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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 November 2024. City in Ohio, United States Celina, Ohio City Downtown Celina Flag Seal Nickname: C-Town Motto: "One Of The 100 Best Small Towns!" Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio. Celina Show map of Ohio Celina Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 84°33′45″W ...
Mercer County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,528. [1] Its county seat is Celina. [2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. [3] It is named for Hugh Mercer, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. [4] Mercer County comprises the Celina, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area
The city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County, is located in central Jefferson Township, and Grand Lake St. Marys occupies the township's southeastern quarter. Name and history [ edit ]
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A post office was established at Celina in 1870, and remained in operation until 1940; [2] for most of this period, the post office was located in the Jacob Rickenbaugh House. [3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after Celina, Ohio. [4]
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is a public recreation area located on 13,500-acre (5,500 ha) Grand Lake in Mercer and Auglaize counties, Ohio. [4] Grand Lake is the largest inland lake in Ohio in terms of area, but is shallow, with an average depth of only 5–7 feet (1.5–2.1 m).
A parish was formally erected in Celina in 1864 and dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. [4] With the creation of the parish, more Catholics were attracted to Celina; the parish grew to the point that a church building was needed, [3] and the Archbishop of Cincinnati, John Baptist Purcell, came to Celina to lay the cornerstone on August 3, 1864.