Geographic Information      
Location: Eastern edge of Fulton County/western edge of Lucas County, in Northwest Ohio    
Nearest Major City: Toledo - 15 miles    
Major Highways: US 20A; SR 2; SR 64;           I 80/90 4 miles    
Median Household Income: $48,729.00    
       
Demographics      
Population - County 42,084    
Population - Village 3,307    
Population - 5 mile radius of Village 15,000    
Labor Force - County 24,000    
Labor Force - MSA 317,400    
       
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Local Telephone Service Embarq    
       
Utilities and Service Data      
Electric Power; Toledo Edison    
Natural Gas: Ohio Gas    
Water Service: Village of Swanton    
Source: Swan Creek    
Treatment Type: Chlorine, alum, flouride, carbon & lime    
Design Capacity: 1.25 MGD    
Average Daily Production: .35 MGD    
Sewage Treatment Supplier: Village of Swanton    
Treatment Type: Trickle filter plant with tertiary treatment    
Permit Capacity: .98 MGD    
Average Daily Flow: .75 MGD    
       
Taxes      
Local Income Tax: 1.25%    
State Income Tax: .743-7.5%    
Sales Tax: 6.50%    
       
Tax Incentives CRA, Enterprise Zone    
       
Transportation Facilities      
Truck Lines: Serviced by all major truck lines    
Major Airports: Toledo Express - 4 miles    
Local Airport: Fulton County - 15 miles    
Railroads: Norfolk-Southern freight line; Amtrak passenger station in Toledo - 18 miles    
Nearest Water Port: Port of Toledo - 18 miles    
Parcel Service: UPS; FedEx; DHL; all major parcel serices    
       
Financial Services      
Banks: Farmers & Merchants State Bank; Fifth Third Bank: First Federal of Delta; Key Bank; PNC Bank    
Investments: Edward Jones                 UBS Financial Services    
       
Religious Facilities      
Protestant: 15    
Catholic: 1    
Jewish: NA    
Other: NA    
       
Education Facilities Number Enrollment Pupil/Teacher Ratio
High School - Public: 1 542 22:01
High School - Parochial/Private: NA NA NA
Junior High or Middle School: 1 326 22:01
Elementary School - Public: 2 597 22:01
Elementary School - K-8 - Parochial: 1 128 18:01
52% of H.S. Graduates go on to Higher Education
       
Vocational High School Location Distance Enrollment
Penta County Career Center Perrysburg 16 miles 1,188
       
Colleges & Universities      
University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo 15 miles 1,266
University of Toledo Toledo 17 miles 19,201
Lourdes College Sylvania 16 miles 1,763
Owens Technical College Perrysburg 22 miles 9,544
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green 24 miles 21,071
Northwest State Community College Archbold 29 miles 3,076
Defiance College Defiance 39 miles 930
       
Lodging & Conference Facilities Rooms Additional Facilities  
Days Inn (near Toledo Express Airport, 4 miles): 53 NA  
Valleywood Golf Club: NA Conference Rooms, Golf, Dining (open to the public)  
       
Civic & Social Organizations    
American Legion Knights of Columbus    
Chamber of Commerce Knights of Pythias    
Fulton County Historical Society Boy & Girl Scouts    
Fulto County Genealogical Society Elks    
AMVETS Masons    
4-H Clubs Rotary    
Senior Citizens VFW    
Sports Boosters Parents Associations    
Swanton Area Community Coalition      
       
Medical Services Facility Location Distance
Hospitals: Fulton County Health Center Wauseon 15 miles
  St. Luke's Hospital Maumee 12 miles
  Several other major hospitals Toledo & Sylvania 15 - 20 miles
       
  Number    
Physicains: 2    
Dentists: 5    
Orthodontis: 1    
Optometrists: 2    
Chiropractors: 1