Pickerington

Pickerington
	Nickname : Picktown, Violet Capital of Ohio, The Purple City
	; Pickerington Library
Map of Ohio highlighted with Pickerington
	Pickerington
	Pickerington
Basic data
Foundation :	1815
State :	United States
State :	Ohio
County :	Fairfield , Franklin County
Coordinates :	39 ° 54 ′ N , 82 ° 46 ′ W Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ N , 82 ° 46 ′ W
Time zone :	UTC-5 ; ( Daylight Saving Time : UTC-4 )
Residents :	18,291 (as of 2010)
Population density :	725 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	25.23 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of; which 25.23 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	255 m
Postal code :	43147
Area code :	+1 614
FIPS :	39-62498
GNIS ID :	1061537
Website :	www.ci.pickerington.oh.us
Mayor :	Lee A. Gray (since 2011)

Pickerington is a suburb of the city of Columbus in Fairfield County and Franklin County , Ohio with 18,291 residents. (Status: 2010)

geography

Pickerington is agricultural and is centrally located in Ohio. Pickerington is surrounded by Reynoldsburg in the north, Canal Winchester in the south and Columbus in the west.

history

Population development

1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
188	290	263	310	358	366	384	433	634	696	3,917	5,668	9,792	18,291

founding

Pickerington was founded as Jacksonville in 1815 . When this city was known to the inhabitants of the village in 1827 it voted, the name in honor of the founder, Abraham Pickering , in Pickerington to change.

politics

The current mayor, Lee A. Gray, was elected in 2011. His predecessor reigned from 1992 to 1999. In addition to the Mayor is a City Council as well as a so-called City manager ( dt . Oberstadtdirektor ) available.

Culture and sights

Museums

Pickerington is the Motorcycle Hall of Fame , one of the American Motorcyclist Association operated Ruhmeshalle the motto cycling . In the rooms, among other things, motorcycles and other objects of racing are exhibited.