Tiffin, Ohio

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Tiffin is a city in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,135 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Seneca County^GR6.

It is the home of Heidelberg College and Tiffin University. At one time it was noted as a glass and porcelain manufacturing center.

World War II Medal of Honor recipient Rodger Young was born here.

Tiffin is named after Edward Tiffin, the first governor of Ohio.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous People From Tiffin, Ohio
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Tiffin is located at 41°7′1″N, 83°10′44″W (41.116834, -83.179003)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.2 km² (6.6 mi²). 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.11%) is water, primarily the Sandusky River which flows through the center of town.

Tiffin St. Paul's United Methodist Church was the first church in the world to be lit by Edison's light bulb, and the first public building in the United States to be wired for electricity.East Ohio Conference United Methodist Archives Center. East Ohio Conference Historian's Page. Retrieved on 2006-03-26.The Advertiser Tribune. St. Paul's Methodist has gift from Edison. Retrieved on 2006-03-26.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 18,135 people, 7,330 households, and 4,471 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,078.9/km² (2,792.4/mi²). There were 7,862 housing units at an average density of 467.7/km² (1,210.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.26% White, 1.46% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 7,330 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 15.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,261, and the median income for a family was $41,329. Males had a median income of $31,207 versus $22,259 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,580. About 5.7% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous People From Tiffin, Ohio

John Quinn (1870-1924) was born in Tiffin, Ohio, to an Irish baker/grocer, James W. Quinn, and Mary Quinlaw Quinn, and grew up in nearby Fostoria, Ohio, where his parents relocated in 1871. His paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Madigan) Quinn, natives of County Limerick, Ireland, settled in Tiffin in 1851, where the grandfather was a blacksmith by trade.

John Quinn became a successful New York lawyer, art patron and collector, and collector of manuscripts. He was an organizer and spokesperson for the 1913 Armory Show, and later legal defender of James Joyce and T.S. Eliot. He was a friend of Ezra Pound and William Butler Yeats. In 1913, he convinced the United States Congress to overturn the 1909 Tariff Law, which retained the duty on foreign works of art less than twenty years old and which discouraged collecting modern European art.

A huge and controversial event, the 1913 Armory Show [1] (officially The International Exhibition of Modern Art, in New York City) included examples of Symbolism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, and Cubism. John Quinn opened the exhibition with the words:

“... it was time the American people had an opportunity to see and judge for themselves concerning the work of the Europeans who are creating a new art.”…..

Quinn died at age 54 and was buried by his family in Fostoria, Ohio.