Ionia
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city in and county seat of Ionia County, Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Ionia
- Settled
- May 1833
- Mayor
- John R. Milewski, II
- Total
- 5.542 sq mi (14.354 km )
- Land
- 5.412 sq mi (14.016 km )
- Water
- 0.131 sq mi (0.340 km ) 2.36%
- Elevation
- 633 ft (193 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 12,265
- Density
- 2,472.1/sq mi (954.48/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 26-40860
- Website
- cityofionia.org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ionia (/aɪˈoʊnjə/ eye-OH-nyə) is the largest city in and the county seat of Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 13,378 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 12,265 in 2024. Every July it hosts what is said to be the world's largest free-admission fair, the Ionia Free Fair. The city is mostly within Ionia Township, with small portion extending into Easton Township and Berlin Township, but is politically autonomous of the townships. The city is named after Ionia, a historic region in Greece.
History
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