Chilicothe, Ohio

City of Chillicothe
City
Overview of Chillicothe from Grandview Cemetery
Seal
Nickname(s): Ohio's First Capital
Location in the state of Ohio
Location of Chillicothe in Ross County
Coordinates: 39°20′11″N 82°59′2″W / 39.33639°N 82.98389°W / 39.33639; -82.98389Coordinates: 39°20′11″N 82°59′2″W / 39.33639°N 82.98389°W / 39.33639; -82.98389
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ross
Government
• Mayor	Luke Feeney (D)
Area
• Total	10.60 sq mi (27.45 km2)
• Land	10.43 sq mi (27.01 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (190 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,901
• Estimate (2012)	21,735
• Density	2,099.8/sq mi (810.7/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45601
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-14184
GNIS feature ID	1060960
Website	http://ci.chillicothe.oh.us/

Chillicothe (/ˌtʃɪlɪˈkɒθi/ CHIL-i-KOTH-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.

The population was 21,901 at the 2010 census. It is the only city in Ross County and the center of the Chillicothe Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). Chillicothe is a designated Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River.

The town's name comes from the Shawnee Chala·ka·tha, named after one of the five major divisions of the Shawnee people, as it was the chief settlement of that tribal division. The Shawnee and their ancestors inhabited the territory for thousands of years prior to European contact. At the time of European-American settlement, the community was plotted by General Nathaniel Massie on his land grant.