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Piqua is a town in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,738 at the 2000 census. Miami County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
Piqua was one of the cities that experienced severe flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster[1] in Ohio history. ...
This year, Piqua is celebrating its Bicentennial.
Geography
Piqua is located at 40°8′51″N, 84°14′53″W (40.147474, -84.247968)GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias OH county maps by Catbar. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.3 km² (10.9 mi²). 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.19%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
The Great Miami River runs through Piqua. The area at the south end of town on the east side of the river is known as Shawnee. The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,738 people, 8,263 households, and 5,585 families residing in the city. The population density was 749.0/km² (1,939.2/mi²). There were 8,886 housing units at an average density of 320.9/km² (830.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.21% White, 3.38% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 8,263 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,681, and the median income for a family was $41,804. Males had a median income of $31,808 versus $22,241 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,719. About 9.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History Although officially incorporated in 1807,Piqua's history dates back to a previous settlement in 1747 called Fort Pickawillany located a mile northeast of the present city at the Great Miami River's intersection with Loramie Creek.It was demolished by French troops and their Miami tribe Indian allies in 1752. Piqua started out as two separate communities,Upper Piqua and Lower Piqua in 1780 becoming one community by 1800. Rossville(since incorporated into Piqua)was the first local African-American settlement after the Randolph slaves were freed following the passing of John Randolph in 1833. The Rossville neighborhood and Randolph cemetery are located on the northeast side of the river off of North County Road 25-A. Pickawillany was a Miami Indian village located on the current site of the city of Piqua, Ohio in the United States. ...
The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. ...
Loramie Creek is a tributary of the Great Miami River, 36. ...
The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana and Ohio. ...
Piqua was home to the first municipally-owned nuclear power plant, in operation from 1962 to 1966 earning its short lived nickname "The Atomic City." During this period a name brand automotive battery,the "Piqua Atomic Power Plant" was manufactured and marketed locally. A nuclear power station. ...
Piqua is believed to be a reference to the Shawnee Indian phrase: "Othath-He-Waugh-Pe-Qua" translated as "He has risen from the ashes!" The phrase is mentioned in a painting of a Native American rising up above the flames before a tribe of onlookers in a state of amazement. The painting is on public display inside the main office of Unity National Bank,the former Third Savings and Loan Association in downtown Piqua.
Piqua's Shawnee Native American history became the namesake for the community of Shawnee,founded in 1797 which is bordered on the east side of the river adjacent to downtown and the former Pennsylvania Railroad corridor later used by the merged Penn Central Transportation and subsequently by Conrail. Shawnee has also long since been incorporated into Piqua.The Piqua High School Indians athletic teams also took its inspration from its local Native American history. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...
The Pennsylvania and New York Central Transportation Company, almost always called Penn Central, was an American railroad company that operated from 1968 until 1976. ...
Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...
Piqua has two Main Streets,the one being north and southbound along Miami County Road 25-A(the former U.S. Highway 25, also known as the Dixie Highway) the other running east through Shawnee. U.S. 36 also runs through much of the city, cutting the town almost directly in half. Main and Ash Streets (U.S. 36) converge in Piqua's downtown. Also running through downtown is the east to west Conrail corridor which was originally the Pennsylvania Railroad two-track throughway which was abandoned in 1985. A section of it became a bike trail in the summer of 2001 now known as Linear Park. The remaining rail line serving Piqua is the north and southbound Baltimore and Ohio line now operated by CSX Transportation(CSXT). U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Dixie Highway in St. ...
Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...
1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ...
CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ...
A long downtown fixture,the Orr-Statler Building at the corner of Main and High streets was erected in 1891 which for many years housed the now defunct Fort Piqua Hotel which closed in the 1980s. The building also provided a temporary home for Piqua National Bank which later moved to a newer building in 1929. That section of the building is now home to Joe Thoma and Sons Jewelers. Other local merchants have also located their businesses in the building over the years.. After years of disrepair and neglect,the building is currently undergoing a long awaited major interior renovation and will become the new home for Piqua's public library upon complettion.
Schools Piqua Junior High School won the 2000 and 2001 Ohio State Science Olympiad and in 2002 placed second. The team advanced to Eastern Washington University for Nationals in 2000 in which they took 8th place and the Spirit Award, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2001 and placed 6th, and the University of Delaware in 2002 and placed 10th in the nation. Piqua Junior High School also won the 2005 Ohio State Science Olympiad and advanced to the Nationals held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 21, 2005, along with Solon Middle School (the runner up),representing the two Ohio middle school teams. Piqua's Science Olympiad team is one of the oldest and most established in the state of Ohio. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Solon Fine Arts Center Solon City Hall Solon is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ...
Piqua High School's show choir has performed well during the past few years, receiving many grand champion and first-runner-up awards at Ohio competitions. Under the direction of Tom Westfall, the PHS choral department has earned its first "1" ratings at OMEA competitions in over thirty years. The Piqua High School Marching Band is known as the Pride of Piqua and won many championships in the 80s. The program is currently being rejuvenated by the new director, and more focus is being given to teaching the elementary age kids the fundamentals of band. Piqua's biggest high school rivals are the Trojans from Troy, OH, a community about five miles south of the city of Piqua. The Piqua High School football team was also named the Division II state champs for the 2006/2007 season.
Piqua schools also earned their first "effective" rating from the state of Ohio during the 2005-2006 school year, earning 20/26 educational indicators given by the state.
