Medina, Ohio

Medina is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,139 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Medina CountyTemplate:GR. Medina is pronounced with a long "I" sound.

Geography

Location of Medina, Ohio

Medina is located at 41°8′9″N 81°51′51″W (41.135899, -81.864069)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²). 28.8 km² (11.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 25,139 people, 9,467 households, and 6,683 families residing in the city. The population density was 872.1/km² (2,259.4/mi²). There were 9,924 housing units at an average density of 344.3/km² (891.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.60% White, 2.77% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 9,467 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,226, and the median income for a family was $57,435. Males had a median income of $42,437 versus $26,893 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,709. About 5.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

History

Medina was founded in 1818 as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve and originally named Mecca. However, another Ohio town had that name, thus the name was changed. Both Mecca and Medina are cities in Saudi Arabia and particularly significant to Islam.

Economy

Medina is home to the world's first ever "Super" Kmart Center [1]. The 24/7 grocery/fresh foods/general merchandise store opened in 1991 and continues to operate today. However, and mainly due to Medina's boom in population throughout the 1990s, the novelty of having a Super Kmart soon wore off as other similar stores such as Buehler’s, Wal-mart, Target Corporation, and Tops Friendly Markets gradually became more popular and now apparently seem to be preferred choice of most Medina resident shoppers.

Medina is also home to the A.I. Root candle company. They have been located in Medina since 1869.

Notable natives

• William G. Batchelder-A judge.
• Ryan Dunn - An actor.
• Mike Kudla - A former college football player.
• Greg Paulus - A college basketball player for Duke University.
• Bobby Rahal - An auto racing team owner and former driver.
• Amos Root - Noted for innovations in Beekeeping.
• Tony Stockman - Former Clemson/Ohio State basketball player, currently playing in France

External links

• The Medina County Community Advocate
• City Official Site
• Rausumea the Medina Chapter of Belegarth
• A.I. Root Candle Company's homepage