West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Dayton, Ohio, its population was 13,129 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. The Great Miami River runs through the town and forms most of its northern border.
At a Glance
- County: Montgomery County
- State: Ohio
History of West Carrollton
West Carrollton was originally called Carrollton, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830. This change was said to have occurred in response to the amount of mail erroneously received for the second city of Carrollton, OH. Before its current city symbol, the symbol of West Carrollton was a simple pentagon, designed in the 1970’s by James Williamson, a Dayton artist. This resembled the city’s rich transportation history, as the small town at one point had five forms of transport running through it: train, canal, riverboats, trolleys and cars.
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