Colleges Piqua is home to Edison Community College. The college has sattelite locations in Darke County, Ohio and in Tipp City, Ohio. Darke County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ...
Tipp City is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. ...
Famous residents - Matt Finkes, former Ohio State football player.
- Jazz musicians the Mills Brothers.
- World War II ace Don Gentile.
- Posthumous Medal of Honor awardee William H. Pitsenbarger, who was recognized for his actions as an Air Force Pararescueman during the Vietnam War.
- William McCulloch, lawyer and United States Senate member, noted for championing Republican support of the Civil Rights Act in Congress during the 1960s.
- Quinn Pitcock, starting defensive tackle for the Ohio State University.
- Brandon Saine, the 2006 Ohio Mr. Football Award winner, and a 2007 recruiting class verbal commit to play for Ohio State University.
- Kristin King, who was a player on the bronze medal winning Ladies' U.S. Hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
- The 2006 Division II Football Ohio State Champs [1]
- Scott Phillips, woodworker and wife Suzy Phillips, best known as the co-hosts/producers of the sydnicated program "The American Woodshop" aired on American Public Television.
- John Benkert Iraq and Kosovo War Veteran currently Director of Research and Development for CPR Tools Inc. inventor of [DefenDisk] http://www.defendisk.com
- Hiram Y. Smith, lawyer and U.S. Representative from Iowa.
The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ...
The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Major Dominic Salvatore Don Gentile (December 6, 1920 - January 28, 1951) was a U S Air Force officer. ...
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...
A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was a United States Air Force Pararescueman who gave his life aiding and defending a unit of Soldiers pinned by an enemy assault in Vietnam. ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
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Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...
William Moore McCulloch (November 24, 1901–February 22, 1980) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. ...
Quinn Pitcock (b. ...
Head Coach Jim Tressel 7th Year, 62-14 Home Stadium Ohio Stadium Capacity 101,568 - Grass Conference Big Ten First Year 1889 Athletic Director Gene Smith Website OhioStateBuckeyes. ...
The Mr. ...
Head Coach Jim Tressel 7th Year, 62-14 Home Stadium Ohio Stadium Capacity 101,568 - Grass Conference Big Ten First Year 1889 Athletic Director Gene Smith Website OhioStateBuckeyes. ...
Kristin King (born July 21, 1979 in Piqua, Ohio) is an American ice hockey player. ...
The American national womens ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. ...
Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin Italian €2 commemorative coin of 2006 celebrating the Turin games The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...
Scott Phillips (born February 22, 1973 in Madison, Florida) is the drummer of Alter Bridge and is the former drummer of Creed. ...
Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (March 22, 1843 – November 4, 1894) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and clerk from Iowa. ...
The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...
Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ...
Economy - The city of Piqua is home of Hartzell Propeller, the leading producer of small aircraft propellers in the world.
- Evenflo of Piqua (formerly Questor Juvenile Furniture) is the leading manfacturer of infant and toddler car seats and has become one of Piqua's leading employers and industries.
- The city also was a major center of underwear production during the late 1800s and much of the 1900s. A yearly "Outdoor Underwear Festival" was held downtown from 1988 until shorly after the demise and demolition of the factory owned by Medalist-Allen A,a direct descendant of the Atlas Underwear Company. Heritage Green Park now occupies the former factory site.
- The Val Decker Packing Company,which operated until 1981 was a local producer of hams,hot dogs,other meats and lard under the tagline "Piquality." The large red steel cans which contained the lard product is now a much sought-after collector's item. The building which housed the meat packing plant was renovated in 1987 and is now home to the Piqua Board of Education and several small businesses.
- Due to the prosperity of past industry in the city of Piqua, much of the area surrounding downtown contains large mansions and homes. Most notable is the Leo Flesh Mansion, built in the Chateauesque style, it looms over many of the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood.
- Piqua's mall, Miami Valley Center, opened in 1988 and was renovated in the mid 90s. Its anchor stores include JC Penney, Elder Beerman, Sears, and Steve and Barry's Sportswear.
- Miami Valley Crossing(formerly Piqua East Mall,opened in 1970)was redesigned and updated in the late 1990s as a plaza with anchor stores Wal-Mart,Jo Ann Fabrics,El Sombrero Restaurant and The Home Depot.
- Two local festivals are held downtown. Taste of The Arts,attracting area artists,local restaurants and tourists alike is held yearly in May. The other is Christmas On The Green,also held yearly at the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
- The Piqua Heritage Festival,held since 1981 is a yearly event held at the site of the Col. John Johnston farm (aka: Piqua Historical Area)on Labor Day weekend which draws historians,native American tribes and tourists alike. A restored segment of the Miami-Erie Canal is also located on the site north of the city off of State Route 66.
Trivia - 1930s Depression-era gangster John Dillinger at one time robbed the Citizens National Bank of Piqua(later Miami Citizens National Bank) at the corner of Main and Ash streets downtown. It is believed the shots fired from his gun upon getaway left bullet holes which remained intact upon a wall of the Orr-Flesh building located across the street for many years.
- The Meteor Motor Car Company(later the Miller-Meteor division of Richmond,Indiana-based school bus manufacturer Wayne Corporation) had a breif run as an independant record label and phonograph manufacturer in the 1920s. Afterward, Miller-Meteor produced ambulances and hearses before closing down in 1979.
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John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. ...
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