Editing Findlay, Ohio

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'''Findlay''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɪ|n|l|i}} {{respell|FIN|lee}}) is a city in [[Hancock County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=7 June 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The second-largest city in [[Northwest Ohio]], Findlay lies about 40 miles (64&nbsp;km) south of [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]. Its population was 40,313 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020Pop">{{cite web |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/findlaycityohio/POP010220 |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> The principal city of the [[Micropolitan statistical area|Findlay micropolitan area]], it is home to the [[University of Findlay]] and the headquarters of [[Fortune 100|''Fortune'' 100]] company [[Marathon Petroleum]].

==History==
[[File:Findlay, Ohio, the Gas City. LOC 75694919.jpg|left|thumb|Panoramic map of Findlay, ''circa'' 1889]]
In the War of 1812, Colonel [[James Findlay (Cincinnati mayor)|James Findlay]] of Cincinnati built a road and a stockade to transport and shelter troops in the [[Great Black Swamp]] region.  This stockade was named Fort Findlay in his honor.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA126 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=126}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt48AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA195 | title=The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary | publisher=Scott and Wright | date=1833 | access-date=December 12, 2013 | author=Kilbourn, John | pages=195}}</ref> At the conclusion of the war, the community of Findlay was born. The first town lots were laid out in 1821 by future Ohio Governor [[Joseph Vance (Ohio politician)|Joseph Vance]] and Elnathan Corry.

Before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Findlay was a stop for [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] along the [[Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Underground Railroad in Hancock County Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29176 |website=hmdb.org |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Preston|first= E. Delorus|date=1932-10-01|title=The Underground Railroad in Northwest Ohio|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/2714557|journal=The Journal of Negro History|volume=17|issue=4|pages=409–436|doi=10.2307/2714557|jstor= 2714557|s2cid= 149514447|issn=0022-2992}}</ref>

In 1861, [[David Ross Locke]] moved to Findlay, where he served as editor for the ''Hancock Jeffersonian'' newspaper until he left in 1865.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042591/ |publisher=National Endowment for the Humanities |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref> It was in the Hancock Jeffersonian that Locke penned the first of his Nasby letters.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Taft |first1=William |title=David Ross Locke: Forgotten Editor |journal=Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |date=June 1957 |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=202–207 |url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ejournals/article/345653210 |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>

During the 1880s, Findlay was a [[Ohio Oil and Gas Production|booming center of oil]] and natural gas production, though the supply of petroleum had dwindled by the early 20th century.

Findlay hosted the highly competitive Ohio State Music Festival in 1884.  A young cornet player, [[Warren G. Harding]], and his Citizens' Cornet Band of Marion placed third in the competition.<ref>Adams (1964, 1939), ''Incredible Era'', p. 3</ref> Harding went on to be elected the 29th President of the United States.

[[File:Bird's-eye view of Findlay, Ohio Date Created Published- Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Albertype Co. ; c.1906.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|Bird's-eye view of Findlay, ''circa'' 1906]]

On March 31, 1892, the only known [[lynching]] in the history of Hancock County occurred when a mob of 1,000 men, many "respectable citizens", broke into the county jail in Findlay. They lynched Mr. Lytle, who had seriously (but not fatally as believed at the time)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kokomo.newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-daily-gazette-tribune/1892-04-01/|title=Penalty Paid|work=Kokomo Daily Gazette Tribune|date=April 1, 1892|page=1}}</ref> injured his wife and two daughters with a hatchet the day before, by hanging him twice (first from the bridge, then a telegraph pole) and finally shooting his body over a dozen times. The authorities had intended to secretly convey the prisoner to a suburb at one o'clock, where a train was to have been taken for [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]], but their plans were frustrated by the mob.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1892-04-01|title=Murderer Lytle Lynched – Taken From Jail and Hanged – Two of His Victims Dying |language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1892/04/01/archives/murderer-lytle-lynched-taken-from-jail-and-hanged-two-of-his.html|access-date=2021-11-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1908, American songwriter [[Tell Taylor]] wrote the standard, "[[Down by the Old Mill Stream]]" while fishing along the [[Blanchard River (Ohio)|Blanchard River]] in Findlay. The song was published in 1910.

