Chillicothe, OH
| City of Chillicothe | ||
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Overview of Chillicothe from Grandview Cemetery
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| Nickname(s): Ohio's First Capital | ||
 Location in the state of Ohio |
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 Location of Chillicothe in Ross County |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′11″N 82°59′2″W / 39.33639°N 82.98389°WCoordinates: 39°20′11″N 82°59′2″W / 39.33639°N 82.98389°W | ||
| 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 (/ˌtʃɪlᵻˈkɒθiː/ CHIL-ə-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.
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