Kenton (Ohio)

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Kenton
Kenton (Ohio)
Kenton
Kenton
Location in Ohio
Basic data
Foundation : 1845
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Hardin County
Coordinates : 40 ° 39 ′  N , 83 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′  N , 83 ° 37 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,262 (as of 2010)
Population density : 635.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.3 km 2  (approx. Err mi 2 ) of
which 13 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 302 m
Postal code : 43326
Area code : +1 419
FIPS : 39-39886
GNIS ID : 1064929
Website : www.kentoncity.com
Mayor : Randy Manns

Kenton is a city in Hardin County in the state of Ohio in the United States of America . The city on the Scioto River is the administrative seat of the county. The population was 8,262 at the 2010 census . Kenton is the largest city in the county, a quarter of the population of Harding lives here.

Geography and traffic

Kenton is at the center of the triangle between the cities of Findlay , Lima and Marion . Kenton is influenced by all three cities and it is difficult to say which metropolitan area this county seat belongs to. Several major highways such as the Fort Wayne - Columbus or Toledo - Springfield connection form a transport hub in the city.

history

In 1833 Kenton was established as the county seat of the newly established Hardin County. The city was named after the pioneer Simon Kenton (1755-1836), a companion of Daniel Boone and a soldier in General Anthony Wayne's army at the Battle of Fallen Timbers . Simon Kenton became brigadier general in the Ohio militia in 1805 and took part in battles against the British in the British-American War . His grave monument is in Urbana .

In 1840 Kenton only had 300 inhabitants. In 1845 Kenton got its own council and mayor. In 1846 there were two churches, a sawmill and a flour mill, twelve shops and a newspaper office on site. The hydroelectric power of the Scioto River contributed to the city's economic boom, and when the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad passed through the town, Kenton grew rapidly. In 1880 almost 4,000 people lived in the city, in 1886 there were already eight churches, three banks and four newspaper offices.

Today the radio station WKTN is based in Kenton, the only daily newspaper remaining is the Kenton Times .

economy

The largest employer in town was the Champion Iron Fence Company , which made iron fences and had 125 employees. There were other iron-processing operations, but a major economic factor was and is agriculture in the area around Harding County and the companies in Kenton that manufacture or supply equipment and goods for the farmers.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ P. Jahns: The Violent Years: Simon Kenton and the Ohio-Kentucky Frontier . 1962
  2. ^ Ohio History Central: Simon Kenton
  3. ↑ WKTN
  4. ↑ Kenton Times

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