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.
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Boil Advisory Issued – Reed Street from Tremont Street to Howard Street
Boil Advisory – Reed St Feb 24 2021Download Due to a water main repair it will be necessary to issue a boil advisory for the following area: Reed Street from Tremont Street to Howard Street. Under a boil advisory it is suggested that all consumed water be brought to a rolling boil for a full…
Water Service Shut Down – Reed Street from Tremont Street to Lawndale Avenue
Water Service Shut Down – Reed St Feb 24 2021Download Date: 2/24/2021 Contact: Don Crose / Mansfield Water Repair Dept. Subject: Water service shut down Due to emergency water main repairs the City of Mansfield Water Repair Department has shut down water service to the following areas: Reed Street from Tremont Street to Lawndale Avenue…
Road Closure – North Mulberry Street from Springmill Street to Vale Avenue
Road Closure N. MulberryDownload Due to sanitary main repairs it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. North Mulberry Street from Springmill Street to Vale Avenue. The road has been closed and is set to re-open on Monday March 1st 2021 by the end of the work…