A disaster occurred during the 1936 [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebration, where a stray firework fell into a crowd, injuring 16 people and attracting national media attention.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 July 1936 |title=Large Number Loose Lives Over Fourth |language=English |page=1 |work=Floyd Press |location=Floyd, Virginia |url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=FPR19360709.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TWO KILLED BY FIREWORKS; Bomb Explodes in Findlay, Ohio, Crowd Injuring Sixteen. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/07/06/archives/two-killed-by-fireworks-bomb-explodes-in-findlay-ohio-crowd.html |access-date=20 August 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 1936}}</ref>

For three months in the early 1960s, Findlay had the distinction of being the only community in the world where [[touch-tone]] telephone service was available. Touch-tone service was first introduced there on November 1, 1960.<ref>{{cite web |title=1960–1970: A decade of Findlay "firsts" {{!}} Findlay Bicentennial |url=https://findlay200plus.com/2012/06/07/1970/ |website=findlay200plus.com |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>

In 2007, a flood that crested at 18.46 feet caused around $100 million in damage. The flood was nearly as strong as the 1913 flood.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenkrans |first1=Nolan |title=Findlay floods often in course of history |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/07/15/Findlay-floods-often-in-course-of-history.html |website=Toledo Blade |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Riverside Park weir - Findlay, Ohio.jpg|thumb|The [[weir]] at Riverside Park]]
Findlay is located at {{coord|41.042843|-83.642216|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (41.042843, −83.642216).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=23 April 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is covered by water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=6 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The Blanchard River travels through Findlay, flowing east to west.

The Findlay Reservoir No. 2 is the largest above-ground reservoir in the state of Ohio, with a capacity around {{convert|5|e9USgal|m3}} of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/findlayreservoirs#tabr2 |title=Findlay Reservoirs 1 and 2 |publisher=wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/ |access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Findlay, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 70

|Jan avg record high F = 56.4
|Feb avg record high F = 59.6
|Mar avg record high F = 70.1
|Apr avg record high F = 80.2
|May avg record high F = 87.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.9
|Jul avg record high F = 93.1
|Aug avg record high F = 91.5
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
|Oct avg record high F = 82.6
|Nov avg record high F = 68.9
|Dec avg record high F = 59.4
|year avg record high F = 94.5

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =33.6
| Feb high F  =37.0
| Mar high F  =47.4
| Apr high F  =60.8
| May high F  =72.1
| Jun high F  =80.8
| Jul high F  =84.0
| Aug high F  =82.1
| Sep high F  =76.3
| Oct high F  =63.7
| Nov high F  =49.8
| Dec high F  =38.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =26.4
| Feb mean F  =29.2
| Mar mean F  =38.3
| Apr mean F  =50.1
| May mean F  =61.5
| Jun mean F  =70.7
| Jul mean F  =74.1
| Aug mean F  =72.3
| Sep mean F  =65.6
| Oct mean F  =53.8
| Nov mean F  =41.5
| Dec mean F  =31.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =19.1
| Feb low F  =21.4
| Mar low F  =29.3
| Apr low F  =39.5
| May low F  =50.8
| Jun low F  =60.6
| Jul low F  =64.1
| Aug low F  =62.4
| Sep low F  =55.0
| Oct low F  =43.9
| Nov low F  =33.2
| Dec low F  =24.9

|Jan avg record low F = -1.1
|Feb avg record low F = 3.6
|Mar avg record low F = 12.2
|Apr avg record low F = 24.9
|May avg record low F = 37.1
|Jun avg record low F = 47.1
|Jul avg record low F = 54.2
|Aug avg record low F = 51.8
|Sep avg record low F = 41.3
|Oct avg record low F = 30.3
|Nov avg record low F = 19.3
|Dec avg record low F = 7.4
|year avg record low F = -4.0

|Jan record low F = -21
|Feb record low F = -21
|Mar record low F = -15
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = -3
|Dec record low F = -18

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =2.59
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.19
| Mar precipitation inch  =2.55
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.77
| May precipitation inch  =4.07
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.19
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.90
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.70
| Sep precipitation inch  =2.91
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.71
| Nov precipitation inch  =2.61
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.48

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.9
|Feb precipitation days = 10.2
|Mar precipitation days = 11.6
|Apr precipitation days = 13.1
|May precipitation days = 13.5
|Jun precipitation days = 12.0
|Jul precipitation days = 10.2
|Aug precipitation days = 9.3
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 10.4
|Nov precipitation days = 9.5
|Dec precipitation days = 11.4
|year precipitation days = 133.0

