Editing Trotwood, Ohio (section)

==History==
Trotwood was originally called Higgins Station, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1854.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=150|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=134}}</ref>

The Village of Trotwood was incorporated in 1901 from portions of Madison Township (the township itself was established in 1809); in 1996 the village and township merged into a single political entity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trotwood.org/pdf/city_history.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109201859/http://www.trotwood.org/pdf/city_history.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This merger resulted in the creation of a Trotwood neighborhood (Townview) that is completely surrounded by the City of Dayton. Several smaller sections are attached to Trotwood by only a roadway or a small strip of land. The merger also added a large rural area to this suburban community consisting of farms, golf courses, and large rural estates.

On May 27, 2019, Trotwood sustained significant damage from an EF-4 tornado that [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019#Brookville–Trotwood–Northridge–Dayton–Riverside, Ohio|swept through Dayton area]].  The city suffered damage to 500 homes and 59 homes were destroyed.<ref name="59Trotwood">{{cite news |last1=Shively |first1=Holly |title=59 homes destroyed in Trotwood: 'We live in a trauma now' |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/homes-destroyed-trotwood-live-trauma-now/ovIsa9STfPHUylrv8OUdfK/ |access-date=May 30, 2019 |work=Dayton Daily News |publisher=Cox Media Group |date=May 29, 2019 |location=Dayton, Ohio}}</ref> The Memorial Day tornado struck at 11:00&nbsp;p.m. after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 10:30&nbsp;p.m.