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Cities
According to the Ohio Revised Code, cities are contiguous, incorporated areas of over 4 square miles that do not contain an existing municipality and also possess the following characteristics: a population of at least 25,000, a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile, and an assessed property tax valuation of at least $2500 per capita.
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Bowling Green Fostoria Maumee Monroe Northwood Oregon Perrysburg
Port Clinton Rossford Sylvania Toledo Waterville Wauseon
City of Fostoria

Year Established: 1854
Notable People:
Charlie Earl, politician
Charles Foster, politician
Edward R. Hays, soldier, lawyer and politician
Micah Hyde, football player
Grant Jackson, baseball player
Tony Lucadello, baseball scout
Damon Moore, football playerJohn Quinn, art collector
Gene Sharp, political scientistHarold L. Yochum, theologian
Coordinates: 41°9′33″N 83°24′55″W
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City of Maumee

Year Established: 1964
Notable People:
Theodore Dreiser, author of Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy
Betty Ford, former First Lady of the United States
James W. Forsyth, U.S. Army general
Richard Kazmaier, 1951 Heisman Trophy winner; donated his Heisman Trophy to Maumee High School
Robert Knepper, actor, played Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break
Edward Lamb, businessman, broadcasting executive, and labor lawyer
Henry Ware Lawton, U.S. Army officer who served in the Civil War, Apache Wars, Spanish–American War
Necros, one of the earliest US hardcore bands
Larry Nuber, auto racing announcer on ESPN
Dane Sanzenbacher, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL
Soledad Brothers, an American punk blues trio
Morrison Remick Waite, Chief Justice of the United States, 1874–1888
Coordinates: 41°34′14″N 83°39′9″W
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City of Monroe

Year Established:
Notable People:
Rance Allen, bishop, songwriter, gospel singer
Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery (1844-1911), author, educator
Frankie Biggz (b. Francisco Andres Lucio, 1973), record producer, singer-songwriter, musician, and DJ
Vic Braden (1929-2014), tennis champion and coach
Christie Brinkley (b. 1954), model, born in Monroe
Robert K. Brown (b. 1932), combat correspondent, investigative journalist, and founder, editor, publisher of Soldier of Fortune magazine
Horace Thompson Carpenter (1857–1947), artist and art critic, historian
Isaac P. Christiancy (1812–1890), Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
Ken W. Clawson (1936–1999), Deputy Director of Communications for President Richard Nixon during Watergate scandal
Audie Cole (b. 1989), football player for Minnesota Vikings
Oliver H. P. Cowdery (1806–1850), important figure in founding of Latter Day Saint movement, lived in Monroe
Boston Custer (1848–1876), younger brother of General George Custer, lived in Monroe, killed at Battle of Little Big Horn
Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), wife of General Custer, born in Monroe
George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), iconic 19th Century soldier, lived much of his early life in Monroe
Eric Daman (b. 1970), fashion designer
Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872), first professional African-American artist
Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825–1895), first governor of state of Washington
Carl Ford (b. 1980), football player
Don Gonyea (b. 1956), White House correspondent for National Public Radio
John James Hattstaedt, musician, founder and president of American Conservatory of Music in Chicago (1886-1991), was born and grew up in Monroe
Valerie Harper (1939-2019), actress, star of sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda and Valerie, grew up in Monroe
Ernest Ingersoll (1852–1946), environmentalist and writer.
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837–1930), union organizer, lived in Monroe
Ken Kelley (1949–2008), journalist, editor, and publisher
Ernst G. W. Keyl (1804-1872), Lutheran clergyman, died in Monroe[36]
Tonya Kinzinger, actress, born in Monroe
Karen Koch (b. 1951), world's first professional female ice hockey player
Charles Lanman (1819–1895), author, artist and US government official
Robert McClelland (1807–1880), prominent Michigan politician
Bronco McKart (b. 1971), prizefighter, World Boxing Organization champion
J. Sterling Morton (1832–1902), prominent conservationist, lived in Monroe from 1834–1854
Roy Parmelee (1907–1981), baseball pitcher in Major Leagues from 1929–1939
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (b. 1963), Miss America 1988
Henry Armstrong Reed (1858–1876), nephew of George Custer, lived in Monroe, killed at Little Big Horn
James A. Roy, 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Paul W. Smith, WJR radio personality
Vern Sneider (1916–1981), novelist, most famous for Teahouse of the August Moon
Matt Urban (1919–1995), most decorated combat soldier of WWII
Frankie E. Harris Wassom (1850-1933), educator and poet
Todd Williams (b. 1969), two-time U.S. Olympian at 10,000m (1992, 1996)
Eric Wilson (b. 1978), football player
Warner Wing (1805-1876), Michigan jurist and legislator
Coordinates: 41°54′59″N 83°23′52″W
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City of Perrysburg
Year Established: 1816
Notable People:
Burke Badenhop, professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball
Clara Blinn, pioneer who died in the aftermath of the Battle of Washita River
Douglas Brinkley, award-winning historian, lived in Perrysburg from 1968 to 1982
T. J. Fatinikun, professional football player in the NFL and Arena Football League
Jerry Glanville, college football head coach
Jim Harbaugh, professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and head coach in the NFL and college football
Sam Jaeger, actor on Parenthood on NBC
Ralph Wesley Judd, (1901-1957) was a professional baseball player with the Washington Senators and New York Giants
Jim Leyland, Major League Baseball manager
Anna Tunnicliffe, 2008 US Olympic Sailing Team gold medalist
Notable Companies:
Owens-Illinois building in Perrysburg. Owens-Illinois Inc., global glass container manufacturer
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, metalworking machinery dealer, specializing in tube mills, roll forming and coil processing equipment.
Fox Software, creator of FoxPro (Defunct after being acquired by Microsoft in 1992)
Coordinates: 41°33′1″N 83°37′48″
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City of Port Clinton

