Massillon (Ohio)
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 Lincoln Way with IDEAL Department Store in the background |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1812 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Stark County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 81 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 32,149 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 740.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 43.8 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 43.4 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 289 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 44646-44648 | ||
| Area code : | +1 330 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-48244 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1061483 | ||
| Website : | www.massillonohio.com | ||
| Mayor : | Kathy Catazaro-Perry | ||
Massillon is a city in County Stark in the American state of Ohio , a little west of Canton and about 80 km south of Cleveland . At the 2010 census , the city had 32,149 inhabitants.
In Massillon there are several listed buildings and ensembles that have been included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These include the Five Oaks residential building (NRHP record 1973), the historic city center as Fourth Street Historic District (1982), the First Methodist Episcopal Church (1985), the First National Bank Building (1987) and the Ideal Department Store Building (1992 ).
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Walter Folger Brown (1869–1961), United States Postmaster General from 1929 to 1933
- Dorothy Gish (1898–1968), actress
- Harry Stuhldreher (1901-1965), American football player
- Bobby Grier (* 1933), first black football player to take part in a Sugar Bowl game. (1956 final)
- Gary A. Strobel (* 1938), plant physiologist and biochemist
- Tom Weiskopf (* 1942), golfer
- Robert Weirich (* 1950), pianist, music teacher and composer
- Lori Lightfoot (* 1962), first black female mayor of Chicago, Illinois
- Mark Kozelek (* 1967), singer and songwriter
- Stalley (born 1982), rapper
- Matt Lanter (born 1983), film actor
- Jacob Wukie (* 1986), archer
People who worked in Massillon
- Paul Brown (1908-1991), American football coach
Web links
Commons : Massillon, Ohio - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- History of Massillon on the city's official website
Individual evidence
- ^ OHIO - Stark County on the National Register of Historic Places: Five Oaks (# 73001535), Fourth Street Historic District (# 82003654), First Methodist Episcopal Church (# 85001803) and First National Bank Building (# 87000689), Ideal Department Store Building (# 92001245).