Editing Kettering, Ohio (section)

==History==
The area where the city of Kettering now lies was settled from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s, largely as farmland. The population in the area started to grow, prompting the creation of (now [[paper township#Defunct townships|defunct]]) Van Buren Township in 1841. In November 1952, township voters approved incorporating as the Village of Kettering. (In 1953, the western portion of the village voted to secede, forming a new township, which is now the [[Moraine, Ohio|City of Moraine]]).<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://ci.moraine.oh.us/history-of-moraine/ | title = History of the City | publisher = [[Moraine, Ohio|City of Moraine]] | date = October 24, 2017 | access-date = July 18, 2021 }}</ref> By 1955, the village's population had grown to 38,118, which qualified it to claim city status, with the official proclamation by the state on June 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/about/about_history.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220150002/http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/about/about_history.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-02-20|title=Kettering History|access-date=2012-09-11}}</ref> The city is named for inventor [[Charles F. Kettering]], who resided here in his home, [[Charles F. Kettering House|Ridgeleigh Terrace]], from 1914 until his death in 1958. Charles Kettering is known for his numerous inventions and contributions to Metro Dayton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=223|title=Charles F. Kettering history|access-date=2012-09-11}}</ref>

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Kettering's population continued to grow, adding more than 30,000 residents. This growth was due in part to the many people who started migrating out of nearby Dayton after [[World War II]]. Since the 1980s, Kettering has experienced a slow decline in population due to an aging population and loss of manufacturing jobs.