Ontario, Ohio
| City of Ontario | |
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| City | |
Ontario Hellinger Municipal Building
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| Motto: "We Serve Community Education Industry" | |
 Location of Ontario, Ohio |
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 Location of Ontario in Richland County |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′8″N 82°36′11″W / 40.76889°N 82.60306°WCoordinates: 40°46′8″N 82°36′11″W / 40.76889°N 82.60306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Richland |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Incorporated | 1958 (village) |
| - | 2001 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Randy Hutchinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.10 sq mi (28.75 km2) |
| • Land | 11.08 sq mi (28.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,225 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,156 |
| • Density | 561.8/sq mi (216.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44906 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-58520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1057901 |
| Website | http://www.ontarioohio.org/ |
Ontario is a city in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was founded in 1834 on the western edge of the Allegheny Plateau, just west of the city of Mansfield. After being incorporated in 1958, Ontario became a heavy manufacturing center because of the Erie Railroad line, and its proximity to Mansfield. However, its status in that regard began to decline in the late 20th century, when much of the Erie Railroad that once ran through the city was abandoned; and shifts in the manufacturing industry led to the relocation or repositioning of many factories. The city's industry has since diversified into the service economy, including education, finance and healthcare. The city is also a major regional retail hub serving the entire North-Central Ohio area, with a shopping population of over 150,000.
As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 6,225. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ontario was founded by Hiram Cook, and was platted in December 1834 as a settlement in Springfield Township near Mansfield. During that same month thereafter, the original settlement of Ontario merged with New Castle, another small settlement that was originally located just to the west of the Ontario settlement along the Mansfield and Bucyrus route (known today as State Route 309) that had just been laid out and platted. New Castle was named for Henry Cassell, while others stated that it was named in honor of Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in England. Ontario was named after Ontario County, New York, the native place of the founder of the town. In 1863, the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad (later Erie Railroad mainline) reached Ontario and a train station was built, but was later demolished after much of the railway was abandoned in the late 20th century.
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