Year Established:
Notable People:
Robert Putnam - Political scientist, author, and Malkin Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Putnam grew up in Port Clinton. He uses the city as a template in his book Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis to examine changes in the American economic and social landscape
Chris Redfern - politician, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, and former member of the Ohio House and its Minority Leader
Henry Semon - Oregon state legislator
Louis C. Shepard - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient from Ashtabula County, buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°30′35″N 82°56′25″W
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City of Rossford

Year Established: 1898
Notable People:
Jonathan Bennett, actor
Dasit (real name David Shinavar), rapper and contestant on Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show
Erick Iskersky, professional tennis player
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Founder of American Atheists, graduated from Rossford High School
Johnny Paris (ne John Pocisk), musician
John Payak, professional basketball player
Eddie Platt, musician
Dennis Richmond, news anchor
Coordinates: 41°35′37″N 83°34′5″W
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City of Sylvania

Year Established: 1961
Notable People:
Sam Abell - photographer
Mark Berger - economist
Terry Cook - automobile racing driver
Alissa Czisny - two-time U.S. champion figure skater
Chip Davis - musician
Jon Diebler - basketball player
Gordie Howe - hockey player
Coordinates: 41°42′41″N 83°42′12″W
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City of Toledo

Year Established: 1837
Notable People:
Gloria Steinem – founder of Ms.; feminist icon; journalist; women's rights advocate
Kristina Keneally – Premier of New South Wales, Australia
Stephanie Rader – OSS spy in WWII
Erik Kynard – silver medalist in men's high jump at 2012 London Olympics
Selma Rubin – environmental activist based in Santa Barbara, California
Rosa L. Segur – suffragist
Ella P. Stewart – pharmacist (one of the first black female pharmacists in the United States), civic leader and philanthropist
Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 83°34′31″W
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City of Wauseon

Year Established: 1853
Notable People: Chief Wauseon
James Massey, academic and information theorist
Richard Mourdock, former Republican state treasurer of Indiana
Barney Oldfield, racecar driver
Jean Paul Slusser, painter, designer, art critic, professor, and director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art
Rick Volk, member of the Baltimore Colts' Super Bowl III and V championship teams
Marjorie M. Whiteman, International law expert and member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Matthew Shaw, Triple B
Coordinates: 41°33′8″N 84°8′21″W
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Villages
According to the Ohio Revised Code, villages are contiguous, incorporated areas of at least 2 square miles that are at least 3 miles from an existing municipality and also possess the following characteristics: a population density of at least 800 people per square mile and an assessed property tax valuation of at least $3500 per capita.
Archbold Bradner Clay Center Delta Elmore Fayette Gibsonburg Green Springs Haskins Holland Hoytville Luckey Lyons Metamora Millbury North Baltimore Oak Harbor Ottawa Hills Pemberville Portage Put in Bay Risingsun Swanton Tontogany Walbridge Wayne Weston Whitehouse
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Village of Delta

Year Established: 1863
Notable People:
Mary Wood-Allen (1841-1908) was a physician who lectured and wrote on child-rearing and sexuality; she was the first white child born in Delta.
Steve Buehrer served in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate.
Nate Kmic played football at Delta from 2001-2004 and at Mount Union from 2005-2008. Kmic established many Ohio High School and NCAA records for rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored in a season/career. Kmic also established the NCAA all-time rushing record with 8,074 career yards at Mount Union. Kmic helped Mount Union win (3) National Titles in 2005, 2006, and 2008; Mount Union was runner-up in 2007. Mount Union Purple Raiders football.
Coordinates: 41°34′30″N 84°0′9″W
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Village of North Baltimore

Year Established: 1876
Notable People: Russell Coffey, once the oldest living American veteran of World War I
Gene Sharp, political science professor, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Bobby (Bob-O) Lawson, the current Football, Basketball, Baseball coach, and the band director for the local school district. He was inducted into the NB Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.
Coordinates: 41°10′55″N 83°40′28″W
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Village of Ottawa Hills

Year Established: 1915
Notable People:
Conrad Kennedy III – pro wrestler
Ernest M. McSorley – last captain of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest ship on the Great Lakes, an iron ore freight vessel that sank in Lake Superior with all 29 hands in November 1975.
Tom Scholz – guitarist and founder of the rock band Boston.
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Townships
Townships are the oldest form of government.
Michigan Townships Association
Ohio Townships Association
Henry Jackson Jerusalem Lake Middleton Monclova Perrysburg Richfield Spencer Springfield Sylvania Troy Whiteford
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