Grove City, Ohio

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Grove City, founded in 1852, is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,075 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Columbus.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Government
5 Crime
6 Cultural Features
7 Trivia
8 External links

[edit] History

Grove City traces its beginnings to land grants bestowed upon Revolutionary War veterans General Daniel Morgan and Colonel William Washington. Hugh Grant, Jackson Township’s first white settler, set up a farm on a portion of this land near the turn of the eighteenth century.

In 1846, William Foster Breck purchased fifteen and a half acres from Grant’s son. In 1852, Breck and a commission of three other men laid out Grove City.

The community’s growth was steady and in March 1866, Grove City became an incorporated village. The first mayoral election was held in May of that year; town doctor Joseph Bulen was elected.

As the twentieth century approached, Grove City solidified its position as a “bedroom community” of Columbus with the completion of the Grove City and Greenlawn Street Railway. Though this railway ceased operations in the late 1920s, proximity to Columbus continued to spur growth and the village became a city on November 16, 1959.

[edit] Geography

Grove City is located at 39°52′41″N, 83°4′41″W (39.878030, -83.078157)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.2 km² (14.0 mi²). 36.1 km² (13.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.07% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 27,075 people, 10,265 households, and 7,544 families residing in the city. The population density was 749.4/km² (1,941.2/mi²). There were 10,712 housing units at an average density of 296.5/km² (768.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.17% White, 1.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,064, and the median income for a family was $62,059. Males had a median income of $40,599 versus $30,399 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,305. About 3.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Grove City is operated based on a city charter that was originally written in 1958 and later amended in 1982. The charter gives the city's power to a Mayor, City Council and Administrator. Out of the three, the Administrator is the only appointed position, while the other two are elected.

Mayor: Cheryl L. Grossman (re-elected in 2003)

[edit] Crime

Grove City is known as being an upper-class, low crime area. Grove City is, by crime statistics, the third safest suburb of Columbus, with Dublin and Upper Arlington being the two safer suburbs. Of the near 30 ZIP Codes that make up metro Columbus, the Grove City ZIP Code, 43123, is the 4th Safest. Grove City has had only one single murder in the past ten years. In ten years, all of Grove City has had less murders than most small Columbus neighborhoods, most of them in only a fraction of the time.

[edit] Cultural Features

The Gardens at Gantz Farm is a popular green thumb attraction. With over 27 acres, it is organized into three gardens: The Garden of Yesterday, The Garden of Today, and The Garden of Tomorrow.
The Annual Grove City High School Alumni Softball tournament. Rumored to be the largest of its kind, over 100 teams play annually on the last weekend of July.
Heavily Social town, everyone knows most people in the city and everyone usually attends all of the downtown and city events; which there are many. Arts in the Alley with a kick off parade, Christmas parade and many other things. Not to mention other things not so family oriented, such as a very large number of bars and pubs.

[edit] Trivia

In the past, Grove City has been perceived as a friendly, yet working class community. However, with the new Pinnacle development and the surrounding commercial growth, it appears that the secret is out. Grove City is now one of the fastest growing communities in Central Ohio. The gem of this development is the Pinnacle Golf Club, a Lanny Wadkins Signature course, which is already being compared to the best courses in Ohio. This diverse, well-planned community with its excellent freeway access and proximity to downtown Columbus is helping to raise the overall perception of Grove City.

Grove City is in the South Western City School district (7th Largest in Ohio)

Grove City is commonly referred to as GroveTucky.

The Grove City High School Marching Band is among the states finest bands, competing on a state and national level.

The Central Crossing High School Marching band is also among the states finest bands, and also competes in Bands of America competions. Most recently they placed second in Class AA at Grand National Championships, they were 22nd overall.