Electricity Rates in Archbold, OH

History of Archbold

Archbold was founded in 1855 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was probably named for John Archbald, a railroad promoter, though another tradition is that the name is an amalgamation of Arch and Bald, two other railroad officials. A post office called Archbold has been in operation since 1855.It was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation in 1983.At around 2:30 PM on Sunday, January 4, 1948, a 45-year-old farmer was driving his tractor that was pulling thirteen children that were riding on his lowing-slung farm utility bobsleigh amidst a light snowstorm when he stopped at an unguarded railroad crossing out of precaution. After looking in all directions, he proceeded to cross, when he was halfway over, he "froze stiff" at the sight of an oncoming Chicago-bound New York Central Railroad passenger train that was travelling at an estimated 80 mph (around 125 kph). The engineer of the train stated that he spotted the tractor and attached bobsleigh more than a quarter of a mile away and despite knowing that his response would be too late, he proceeded to activate both the warning whistle and emergency brakes.Ten children were pronounced dead at the scene while the other three survived despite being moderately injured. All of the deceased were siblings from three separate farming families. Two of the three injured passengers were the tractor operator's children.

Archbold by the Numbers

Population

6,916

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Median Household Income

$72,025/yr

Median Home Value

$191,800

Homeownership Rate

79%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)