Pandora, Ohio
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Pandora, Ohio
| settlement_type = Village
| nickname =
| motto = The Garden Spot of Ohio
| image_skyline = Main east of Jefferson, Pandora.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Buildings on the northern side of Main Street in Pandora
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| image_map = OHMap-doton-Pandora.png
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Pandora, Ohio
|image_map1 = Map of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting Pandora Village.png
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 = Location of Pandora in Putnam County
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Ohio
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Putnam
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 2.81
|area_land_km2 = 2.76
|area_water_km2 = 0.04
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.08
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.07
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_est =
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|population_total = 1204
|population_density_km2 = 436.19
|population_density_sq_mi = 1129.46
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_ft = 774
| coordinates = {{coord|40|56|51|N|83|57|24|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 45877
| area_code = 419
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 39-59738{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2399619{{GNIS|2399619}}
| website = [http://www.villageofpandora.com/ villageofpandora.com]
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Pandora is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States, located on the Riley Creek. The population was 1,204 at the 2020 census.
History
Pandora was originally called Columbia, and under the latter name was laid out in 1837.{{cite web | url=http://villageofpandora.com/index.php/features | title=History | publisher=Village of Pandora, OH | access-date=January 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115055613/http://villageofpandora.com/index.php/features | archive-date=January 15, 2016 | url-status=dead }} Another early variant name was Pendleton.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EVlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dgAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4050%2C7521455 | title=Blanchard River Brought Pioneers To Putnam | work=Toledo Blade | date=May 31, 1953 | access-date=April 30, 2015 | author=Warren, Robert | pages=3}} A post office was established as Pendleton in 1837, and the name was changed to Pandora in 1883.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Putnam | title=Putnam County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 30, 2015}} Pandora was incorporated as a village in 1892.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofputnamc01kind#page/293/mode/2up | title=History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Kinder, George D. | year=1915 | pages=154}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Pandora, Ohio (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present)
| Jan record high F = 70
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 86
| Apr record high F = 89
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 80
| Dec record high F = 71
| year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 56.5
|Feb avg record high F = 59.4
|Mar avg record high F = 70.0
|Apr avg record high F = 80.3
|May avg record high F = 87.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.7
|Jul avg record high F = 92.8
|Aug avg record high F = 91.4
|Sep avg record high F = 89.4
|Oct avg record high F = 82.2
|Nov avg record high F = 68.5
|Dec avg record high F = 59.2
|year avg record high F = 94.5
| Jan high F = 33.4
| Feb high F = 37.1
| Mar high F = 47.8
| Apr high F = 61.2
| May high F = 72.5
| Jun high F = 80.9
| Jul high F = 84.1
| Aug high F = 82.2
| Sep high F = 76.4
| Oct high F = 63.8
| Nov high F = 49.9
| Dec high F = 38.2
| year high F = 60.6
| Jan mean F = 26.4
| Feb mean F = 29.4
| Mar mean F = 38.7
| Apr mean F = 50.4
| May mean F = 61.9
| Jun mean F = 70.9
| Jul mean F = 73.9
| Aug mean F = 71.9
| Sep mean F = 65.4
| Oct mean F = 53.8
| Nov mean F = 41.7
| Dec mean F = 31.6
| year mean F = 51.3
| Jan low F = 19.4
| Feb low F = 21.6
| Mar low F = 29.6
| Apr low F = 39.7
| May low F = 51.3
| Jun low F = 60.8
| Jul low F = 63.7
| Aug low F = 61.6
| Sep low F = 54.3
| Oct low F = 43.8
| Nov low F = 33.5
| Dec low F = 25.1
| year low F = 42.0
|Jan avg record low F = -3.1
|Feb avg record low F = 1.1
|Mar avg record low F = 11.3
|Apr avg record low F = 23.7
|May avg record low F = 35.2
|Jun avg record low F = 45.9
|Jul avg record low F = 51.4
|Aug avg record low F = 49.0
|Sep avg record low F = 39.3
|Oct avg record low F = 28.6
|Nov avg record low F = 17.6
|Dec avg record low F = 5.6
|year avg record low F = -6.0
| Jan record low F = -21
| Feb record low F = -23
| Mar record low F = -13
| Apr record low F = 6
| May record low F = 23
| Jun record low F = 37
| Jul record low F = 42
| Aug record low F = 36
| Sep record low F = 28
| Oct record low F = 18
| Nov record low F = -3
| Dec record low F = -19
| year record low F =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.61
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.20
