Valley City, Ohio
Valley City, Ohio | |
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 Valley City Depot Museum | |
  Valley City, Ohio Location within the state of Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′01″N 81°56′23″W / 41.23361°N 81.93972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Township | Liverpool |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 943 |
| • Density | 503.74/sq mi (194.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 44280 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-79184 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628981[2] |
Valley City is an unincorporated community in central Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. The west branch of the Rocky River and Plum Creek flow near Valley City from south to north.
It is located at intersection of State Routes 252 and 303 in the northwest corner of Medina County. Settled in 1810, the surrounding township was established in 1816. Together with Litchfield and York Townships, Liverpool Township composes the Buckeye Local School District. Valley City is part of Ohio District 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
History
[edit]In 1810, Seba Bronson, Jr., a Revolutionary War Veteran, arrives in the "Hardscrabble" area of Liverpool Township (corner of Columbia Rd and Grafton Rd.). As a so-called "squatter", Bronson occupies the land, plants corn, builds a dwelling, and establishes a thriving salt works.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 943 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Arts and culture
[edit]Valley City is known for being "The Frog Jump Capital of Ohio." Since 1962, it has held an annual contest patterned after Mark Twain's story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." On April 2, 1964, two years after the first contest was held, Governor Jim Rhodes proclaimed this contest the official state frog jumping championship. In 1969, a few Valley City champion frogs competed in the larger contest in Calaveras County, California, including one belonging to Governor Rhodes. Today, the contest is held at the Mill Stream Park in early August.[5] The contest drew record breaking crowds in 2021 with over 750 frogs jumped and 4,000 attendees.[6]
An annual street fair is held on the last weekend of August to support the local fire department.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley City, Ohio
- ^ "History". June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Frog Jump History, 2007. Duane Naftzger, 1998. Accessed 10 May 2007.
- ^ Brian Lisik, special to cleveland com (July 19, 2022). "Valley City Frog Jump Festival on par to break attendance records". cleveland. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Valley City Fire & Rescue Liverpool Township: 2007.
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