Gnadenhutten, Ohio | |
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 Monument at the massacre site | |
 Location of Gnadenhutten, Ohio | |
 Location of Gnadenhutten in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′36″N 81°25′46″W / 40.36000°N 81.42944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Townships | Clay, Warwick, & Rush |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Timmothy ‘Moth’ McCormick[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.92 sq mi (2.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,240 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 1,209 |
| • Density | 1,353.71/sq mi (522.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44629 |
| Area code(s) | 740, 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-30702[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398983[3] |
Gnadenhutten (/dʒəˈneɪdənhʌtən/ jə-NAY-dən-hut-ən,[6] meaning "Huts of Grace" in German) is a village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2020 census. It is Ohio's oldest existing settlement, being founded by Moravian Christians in 1772 and was the site of the Gnadenhutten massacre during the American Revolutionary War.[7] It is part of the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area.
- ^ https://lookup.boe.ohio.gov/files/tuscarawas/results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gnadenhutten, Ohio
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Robert (March 12, 2013). A Woman of Courage on the West Virginia Frontier: Phebe Tucker Cunningham. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62584-011-0.