North Industry, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°44′40″N 81°22′42″W / 40.74444°N 81.37833°W / 40.74444; -81.37833
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North Industry, Ohio
Location of North Industry, Ohio
Location of North Industry, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°44′40″N 81°22′42″W / 40.74444°N 81.37833°W / 40.74444; -81.37833
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyStark
TownshipCanton
Elevation1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 • Total1,528
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2812841[1]

North Industry is a census-designated place in southern Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Nimishillen Creek.[3] The community is part of the CantonMassillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,528 at the 2020 census.

History[edit]

A post office called North Industry was established in 1832, and remains in operation.[4] Early industries at North Industry included a blast furnace[5] and a watermill.[6]

Education[edit]

Children from North Industry attend the schools of the Canton Local School District.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Industry, Ohio
  2. ^ "North Industry CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 52 ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  4. ^ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 348. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 296.