Delphos, Ohio
Delphos is a city in
Allen and
Van Wert counties in
Ohio. The population was 6,944 at the 2000 census.
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Location of Delphos, Ohio |
Delphos is located at (40.844441, -84.339360).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5
km² (2.9
mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Founded amidst the
Great Black Swamp in
1844 on the
Miami and Erie Canal by the Reverend John Otto Bredeick and his brother Ferdinand Bredeick.
Romanesque style
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church has over 100 arches, life-sized statues and fourteen stained glass windows.
Lock 24 is a well-preserved stone lock on the
Miami and Erie Canal on north part of town.
In a small house on corner of West Second Street and State Street, the famous author
Zane Grey lived while he played for the Delphos Reds, an
1890's baseball team.
Birthplace of
Leslie Peltier, amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of comets and variable stars.
Harvard's
Harlow Shapley once described him as "the world's greatest non-professional astronomer".
Delphos St. John's High School has 12 Ohio state championships among boys and girls basketball, football, and golf, with the most recent being the 2005 championship in football. Additionally, its football team holds the Ohio state record for most consecutive wins, at 57, from
1 November 1996 to
17 November 2000.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,944 people, 2,717 households, and 1,880 families residing in the city. The
population density was 924.5/km² (2,391.9/mi²). There were 2,906 housing units at an average density of 386.9/km² (1,001.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.63%
White, 0.27%
African American, 0.14%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.24% from
other races, and 0.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 2,717 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were
married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,817, and the median income for a family was $44,385. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $21,124 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,380. About 5.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Saint John's High SchoolSaint John's Elementary SchoolDelphos City Schools*
City of Delphos' Official Site*
Chamber of Commerce*
Delphos Public Library*
Delphos Herald*
Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
