Rossford
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city in Wood County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Wood
- Total
- 5.20 sq mi (13.46 km )
- Land
- 5.17 sq mi (13.40 km )
- Water
- 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
- Elevation
- 627 ft (191 m)
- Density
- 1,217.5/sq mi (470.07/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area code
- 419 / 567
- Fips code
- 39-68686
- Website
- www.rossfordohio.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Rossford
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Wood County
- Population
- 6299
- Area
- 13.789987
- Elevation
- 188
- Official website
- www.rossfordohio.com
- Image
- Eagle Point Colony gateway.jpg
- Households
- 2589
- Dialing code
- 419
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- postal code
- 43460
- Commons category
- Rossford, Ohio
- inception
- 1898-01-01
- P8168
- Kom
- water as percent of area
- 5.7413
- per capita income
- 35093
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, located along the Maumee River in the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 6,299 at the 2020 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike. Rossford Public Library and WPAY serve the community.
Rossford was founded as a company town by Edward Ford of the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. In 1898, Ford purchased 173 acres (0.70 km) along the Maumee River to build the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company.
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