Marlboro, Ohio
Marlboro is an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, United States.[2]
Marlboro, Ohio | |
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Marlboro, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 40°57′04″N 81°12′50″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Stark |
Area | |
• Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
• Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 247 |
• Density | 574.42/sq mi (221.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 234 and 330 |
GNIS feature ID | 1057833[2] |
History
Marlboro was laid out in 1827, taking its name from Marlboro Township.[4] The community was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.[5] By 1833, Marlborough had about 50 inhabitants.[6] A post office called Marlborough was established in 1833, the name was changed to Marlboro in 1893, and the post office closed in 1906.[7]
Notable people
- Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, Physicist.
- Walter Curran Mendenhall, Geologist.[8]
Notes
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- "Marlboro, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Lehman, John H. (1916). A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 78.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 83.
- Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 299. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- Walter Curran Mendenhall
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