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Miamisburg, Ohio

Miamisburg, Ohio
City
Aerial view of Miamisburg
Aerial view of Miamisburg
Nickname(s): Hole's Station, The Burg
Motto: "Ohio's Star City"
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°38′19″N 84°16′31″W / 39.63861°N 84.27528°W / 39.63861; -84.27528Coordinates: 39°38′19″N 84°16′31″W / 39.63861°N 84.27528°W / 39.63861; -84.27528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery
Founded 1797
Incorporated 1818
Government
 • Mayor Dick Church, Jr.
Area
 • Total 12.37 sq mi (32.04 km2)
 • Land 12.18 sq mi (31.55 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,181
 • Estimate (2012) 20,165
 • Density 1,656.9/sq mi (639.7/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 45342-45343
Area code(s) 937
FIPS code 39-49434
GNIS feature ID 1085476
Website http://www.ci.miamisburg.oh.us/

Miamisburg (/mˈæmzbərɡ/ meye-AM-meez-bərg) is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Miamisburg is known for its large industry (mainly for its nuclear operations during World War II) and retail factors (such as the Dayton Mall) commercial business area, which is partially located in Miami Township, but is probably most famous for being the home to the Miamisburg Mound. Miamisburg borders Miami Township, Springboro, and West Carrollton. The sister city of Miamisburg is Owen Sound, Ontario.

European-Americans started calling their first community "Hole's Station" circa 1797, when Zechariah Hole settled there with his family from Virginia and built a stockade on the west bank of the Miami River opposite the mouth of Bear Creek. The stockade attracted squatters, surveying parties, and other settlers who had taken grants to live in the local cabins until they could build their own; hence the little community became known as "Hole's Station". Settlers came west primarily from Pennsylvania. By 1822, the unincorporated community had become a village; it achieved city status in the 1920s.


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