Plymouth, Ohio
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Location in Ohio
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| Counties : |
Richland County Huron County |
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| Coordinates : | 41 ° 0 ′ N , 82 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,852 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 324.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 310 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44865 | ||
| Area code : | +1 419 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-63800 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1044654 | ||
Plymouth is a municipality in Richland County and Huron County in the US state of Ohio . The part of the community in Richland County belongs statistically to Mansfield - metropolitan region , the other part in Huron County is part of the Norwalk - Micropolitan Statistical Area . The population of Plymouth was 1,852 at the 2000 census.
geography
The northern part of Plymouth is located in New Haven Township in Huron County, the southern half is located in Plymouth Township and is therefore part of Richland County. Although there is a uniform police force for the entire municipality, the case law is based on two different courts of law, which are located in the respective county seats . The administrative center of Huron County is Norwalk, Richland County is administered from Mansfield.
The main street to the west of the parish is West Broadway Street to Sandusky Street and East Main Street to the east , but its continuation west and east outside of Plymouth is called Base Line Road because it forms the county line and separates Huron County from Richmond County.
economy
As of 1910, the Plymouth Locomotive Works built more than 7,500 small industrial locomotives before the operation was sold in 1997. Since then, no new locomotives have been manufactured, only spare parts for older locomotives have been sold. Of these models, an estimated 1,700 are still in use, and they may be up to 50 years old.
In addition, were from Plymouth , already produced cars before Chrysler's Plymouth brought models on the market. The Silver King tractors, which were built there until 1950, are also known . Even today there is a festival in the town every year at the beginning of August, which also includes a vintage tractor show.
education
The schools in Plymouth are part of the Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District . All three public schools in this school district are on campus on Trux Street in Plymouth. These are the Plymouth-Shiloh Elementary School , the Shiloh Middle School , and the Plymouth High School .