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.61
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.80
| May precipitation inch = 4.36
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.28
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.04
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.47
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.09
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.83
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.82
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.56
| year precipitation inch = 38.67
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 13.6
| Feb precipitation days = 10.7
| Mar precipitation days = 11.5
| Apr precipitation days = 13.4
| May precipitation days = 13.6
| Jun precipitation days = 11.9
| Jul precipitation days = 10.6
| Aug precipitation days = 9.5
| Sep precipitation days = 9.3
| Oct precipitation days = 10.7
| Nov precipitation days = 10.1
| Dec precipitation days = 11.8
| year precipitation days = 136.7
| Jan snow inch = 10.6
| Feb snow inch = 8.3
| Mar snow inch = 4.3
| Apr snow inch = 0.8
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 1.9
| Dec snow inch = 6.5
| year snow inch = 32.5
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 8.7
| Feb snow days = 6.3
| Mar snow days = 3.7
| Apr snow days = 0.7
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.2
| Nov snow days = 1.8
| Dec snow days = 5.5
| year snow days = 26.9
| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=iwx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00336405&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 568
|1900= 675
|1910= 800
|1920= 669
|1930= 588
|1940= 690
|1950= 717
|1960= 782
|1970= 857
|1980= 977
|1990= 1009
|2000= 1188
|2010= 1153
|2020= 1204
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
}}
=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2013}} of 2010, there were 1,153 people, 452 households, and 320 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1281.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 486 housing units at an average density of {{convert|540.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.6% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population. 56.8% were of German, 18.0% Swiss, 11.7% Irish, 8.7% English, and 5.9% French descent.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP02&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211016/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP02&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Results|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|work=census.gov}}
There were 452 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the village was 40 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,188 people, 442 households, and 331 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,462.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 458 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.74% White, 0.34% African American, 0.59% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 442 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,174, and the median income for a family was $49,500. Males had a median income of $36,597 versus $21,830 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,816. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Pandora-Gilboa High School.{{cite web | url=http://www.pgrockets.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools | access-date=March 3, 2018}}
Pandora has a public library, a branch of the Putnam County District Library.{{cite web | url=http://mypcdl.org/locations | title=Branch Locations | publisher=Putnam County District Library | access-date=March 3, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304180805/http://mypcdl.org/locations | archive-date=March 4, 2018 | url-status=dead }}
Arts and culture
The village hosts the Riley Creek Festival & Ted Fest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.putnamsentinel.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Ted-Fest-will-feature-sand-sculpture/1/1/20605|title=Ted Fest will feature sand sculpture}}https://roundtown.com/event/10924198/Tedfest-2015-Pandora-OH{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}https://www.facebook.com/events/402242899885503/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} It is also the home of Suter Produce, which in the summer is known for its strawberries and fresh sweet corn,{{cite news |title=Thrips no thrill for strawberry lovers |url=https://adaherald.com/Content/Social/Social/article/Thrips-no-thrill-for-strawberry-lovers/-2/-2/113240 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=The Ada Herald |publisher=DHI Media, Inc. |date=June 14, 2018}} and in the fall for its cider and corn maze.{{cite news |last1=Steiner |first1=Fred |title=Morning Star cider press opens Wednesday; Suter corn maze opens Saturday |url=https://www.blufftonicon.com/news/2014/09/16/morning-star-cider-press-opens-wednesday-suter-corn-maze-opens-saturday |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=Bluffton Icon |publisher=Bluffton Icon Media LLC |date=September 16, 2014}}
Notable people
- Arthur H. Day, Ohio state senator and Ohio Supreme Court justice
- Cyrus Locher, United States Senator
- Benjamin F. Welty, United States Representative
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Category:Villages in Putnam County, Ohio