Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is a city in, and the county seat of, Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The city is situated along the Scioto River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Columbus. The population was recorded to be 13,927 in the 2020 census.
Circleville, Ohio | |
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Circleville's Main Street | |
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Seal | |
| Nickname: Roundtown | |
| Motto: "Home of the Pumpkin Show" | |
Location in Pickaway County | |
Circleville, Ohio Location in Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 82°57′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Pickaway |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michelle Blanton (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.34 sq mi (19.00 km2) |
| • Land | 7.22 sq mi (18.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,927 |
| • Density | 1,930.02/sq mi (745.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43113 |
| Area code(s) | 740, 220 |
| FIPS code | 39-15070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1056803 |
| Website | Official website |
Circleville is named after its original layout created in 1810, which was based upon the circular Hopewell tradition earthwork within which the city was built. This earthwork measured 1,100 ft (340 m) in diameter, and was constructed in the early centuries of the Common Era. The county courthouse was built in the center of the innermost circle.
In the late 1830s, for various reasons, residents requested authorisation from the state legislature to change Circleville's layout to a standard grid format. This was accomplished by the mid-1850s.
All traces of the Hopewell earthwork were hence destroyed, although hundreds of other monuments of its kind remain in the Ohio Valley.