Welcome to the City of Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is the county seat of Richland County, Ohio. James Hedges, Jacob Newman, and Joseph Larwill established the town in 1808. Residents named the community after Jared Mansfield, the surveyor general of the United States. Mansfield grew slowly, having just twenty houses and one store in 1817. By 1846, 2,330 people resided in Mansfield. This tremendous growth partly resulted from the completion of a railroad, connecting Mansfield with Sandusky, Ohio. In 1846, Mansfield contained two newspaper offices, twenty-three stores, and seven churches.
Over the next forty years, Mansfield grew tremendously. In 1880, 9,859 people resided in the town, and in 1890, 13,473 people lived there. In 1888, the town was a center of manufacturing and trade in north-central Ohio thanks to the four railroads that passed through the community. Dozens of manufacturing businesses operated in the town, producing doors, brass objects, linseed oil, suspenders, paper boxes, and numerous other items. Mansfield’s largest employer was a cigar maker, Hautzenroeder & Company, with 285 employees in 1888. That same year, construction began on a prison facility.
Mansfield continued to prosper during the twentieth century. In 2000, the community was Richland County’s largest population center, with 49,346 residents. That same year, the city was ranked as the fifth best place in the United States to raise a family, and the United States Conference of Mayors has voted the community one of “America’s most livable cities.
Quick Resources
2023 Safety Town Program
Richland County Housing Study
Press Release Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport Contamination
Make Your Voice Heard Flyer
Tax Deadline Flyer
City of Mansfield Income Tax Webpage
Façade Grant Flyer
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Mansfield’s Latest News
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Lift Boil Advisory – Ruth Avenue
Date: 8/27/23Contact: Steve Brown / Mansfield Water Repair DepartmentSubject: Lift Boil AdvisoryThe City of Mansfield Water Repair Department has lifted the boil advisory affecting thefollowing areas:Ruth Avenue from Wood Street…
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Boil Advisory – Armstrong Street
Date: 9/27/2023 Contact: Don Crose / Mansfield Water RepairDept.Subject: Water service shut down.Due to emergency water main repairs the City of Mansfield Water Repair Department has shutdown water service to…
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Water Service Shutdown – Armstrong Street
Date: 9/27/2023 Contact: Don Crose / Mansfield Water RepairDept.Subject: Water service shut down.Due to emergency water main repairs the City of Mansfield Water Repair Department has shutdown water service to…