Rossford, Ohio

Rossford, Ohio
City
Gateway to the Eagle Point Colony Historic District neighborhood
Location of Rossford, Ohio
Location of Rossford in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°34′52″N 83°34′05″W / 41.58111°N 83.56806°W / 41.58111; -83.56806
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Area [1]
• Total	5.20 sq mi (13.46 km2)
• Land	5.17 sq mi (13.40 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [2]	627 ft (191 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,299
• Density	1,217.43/sq mi (470.07/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43460
Area code	419/567
FIPS code	39-68686[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087197[2]
Website	www.rossfordohio.com

Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, located along the Maumee River in the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 6,299 at the 2020 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike. Rossford Public Library and WPAY serve the community.

Rossford was founded as a company town by Edward Ford of the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. In 1898, Ford purchased 173 acres (0.70 km²) along the Maumee River to build the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company.^[4]

As workers came to the factory, Ford named the resulting town "Rossford" by combining the last name of his second wife, Caroline Ross, with his. Shortly after the foundation of the plant, Ford built the Ford Club next to the plant, so workers could socialize. In 1998, Rossford's centennial, the town built a memorial next to the Ford Club in memory of the foundation of the town. The centennial was marked by a street fair, parade, concert, and several other accommodations.

Edward Ford's father John Baptiste Ford earlier founded Ford City, Pennsylvania as a plate glass company town.^[4]