ZIP Code 45846

Fort Recovery is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The town is located near the headwaters of the Wabash River. The village is near the location of Fort Recovery, first established in 1793 under orders from General Anthony Wayne. The northwest corner of the Greenville Treaty Line is located in Fort Recovery. Fort Recovery was a stop along the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Buffalo to Chicago. In September 1851, the town organized Bone Burying Day, to inter the remains of bones that had been discovered from the battles at that location. In 1852, a local resident struck metal with a grubbing hoe. The metal was iron bands encasing a small wooden box, and 900 Spanish doubloons were found, valued at $14,000 (equivalent to $456,008 in today's dollars) in 1852. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,430 people, 555 households, and 391 families living in the village. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²), of which 1.05 square miles of land is land and 0.02 square mile (0.05 km²) is water. The population of the village was 1,501 at the 2020 census, and it is expected to grow to 1,500 by the end of the decade. It is located at 40°2444N 84°4640W.

Geography

Fort Recovery is located at 40°2444N 84°4640W. The Wabash River passes through the village. The northwest corner of the Greenville Treaty Line is located in Fort Recovery. Fort Recovery was a stop along the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Buffalo to Chicago andSt. Louis. The village has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²), of which 1.05 square miles is land and 0.02 sq miles (0.05 km²) is water. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the village's population at 1,071. The population of Fort Recovery in 2010 was 1,084. It has a population of 1,094. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the village in 2010 as 1,083. The number of people living in the Fort Recovery area is 1,061. It is also the location of a number of major area roads, including State Route 119, State Route 49, Sharpsburg Road, Union City Road, Wabatash Road, and Fort Recovery-Minster Road. The town is located near the junction of the Wababash and Greenville rivers, which flow into the Buffalo River. The Greenville River runs through Fort Recovery, which runs through the center of the town. The city of Buffalo, New York is just to the north. The Fort Recovery section of the Buffalo-Niagara County line was once known as the "Fort Recovery section".

History

Two well known battles of the Northwest Indian War took place at Fort Recovery. St. Clair's Defeat remains the greatest loss by the United States Army to a Native American force. In 1852, a local resident struck metal with a grubbing hoe. The metal was iron bands encasing a small wooden box. 900 Spanish doubloons were found, valued at $14,000 (equivalent to $456,008 in today's dollars) in 1852. In September 1851, the town organized Bone Burying Day, to inter the remains of bones that had been discovered from the battles at that location. In 1795, confederacy representatives signed the Treaty of Greenville, which ceded control of most of the modern state of Ohio, using Fort Recovery as a reference point for the border between Native American and United States territories. The treaty was signed in 1795 and ceded most of Ohio to the U.S. in exchange for the right to use the Ohio River as the border for the future state of Michigan. The Treaty of 1795 was signed by President George H.W. Bush and his son-in-law, President Abraham Lincoln, and was signed on June 14, 1798. The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution on June 13, 1799, calling for the removal of Fort Recovery from the Ohio National Register of Historic Places. The resolution was approved on June 15, 17100. The Fort was removed on July 1, 1701.

Demographics

There were 555 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. The median income for a household in the village in 2010 was $41,471, and the median income. for a family was $48,676. The per capita income for the village is $17,600. About 2.8%. of families and 3.9%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6%. of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males, and for every 100. females age 18 or over, there were 95.8 males. The gender makeup was 51.0% female and 49.0%. The population was spread out, with 26.7%. from 18 to 24, 27.7. from 25 to 44, 22.2%. from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The population density was 1,324.9 people per square mile.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio = 86. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 20. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Fort Recovery = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,501 individuals with a median age of 37.7 age the population dropped by -6.13% in Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,216.37 residents per square mile of area (469.74/km²). There are average 2.4 people per household in the 498 households with an average household income of $49,904 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.80% of the available work force and has dropped -2.47% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.26%. The number of physicians in Fort Recovery per 100,000 population = 89.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Fort Recovery = 39 inches and the annual snowfall = 34.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 125. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 181. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 74.48%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 56 years with median home cost = $104,050 and home appreciation of 0.81%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $10.50 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,300 per student. There are 16.1 students for each teacher in the school, 341 students for each Librarian and 908 students for each Counselor. 7.67% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.45% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.71% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).