Facts and Demographics of Piqua

Facts

• More than 100 citizens serve on 23 boards, commissions and committees for the City of Piqua
• City of Piqua has 5 weather warning sirens (with backup power supply) to warn those citizens outside
• More than 42% of the total cost of constructing the Linear Park was covered by various grants
• The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated the City of Piqua as a "Tree City, USA" city
• The retaining wall built along the Linear Park - The River's Edge section (near the Main Street Bridge) has more than 14,000 keystone blocks (each 8 inches tall and 18 inches wide and weighing 110 pounds)
• The City of Piqua maintains more than 150 miles of streets and 28 miles of alleys
• The Piqua Fire Department responded to 450 fire runs and 3083 EMS (Emergency Medical Service) runs in 2004
• The City of Piqua Water Distribution system has more than 107 miles of water main
• The City of Piqua Police Department established a Piqua Police Department Honor Guard in 2005
• Access Piqua Television Association (APTA) Piqua TV5 (Piqua's Local Access Channel) provides more than 6,100 hours a year - various programs from the City of Piqua, area churches, area non-profit groups, social service agencies, Upper Valley Medical Center, Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Piqua, Piqua Arts Council, and many others
• A portion of the Linear Park - The River's Edge section is constructed on the old towpath of the Miami and Erie Canal
• The City of Piqua received more than $7.2 million in CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds - for Downtown Revitalization, housing improvements (CHIP) and other infrastructure projects from 1990 to 2004
• From 1990 through 2004: CDBG funds enabled 37 downtown buildings to be rehabbed, major rehab to 160 homes, minor repairs to 61 homes, and provided down payment assistance and rehab funds to 47 "first-time homebuyer families"
• The City of Piqua Engineering Department issued more than 240 permits of various types in 2004
• The Linear Park crosses the Great Miami River on an old railroad bridge in excess of 500 feet long
• The City of Piqua Wastewater Treatment Plant has the capacity to treat 4.5 million gallons of wastewater per day
• The City of Piqua Wastewater system has more than 150 miles of sanitary sewers and 6 pumping stations

Demographics

The population of the City of Piqua as determined by Census 2000 is 20,738. For more information, www.piquaoh.org.