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =8.1
| Feb snow inch  =4.3
| Mar snow inch  =4.3
| Apr snow inch  =0.9
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.2
| Nov snow inch  =1.4
| Dec snow inch  =4.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.8
|Feb snow days = 5.2
|Mar snow days = 3.6
|Apr snow days = 0.9
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.5
|Dec snow days = 4.9
|year snow days = 24.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00332791&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Findlay WPCC, OH
|access-date = March 8, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=cle
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cleveland
|access-date = March 8, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 52
|1840= 469
|1850= 1256
|1860= 2467
|1870= 3315
|1880= 4633
|1890= 18553
|1900= 17613
|1910= 14858
|1920= 17021
|1930= 19363
|1940= 20228
|1950= 23845
|1960= 30344
|1970= 35800
|1980= 35533
|1990= 35703
|2000= 38967
|2010= 41202
|2020= 40313
|estyear=2023
|estimate=40139
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="2020Pop" />
}}

===2020 census===

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> of 2020,  40,313 people and 17,550 households were in the city. The population density was {{convert|2052.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial]] makeup of the city was 84.6% White, 2.5% Black, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% Asian, and 3.6% of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.9% of the population.

About 20.4% of residents were under 18, and 17.2% were over 65. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

The median household income was $50,921 (in 2021 dollars). Per capita income for the city was $33,411; 13.5% of persons were below the poverty line.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov" /> of 2010, 41,202 people, 17,354 households, and 10,329 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|2153.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 19,318 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1009.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 2.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.7% of the population.

Of the 17,354 households, 28.3% had children under 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were not families. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29, and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 35.9 years. The age distribution was 22.2% under 18; 12.9% from 18 to 24; 25.5% from 25 to 44; 25.0% from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families were living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,266.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 17,152 housing units had an average density of {{convert|997.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.7% White, 1.4% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.76% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.69% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.95% of the population.

Of the 15,905 households, 29.2% had children under 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were not families. Around 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36, and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the age distribution was 23.8% under 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,883, and for a family was $49,986. Males had a median income of $36,150 versus $23,797 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,328. About 5.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under  18 and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:Findlay Reservoir 2.jpg|thumb|Findlay Reservoir No. 2, the largest above-ground reservoir in the state]]
Findlay was the headquarters of the [[Cooper Tire & Rubber Company]], founded in 1914, which specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of replacement automobile and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle, and racing tires.  Cooper Tire was acquired by [[Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goodyear to Acquire Cooper, Creating Stronger U.S.-Based Leader in Global Tire Industry|url=https://corporate.goodyear.com/en-US/media/news/goodyear-to-acquire-cooper-creating-stronger-us-based%20leader-in-global-tire-industry.html|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Goodyear Corporate|language=en|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222122232/https://corporate.goodyear.com/en-US/media/news/goodyear-to-acquire-cooper-creating-stronger-us-based%20leader-in-global-tire-industry.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goodyear-completes-acquisition-cooper-123000984.html|title=Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|language=en-US|date=2021-06-07}}</ref>

Findlay was the longtime headquarters of the [[Marathon Oil|Marathon Oil Corporation]] from 1905 until 1990 when it moved its offices to [[Houston, Texas]]. [[Marathon Petroleum|Marathon Petroleum Company]], a former subsidiary of Marathon Oil, maintained its main office in Findlay after Marathon Oil moved. On July 1, 2011, Marathon Petroleum became an independent entity, with headquarters in Findlay.

The city's major shopping center is [[Findlay Village Mall]], opened in 1962.

Findlay is home to the [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]] dishwasher manufacturing plant and distribution center.  This plant is considered to be the largest dishwasher plant in the world (based on production).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/93/whirlpool/ |title=A Whirlpool revolution |publisher=reliableplant.com |date=July 1, 2005 |access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>

Findlay is home to several other major distribution centers, including [[Best Buy]], [[Lowe's]], and [[Campbell Soup Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodlogistics.com/transportation/3pl-4pl/news/12358911/campbell-soup-building-44m-distribution-center-in-ohio|title=Campbell Soup Building $44M Distribution Center in Ohio|date=August 10, 2017|website=Food Logistics}}</ref>

