until December 31, 2013)
Area
• Total	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	774 ft (236 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,188
• Density	1,462.0/sq mi (564.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45877
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-59738Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1085224Template:GR
Website	pandoraoh.com villageofpandora.com

Pandora is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States located on the Riley Creek. The village is located at the site of a glacier-formed beach that no longer exists, being part of the reason why there is sandy soil outside of town. In 1832, Thomas Gray became the first settler of the area. Pandora prospered because it was the main stop for travelers,mostly rich travelers such as doctors and lawyers, between Findlay and Kalida. Pandora was originally named Columbia and later changed to Pendleton in 1850. After finding out there was another town of the same name,it was renamed to Pandora,what it is known as today. Pandora was once possibly Ohio's largest industrial area until several fires burned down the business district of Pandora numerous times. Now Pandora is known as "The Garden Spot of Ohio" because the community harvests several crops more than anywhere else in the state. 2012 will mark the 180th anniversary of Riley Township -The population was 1,188 at the 2000 census.

Administration

Mayor: John Schlumbohm (Term Expires 12/31/2013)

President of Council: Kevin Vance (Term Expires 12/31/2013)

Council Members:

Mark Painter (Term Expires 12/31/2013)

Jon Hall (Term Expires 12/31/2013)

Rick Fricke (Term Expires 12/31/2013)

Lisa Buess (Term Expires 12/31/2015)

Kevin Swary (Term Expires 12/31/2015)

Geography

Pandora is located at 40°56′49″N 83°57′36″W (40.946883, -83.959905).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,188 people, 442 households, and 331 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,462.0 people per square mile (566.3/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 563.7 per square mile (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.74% White, 0.34% African American, 0.59% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 442 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.6% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,174, and the median income for a family was $49,500. Males had a median income of $36,597 versus $21,830 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,816. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.