Archbold, Ohio
Location of Archbold, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°31′6″N 84°18′20″W / 41.51833, -84.30556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fulton
Area
- Total	4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
- Land	4.3 sq mi (11.0 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation [1]	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,290
- Density	1,009.2/sq mi (389.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43502
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-02344[2]
GNIS feature ID	1064339[1]

Archbold High School.

Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,290 at the 2000 census.

Archbold is home to Northwest State Community College. It was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Geography

Archbold is located at 41°31′6″N, 84°18′20″W (41.518290, -84.305483)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,290 people, 1,717 households, and 1,167 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,009.2 people per square mile (389.7/km²). There were 1,807 housing units at an average density of 425.1/sq mi (164.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.54% White, 0.47% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 5.78% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.42% of the population.

There were 1,717 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% 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 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,155, and the median income for a family was $52,050. Males had a median income of $37,243 versus $25,990 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,971. About 1.8% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

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Hornish competing in a 2006 International Race of Champions race at Texas Motor Speedway

• Archbold is home of the world's largest furniture manufacturing facility.^{[citation needed]} The Sauder companies occupy 5 million square feet (500,000 m²) of manufacturing space.

Sauder Manufacturing, located in Archbold, Ohio and Stryker, Ohio, is the largest manufacturer of worship furniture in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Sauder Woodworking Company is the largest manufacturer of Ready-To-Assemble (RTA) furniture in the world.^{[citation needed]}

• Frozen Specialties, Inc. is the largest private-label pizza company in the United States of America.^{[citation needed]}
• La Choy Chinese foods are made in Archbold.
• Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver and Indianapolis 500 champion, graduated from Archbold High School.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Archbold, Ohio is at coordinates 41°31′06″N 84°18′20″W / 41.51829, -84.305483 (Archbold, Ohio)Coordinates: 41°31′06″N 84°18′20″W / 41.51829, -84.305483 (Archbold, Ohio)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Ohio
County seat: Wauseon
City	Wauseon
Villages	Archbold | Delta | Fayette | Lyons | Metamora | Swanton
Townships	Amboy | Chesterfield | Clinton | Dover | Franklin | Fulton | German | Gorham | Pike | Royalton | Swan Creek | York
Communities	Assumption | Pettisville | Tedrow

• An Archbold Business - Candy Cane Christmas