===Largest employers===
[[File:Marathon Petroleum Headquarters, Findlay, Ohio.jpg|thumb|[[Marathon Petroleum]]'s headquarters in downtown Findlay]]
According to the City of Findlay 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findlayohio.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/16219/638591578608830000|title=2023 City of Findlay Ohio Annual Report}}</ref> the following companies are the top employers in the city:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Number of<br />employees
|-
| 1
|[[Blanchard Valley Health System|Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center]]
|3,155
|-
| 2
|[[Marathon Petroleum|Marathon Petroleum Corporation]]
|2,188
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| 3
|[[Whirlpool Corporation]]
|2,186
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| 4
|[[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]
|1,066
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| 5
|[[Findlay City School District|Findlay City Schools]]
|897
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| 6
|[[University of Findlay|The University of Findlay]]
|550
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| 7
|[[Lowe's|Lowe's Distribution Center]]
|524
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| 8
|[[McLane Company|McLane]]
|510
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| 9
|[[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock County]]
|484
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| 10
|[[Ball Corporation|Ball Metal]]
|448
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==Government==
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[[File:Hancock County Ohio Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Hancock County Courthouse in Findlay]]
The city is administered by a mayor and a city council with the city council being composed of the president of council, seven ward representatives, and three representatives elected at-large. The mayor appoints the director of public safety and service, while the people elect the auditor, treasurer, law director, and two municipal court judges.

The current mayor, Christina Muryn, was first elected in 2019 and then reelected in 2023, with her second four-year term beginning on January 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findlayohio.gov/government/elected-officials/mayor-christina-muryn|title=Mayor - Christina Muryn}}</ref>

==Culture==

===Annual activities===
[[File:Water Gun Fun, Aces High (1298530824).jpg|thumb|The Hancock County Fair]]
* Boogie on Main Street – June<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/10/17/boogie-on-main-street/ |title=Boogie on Main Street Findlay Ohio The Arts Partnership |publisher=artspartnership.com |date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=6 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407175127/http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/10/17/boogie-on-main-street/ |archive-date=April 7, 2013 }}</ref>
* Riverside [[Wine festival]] – June<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/10/19/riverside-wine-festival/ |title=Riverside Wine Festival Findlay Ohio The Arts Partnership |publisher=artspartnership.com |date=October 19, 2012 |access-date=6 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215061922/http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/10/19/riverside-wine-festival/ |archive-date=February 15, 2013 }}</ref>
* Flag City [[Hot air balloon festival|BalloonFest]] – August<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touring-ohio.com/festivals/flagcity-balloonfest.html |title=Findlay's Hot Air BalloonFest |publisher=touring-ohio.com |access-date=23 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002101302/http://www.touring-ohio.com/festivals/flagcity-balloonfest.html |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref>
* Rib-Off on Broadway – August<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/07/30/rib-off-on-broadway/ |title=Rib Off on Broadway Findlay Ohio The Arts Partnership |publisher=artspartnership.com |date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=6 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407175359/http://www.artspartnership.com/2012/07/30/rib-off-on-broadway/ |archive-date=April 7, 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Oktoberfest celebrations|Oktoberfest]] – September<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downtownfindlay.com/about/oktoberfest/ |title=Findlay Oktoberfest |publisher=downtownfindlay.com |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
* Findlay | Hancock County Halloween Parade – October<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hancockleadership.org/parade |title=Findlay / Hancock County Halloween Parade| publisher=hancockleadership.org |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>

==Sports==
Findlay has previously hosted multiple professional sports teams in [[minor league baseball]], as well as amateur and semi-professional hockey. The [[Findlay Browns]] was the final nickname of the minor league baseball teams based in Findlay between 1895 and 1941. Findlay teams played as members of the [[Interstate League]] in 1895, [[Buckeye League]] in 1915 and [[Ohio State League]] from 1937 to 1941. The Findlay Browns were an affiliate of the [[St. Louis Browns]] in 1937 and 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=223f264b|title=1941 Ohio State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> For hockey, the city was home to the [[Findlay Freedom]] from 2006 to 2008. Beginning in 2008, the [[Findlay Grrrowl]] played Junior A hockey at the Cube Ice Arena at the Hancock Recreation Center. In 2009, the Grrrowl won the United Junior Hockey League's only championship beating the Jamestown Jets two games to one. The UJHL and an attempted successor folded the next year.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Collegiate sports in Findlay take place at the University of Findlay, which participates in Division II athletics as a member of the [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference]].

