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Convoy, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tully Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45832. The Survey maps it on the Convoy quadrangle. 1,012 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 784 feet above sea level.

Convoy within Van Wert County

Population over time

2 figures

Convoy fell from 1,085 to 1,012 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,085
20201,012-73 (-7%)

Then and now

1914 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Convoy, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Convoy, surveyed 1914

Compare 1914 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 118 shown

Museums hold 118 specimens collected within 10 miles of Convoy between 1893 and 1970: 113 Animalia, 4 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., Bonnewitz L. R.; Stevenson J. A., Bonnewitz Lee R. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Carpiodes cyprinus, not of this specimenCarpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)1893P. KirschHoaglin Creek, Oakwood, Ohio
A photograph of the species Hybopsis amblops, not of this specimenHybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschHoaglin Creek, Oakwood, Ohio
A photograph of the species Lepomis megalotis, not of this specimenLepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschHoaglin Creek, Oakwood, Ohio
A photograph of the species Albugo platensis, not of this specimenAlbugo platensis (Speg.) Swingle1921Stevenson, John A.Van Wert
Cladosporium paeoniae Pass.1921Stevenson John A.Van Wert
A photograph of the species Puccinia iridis, not of this specimenPuccinia iridis Wallr.1921Stevenson J. A.Van Wert
A photograph of the species Charadrius vociferus, not of this specimenCharadrius vociferus vociferus Linnaeus, 17581922Price, H. (Homer)Van Wert, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Dendrocopos pubescens, not of this specimenDendrocopos pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766)1922Price, H. (Homer)near Paulding Co line, Blue Creek Banks, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Sialia sialis, not of this specimenSialia sialis sialis (Linnaeus, 1758)1922not recordedNo specific locality recorded.
A photograph of the species Cathartes aura, not of this specimenCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)1924H. T. PriceRodney Graham Woods
A photograph of the species Bubo virginianus, not of this specimenBubo virginianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)1926Price, H. (Homer)Van Wert, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Accipiter cooperii, not of this specimenAccipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)1929Price, H. (Homer)Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio, USA

All 118 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

1 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Convoy: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Scott Plant 0MagnesitePlant

Every working recorded in Van Wert County

Storms nearby

35 since 1994

The National Weather Service names Convoy in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007LightningConvoy$65,000Lightning struck a 40 foot oak tree, causing it to drop onto a home at the intersection of Payne and Convoy roads. Significant damage resulted to the home, but no injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at $65,000.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindConvoy$40,000A semi hauling a modular home was overturned on westbound US 30 northeast of Convoy. The structure was destroyed as a result of the accident.
February 2023Tornado (EF0)Convoy$30,000A weak circulation touched down on the north side of Convoy Road|at a residence where two tree limbs fell in a convergent pattern and|debris from a swing set was thrown down the center point of the|path. The outer edge of the circulation also picked up an small,|unanchored chicken coop over a shed, clipping the roof corner and|dropping on the east side . The tornado pushed in the SW side of a|large metal shed and pushing out metal roofing. The tornado|continued across Sycamore St, crossing SR 49 and began weakening|as it move across Hall Dr, producing sporadic tree and shingle|damage. The tornado lifted before reaching Franklin St.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindConvoy$25,000Emergency management reported damage to a school sports complex with large sections of bleachers tossed and cement block dugouts at a baseball diamond destroyed. Windows were blown out of a house next to the complex. Winds were estimated around 90 MPH from a microburst.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindConvoy$15,000Roof ripped off an autobody shop and thrown into a car.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindConvoy$10,000A large tree was downed and shingles were blown off a roof.
March 2022Tornado (EFU)Convoy-Emergency management officials relayed video footage of a landspout over an open, empty field. No damage occurred, resulting in an EF-U rating.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management officials reported a large tree down in Convoy.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management officials reported a semi was blown over on US-30, just west of State Route 49.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management officials reported shingles were blown off a residence.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management reported a shed was tossed roughly 80 yards and destroyed.
August 2016Tornado (EF0)Convoy-This tornado was a secondary spin up tornado from same mesocyclone as the earlier EF-1 Van Wert County tornado. Damage found from aerial survey by Emergency Manager of mainly crop damage to corn and beans.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management officials reported a semi was blown over on US 30, just west of State Route 49.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindConvoy-A mesonet site recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindConvoy-A mesonet site recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindConvoy-A mesonet site recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Numerous trees downed.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Spotters reported sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph in the Convoy area, with the winds increasing to 70 mph as the storm passed south of Scott.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Barn roof blown off.
April 2003HailConvoy-Emergency management reported three quarter inch hail covering the roadway south of Convoy.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Convoy.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Numerous trees reported down between Convoy and Van Wert.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Large tree limbs reported down.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Power lines down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindConvoy-Limbs and poles down.
June 1994HailConvoy-Considerable large hail damaged some crops.
June 2017HailConvoy-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindConvoy-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindConvoy-no account filed
May 2004HailConvoy-no account filed
April 2003HailConvoy-no account filed
April 2003HailConvoy-no account filed
May 2000HailConvoy-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindConvoy-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindConvoy-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Van Wert County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Richey3.3 miles14
Wolfcale3.7 miles14
Middlebury5.4 miles13
Dixon5.9 miles14
Briarwood Court6.2 miles15
Cavett6.8 miles15
Van Wert7.1 miles14
Scott8.1 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ConvoyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2668820The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056836. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.