Massillon, Ohio
| Massillon, Ohio | |
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| City | |
| City of Massillon | |
Lincoln Way in downtown Massillon in 2006
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| Nickname(s): Tigertown USA | |
| Motto: City of Champions | |
 Location in Ohio |
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 Location of Massillon in Stark County |
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| Coordinates: 40°47′48″N 81°31′17″W / 40.79667°N 81.52139°WCoordinates: 40°47′48″N 81°31′17″W / 40.79667°N 81.52139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Incorporated | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Kathy Catazaro-Perry (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.76 sq mi (48.59 km2) |
| • Land | 18.58 sq mi (48.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 32,149 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 32,156 |
| • Density | 1,730.3/sq mi (668.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 44646-44648 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-48244 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061483 |
| Website | http://www.massillonohio.com. |
Massillon is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron, and 50 miles (80 km) south of Cleveland. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census, which makes it the 44th largest city in Ohio.
Massillon is the second largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 404,422 and includes all of Stark and Carroll counties.
The city's incorporated area primarily resides in the western half of Perry Township, with portions extending north into Jackson Township, west into Tuscarawas Township, and south into Bethlehem Township. The village of Navarre borders the city to the south.
The original settlement of Kendal was founded in 1812 by Thomas Rotch, a Quaker originally of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. James Duncan of New Hampshire first settled in Kendal before recording the plot for Massillon in December 6, 1826. Duncan, known as the city's founder, named the town after Jean Baptiste Massillon, a French Catholic bishop, at the request of his wife. The town plat was established along the east bank of the Tuscarawas River, which was the surveyed route for the Ohio and Erie Canal being constructed to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River. The canal section spanning from Cleveland to Massillon was completed in 1828. Massillon quickly became a major port town along the canal route, known as the Port of Massillon, following the canal's completion in the 1832. The first telegraph lines would reach Massillon in 1847, and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad would extend its rails to Massillon in 1852. Massillon incorporated as a village in 1853. In 1868, Massillon incorporated as a city when the populated reached 5,000.
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