Circleville Ohio Real Estate
Circleville is located approximately 15 miles south of the state capital, Columbus.
Circleville is a quiet town, with a population of a little over 13,000 people residing in it's 6.6 square miles.
Circleville has a rich culture and history which revolves around the building of the town on a Hopewell circular earthwork.
The origional town layout revolved around concentric circles , starting at the court house.
Eventually, citizens were unhappy with the design of the town, and organized the "Circleville Squaring Company" to convert the
design to a conventional grid system. The squaring was completed in 1856 after being organized in 1837.
A very through history of Circleville can be found Here
A current list of Circleville mayors can be found here : Circleville Mayors
Circleville is most note for the Circleville Pumpkin Show.
Every year hundreds of thousands flock to Circleville to see the various features of the pumpkin show.
People from all over the county and state raise pumpkins for the sole purpose of entry in to the Pumpkin Show.
A large portion of downtown Circleville is sectioned off for the event, aproximately 10 city blocks are used for the event. It was said
that during the pumpkin show in the mid 50s , over 150,000 people showed up to the Pumpkin Show, and cause a severe traffic backup on
state route-23.
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Brandon E. Schlichter, Realtor
