Orrville, Ohio
| Orrville | |
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 Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| County : | Wayne County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 50 ′ N , 81 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 8,551 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 619.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.9 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 323 m |
| Postal code : | 44667 |
| Area code : | +1 330 |
| FIPS : | 39-58828 |
| GNIS ID : | 1065216 |
| Website : | www.orrville.com |
| Mayor : | Dave Craft |
Orrville is a city in County Wayne in the American state of Ohio . Orrville has about 8500 inhabitants (as of 2000). The city was founded in 1864 by Smith Orr, who saw the economic opportunities at the intersection of the newly built railroads from Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad and Columbus, Mt. Vernon and Cleveland Railroad .
economy
The economy in Orrville is mainly characterized by the food processing industry and the metal industry. The largest local company is the food company JM Smucker , founded in 1897 , which employs over 1000 people on site. The company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is particularly known for its jams. The second largest local company with more than 300 employees is Smith Dairy , a dairy company founded in 1909 .
The 1970 under the name Contours Ltd. founded company Bekaert-Orrville Ltd. produces semi-finished steel products, flat and round wire, and employs almost 200 people in Orrville.
Personalities
- Jerome M. Smucker (1858–1948), company founder
- Bob Knight (* 1940), college sports basketball coach
Web links
- History of the city of Orrville on the city website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth J. Winkle: The Politics of Community: Migration and Politics in Antebellum Ohio . Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 158-159. ISBN 0521526183 .
- ↑ List of the largest employers in Orrville ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the city's homepage.
- ↑ Smith Dairy - The early Years ( Memento of the original from November 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of Bekaert-Orrville
- ^ Jerome M. Smucker on Ohio History Central.