==Transportation==
[[Findlay Airport]] does not have regularly scheduled passenger flights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Findlay Airport (KFDY)|url=http://www.findlayohio.com/government/city-departments/airport/|publisher=City of Findlay Ohio|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427040248/http://www.findlayohio.com/government/city-departments/airport/|archive-date=27 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Interstate 75]], [[US 68]], and [[US 224]] are major highways that pass through the city. State routes in the city of Findlay include: [[Ohio State Route 12]], [[Ohio State Route 15]], [[Ohio State Route 568]], and [[Ohio State Route 37]].

Historically, the [[Baltimore & Ohio]], the [[New York Central]], and the [[Nickel Plate Road]] operated passenger train service through Findlay. The last trains were the Nickel Plate's St. Louis–Muncie–Cleveland trains (#9, ''Blue Arrow'' westbound and #10, ''Blue Dart'' eastbound).<ref>{{cite journal |title=New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, Table 2 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=91 |issue=3 |date=August 1958}}</ref> These trains ended in 1959.

==Education==
===Primary and secondary===
Three intermediate (3–5) buildings and three primary (K–2) buildings are within the city of Findlay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://choose.findlaycityschools.org/|title=Choose Findlay City Schools|work=findlaycityschools.org}}</ref>

For decades, students attended one of three junior high schools: Donnell (Atoms), Central (Spartans), or Glenwood (Eagles). The original Donnell School building located on Baldwin Avenue was razed in 2012 to make room for the construction of a new building, which began usage in January 2013. Another new school built directly behind the original Glenwood building on North Main Street officially opened and began usage in January 2013. The building known as Central, located on West Main Cross, was originally Findlay's high school (until the current high school was built in 1963). Once the two new middle schools were opened, part of Central was razed, leaving only the auditorium. A new Performing Arts Center (funded mainly by Marathon Petroleum) was constructed by refurbishing and renovating Central's auditorium, finishing in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kempf |first1=Jessica |title=A Look Inside the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts |url=http://findlayfamily.com/news/a-look-inside-the-marathon-center-for-the-performing-arts/ |website=Findlay Area Family |date=January 8, 2016 |publisher=Great Scott Community Markets |access-date=June 26, 2018 |ref=Performing Arts Center}}</ref>

[[Findlay High School]] is a comprehensive high school with an enrollment of 1,632 students in grades 9–12. Of the 130 professional staff, 87 have master's degrees or beyond.  Accreditation has been 
granted by AdvancEd Accreditation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fhs.fcs.org/docs/FHSProfile.pdf |title=FHSProfile |publisher=fhs.fcs.org |access-date=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221020709/http://fhs.fcs.org/docs/FHSProfile.pdf |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Postsecondary===
[[File:UofFindlay OldMain.jpg|right|thumb|University of Findlay's Old Main]]

The city is home to the [[University of Findlay]], a [[private university|private]] [[liberal arts college]] with an enrollment of over 4,100 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epub.findlay.edu/AnnualReport/2015-16/ |title=University of Findlay's Annual Report 2015-16 |publisher=findlay.edu |access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> and [[Owens Community College]], a state school with an enrollment of 2,391 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.owens.edu/ir/master-fact-sheet-2012.pdf |title=Master Fact Sheet-2012 |publisher=owens.edu |access-date=7 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615162845/https://www.owens.edu/ir/master-fact-sheet-2012.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2013 }}</ref> The University of Findlay is best known for its programs in Education (undergraduate and Master's) and the equestrian studies programs. Students enrolled in the preveterinary or western equestrian studies have access to a {{convert|152|acre|adj=on}} farm operated by the university. Those students who are pursuing a degree in English equestrian studies have access to a separate rural facility composed of {{convert|32|acres}}, which includes the University Equine Veterinary Services Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.findlay.edu/campuslife/Pages/EquestrianPre-vet-Farms.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220073618/http://www.findlay.edu/campuslife/Pages/EquestrianPre-vet-Farms.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Equestrian/Pre-vet Farms<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=December 20, 2012}}</ref>

[[Winebrenner Theological Seminary]] also makes its home in Findlay, adjacent to the university. Findlay also had a branch location of [[Brown Mackie College]] prior to 2017.

