Marlboro, Ohio

Marlboro, Ohio
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Marlboro, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°57′02″N 81°12′59″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Stark
Area [1]
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km^2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation [2]	1,168 ft (356 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	247
• Density	574.42/sq mi (221.90/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	234 and 330
GNIS feature ID	2628928[2]

Marlboro is a census-designated place in Stark County, Ohio, United States.^[2]

History

Marlboro was laid out in 1827, taking its name from Marlboro Township.^[3] The community was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.^[4] By 1833, Marlborough had about 50 inhabitants.^[5] A post office called Marlborough was established in 1833, the name was changed to Marlboro in 1893, and the post office closed in 1906.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	247		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notable people

• Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, Physicist.
• Walter Curran Mendenhall, Geologist.^[8]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marlboro, Ohio
3. Lehman, John H. (1916). A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 78.
4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 83.
5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 299. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
6. "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. Walter Curran Mendenhall