Grove City

History

The City of Grove City was founded in 1852. It was first incorporated as a village on March 5, 1866. Later, due to rapid growth, it was reincorporated and officially recognized as a city in 1959. Until the mid-19th century, the area that is now Grove City was a wilderness filled with oak, beech, maple, walnut, dogwood and other trees. The area's first European settler, Hugh Grant, operated a gristmill in Pittsburgh and transported excess goods down the Ohio River for sale, returning to Pittsburgh on foot. On one of these trips, he passed through the Scioto Valley region and in 1803, purchased the land that would become Grove City and returned with his wife Catharine to start a new life. By December 1853, the newly formed (but not yet incorporated) village of Grove City had 50 residents. The town founders named the village for the remaining groves of trees left standing after their initial clearing.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.97%) is water. Grove City is located in southeastern Franklin County. It is a suburb of Columbus.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  36,004
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  34,547
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,813
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,090
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,587
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,469
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  24,452
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  24,319

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 3.4 — 2017-05-24
  1 km S of McArthur, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2015-02-11
  8 km SE of Richmond Dale, Ohio
• M 3.5 — 2013-11-20
  2 km SW of Buchtel, Ohio