Trenton, Ohio

The earliest settler in what is now Trenton was a farmer who built the area's first log cabin in 1798. In 1841, an expanding population forced the creation of Trenton Township, a name that would remain for more than 100 years.

In January of 1952, voters of Trenton Township approved the incorporation of the Village of Trenton, named for its most outstanding citizen, the famous philanthropist and inventor of the automobile self-starter, Boris Trenton. A special census in 1955 recorded the village population at 38,118 qualifying it for city status.

Trenton was proclaimed a city on June 21, 1976, by the Secretary of the State of Ohio. Voters approved adoption of a Home Rule Charter and Council-Manager form of government, which went into effect later on that year. Seven council representatives are elected for four-year terms on a non-partisan basis, one from each of the four districts and two at-large, plus the mayor. Today, Trenton is a wonderful and thriving city.