===Public library===
[[File:Findlay-Hancock County Public Library.jpg|thumb|The main branch of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library]]
The city has the main branch of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findlaylibrary.org/hrsloc | title=Hours and Locations | publisher=Findlay-Hancock County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> The library was established on April 16, 1888, and was originally housed in the Hancock County Courthouse basement until it was able to move into an old post office building in 1935.<ref name="findlaylibrary.org">{{cite web |title=Library History Findlay-Hancock County Public Library |url=https://www.findlaylibrary.org/libhst |website=findlaylibrary.org |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> The main library building was renovated in 1991, and again in 2009 after a major flood.<ref name="findlaylibrary.org"/> The library announced in March 2019 it would end the process of charging late fees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecourier.com/life/life-news/2019/03/04/library-directors-fine-free-move-long-overdue/|title=Library directors: Fine-free move long overdue &#124; the Courier}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Peggy Kirk Bell]], golfer, winner of the 1949 [[Titleholders Championship]]
* [[Willard Harrison Bennett]], inventor of the radio frequency [[mass spectrometer]]
* [[Joshua Brodbeck]], international concert organist
* [[Aaron Craft]], college basketball player for Ohio State, Big Ten leader in steals
* [[Gavin Creel]], Tony Award-winning [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actor and singer
* [[Russel Crouse]], Broadway playwright, ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[State of the Union (play)|State of the Union]]'' and ''[[Call Me Madam]]''
* [[Jo Ann Davidson]], Ohio's first female Speaker of the House
* [[James C. Donnell]], president of [[The Ohio Oil Company]] (now Marathon Oil)
* [[Marie Dressler]], actress and [[silent film]] star
* [[Tennyson Guyer]], Congressman
* [[Ray Harroun]], [[race car]] developer and driver, and first [[Indianapolis 500]] winner
* [[Cliff Hite]], Ohio state senator, high school football coach of [[Ben Roethlisberger]]
* [[Michael Holmes (saxophonist)|Michael Holmes]], saxophonist
* [[Josh Huston]], former [[kicker (American football)|kicker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL)<ref name="AFL">[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_477961.html ''Thursday's sports transactions.''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130131134333/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_477961.html |date=January 31, 2013 }} [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]. Retrieved 7 November 2006.</ref>
* [[Home Run Johnson|Grant "Home Run" Johnson]], [[Negro league baseball]] player and manager
* [[John Kidd (American football)|John Kidd]], former [[Punter (football)|punter]] in the NFL<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19831014&id=Gx5KAAAAIBAJ&pg=3008,2409145&hl=en|title=NU punting is Kidd stuff|work=The Michigan Daily|author=Chuck Jaffe|date=October 14, 1983|page=13}}</ref>
* [[Dave Laut]], shot-putter who won bronze at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/dave-laut-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/dave-laut-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Dave Laut Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Mark Metcalf]], actor
* [[Marilyn Miller]], Broadway star of the 1920s
* [[William Mungen]], [[U.S. Representative]], lawyer, [[Union Army]] colonel
* [[Dan O'Brien (author)|Dan O'Brien]], cattleman and author
* [[Michael G. Oxley]], [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] (1981–2006), co-author of [[Sarbanes–Oxley Act]], Executive Vice President of [[NASDAQ]]
* [[Lamont Paris]], men's college basketball coach at [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|University of South Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uwbadgers.com/news/2017/4/2/paris-named-chattanooga-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|title=Paris named Chattanooga head men's basketball coach|date=April 2, 2017 |publisher=University of Wisconsin}}</ref> 
* [[Tot Pressnell]], pitcher for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=120756|title=Tot Pressnell Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio|publisher=Major League Baseball}}</ref><ref>{{Sabrbio|f9192c3b|Tot Pressnell|David Fleitz|October 19, 2013}}</ref>
* [[James Purdy]], novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright
* [[Howard Taylor Ricketts]], [[pathologist]] who discovered the causative agent of [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], ''[[Rickettsia rickettsii]]'', which was also named after him
* [[Ben Roethlisberger]], former [[quarterback]] in the NFL for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
* [[Mike Streicher]], racing driver
* [[Philip Sugden (artist)|Philip Sugden]], artist and painter
* [[Tell Taylor]], composer of "[[Down by the Old Mill Stream]]"
* [[Landon Tewers]], musician known for [[The Plot In You]]
* [[Wilson Vance]] (1845–1911), American Civil War soldier awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Chad Zerbe]], former pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]

==Friendship city==
The city currently has a friendship city agreement with [[Kawaguchi, Saitama]], which began on August 16, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findlayohio.gov/community/about-findlay/friendship-city|title=Friendship Cities - Kawaguchi, Japan & Findlay, Ohio}}</ref>

==References==
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