Bascom, Ohio

Bascom, Ohio
Census-designated place
Running concurrently with Ohio State Route 18, Tiffin Street bisects Bascom.
Location of Bascom
Coordinates: 41°07′35″N 83°17′08″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Seneca
Area [1]
• Total	1.51 sq mi (3.92 km^2)
• Land	1.51 sq mi (3.92 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	397
• Density	262.22/sq mi (101.21/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44809
Area code	419
GNIS feature ID	2628862[2]

Bascom (/ˈbæskəm/ BAS-kəm^[3]) is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio.^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44809 and hosts Hopewell-Loudon High School.^[4] The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.

History

Bascom was laid out in 1837.^[5] The community derives its name from Scott & Bascom, publishers of The Ohio State Journal.^[6][7] A post office called Bascom has been in operation since 1850.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	397		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bascom, Ohio
3. "E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 540.
6. AC10235922, Anonymus (1853). Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States. Armstrong.
7. Baughman, Abraham J. (1911). History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 437.
8. "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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