Massillon (Ohio)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מסילון (אוהיו)
Name (Latin)
Massillon (Ohio)
Other forms of name
nnaa Massillon, Ohio
Coordinates
-81.52278 -81.52278 40.795 40.795 (gooearth )
W0813117 W0813117 N0404748 N0404748 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 125501951
Wikidata: Q992289
Library of congress: n 81106805
OCoLC: oca00651868
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 40°47ʹ48ʺN 081°31ʹ17ʺW)

Wikipedia description:

Massillon ( MASS-ih-lən) is a city in western Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 census. Massillon is a principal city of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties and had a population of 401,574 in 2020. Founded in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1853, the city developed as an industrial center due to its location on the Ohio and Erie Canal and later railroad access. Steel and machinery manufacturing played a significant role in the city's economic growth. Massillon is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron, and 50 miles (80 km) south of Cleveland.

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