Plain City (Ohio)
| Plain City | |
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 Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| Counties : |
Union County Madison County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 6 ′ N , 83 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 2,832 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 602.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 285 m |
| Postal code : | 43064 |
| Area code : | +1 614 |
| FIPS : | 39-63030 |
| GNIS ID : | 1061547 |
| Website : | www.plain-city.com |
| Mayor : | Sandra Adkins |
Plain City is a village in Union County and Madison County in the US state of Ohio .
The village is also a separate registration area for the census , which is carried out by the United States Census Bureau . This area covers an area of 4.7 km 2 (1.8 sq mi). The population was 2,832 at the 2000 census.
history
The Plain City village was founded by Isaac Bigelow in 1818. At the time the area was populated by farmers, many of whom were Germans.
The village also received a train station from the Columbus, Indiana and Piqua Railroad in 1851 (merged with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad ). The main route, known as the Panhandle Route , runs from Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis. In the 1920s, the station became a major cattle loading station from which the Chicago slaughterhouses were supplied.
Big Derby Creek flows through the village and has flooded the village several times. The largest flood to date was in 1959, the last major one in 1997. On July 12, 1966, after more than 50 years, the village was hit again by a tornado that caused major property damage; around 100 large oaks, some of them 150 years old, were knocked over or damaged in the Pasttime Park.
Web links
- Official website (English)