Marysville, Ohio
| Marysville, Ohio | |
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| City | |
Intersection of State Routes 31 and 38 in Marysville
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| Nickname(s): The Shaded City | |
 Location in the state of Ohio, United States |
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 Location of Marysville in Union County |
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| Coordinates: 40°14′02″N 83°21′59″W / 40.23389°N 83.36639°WCoordinates: 40°14′02″N 83°21′59″W / 40.23389°N 83.36639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Union |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | J.R. Rausch |
| Area | |
| • City | 16.56 sq mi (42.89 km2) |
| • Land | 16.27 sq mi (42.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 22,094 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 22,051 |
| • Density | 1,358.0/sq mi (524.3/km2) |
| • Urban | 22,094 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 43040-43041 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-48160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061480 |
| Website | http://www.marysvilleohio.org/ |
Marysville is a town in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,094 at the 2010 census. This marks a 38.59% increase from 2000.
Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener".
In December 2008, Marysville was designated as a "Preserve America Community" by the First Lady Laura Bush.
Marysville was originally part of Northwest Territory, and then became part of the Virginia Military District within that territory, and eventually became part of the state of Ohio. One of the original surveyors of the area was James Galloway, Jr., who first visited in 1805. Marysville was founded in 1819 by Samuel W. Cuthbertson, who named the town after his daughter Mary, along the small waterway of Mill Creek.
After the organization of the county by the Ohio Legislature, Marysville was designated as the seat of Union County. The first recorded meeting of the commissioners was in 1820. Between 1835 and 1840, a courthouse was constructed. Eventually, a new dedicated courthouse would be built in Marysville on January 27, 1883, which is also presently in use.
In 1849, a county infirmary was authorized. The first county jail was a log structure that sat on the south side of East Center street, in the rear of the courthouse. Eventually a new jail was authorized by the commissioners and built in the 1870s. In 1878 the county purchased a 10-ton safe for the treasury, that eventually was moved into courthouse.
The first county fair was held in 1847 in Marysville, in the public square. In 1852, the Agriculture Society moved the fair to the current location, on the north side of town.
Marysville was originally laid out in 1820. The first permanent settlement was made by Abraham Amrine, of Swiss descent, in 1817, two miles north of the city. Today the main road leading to the high school is named Amrine-Mill Rd.
In 1824, the first post office was established. At this time, there were only four families in the village. In 1828, Marysville's first school was established in the east side of town using a log cabin as its building structure. By 1839, there were already three schools operating in the town. In 1843, the first high school was opened by Caroline Humphrey, and by 1850 there was a Board of Education making annual reports to the voters.
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