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Marietta
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city in and county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Washington
- Settled
- April 7, 1788
- Incorporated
- December 2, 1800
- Named after
- Marie Antoinette
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Josh Schlicher ( R )
- Total
- 8.75 sq mi (22.66 km )
- Land
- 8.43 sq mi (21.83 km )
- Water
- 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km )
- Elevation
- 653 ft (199 m)
- Density
- 1,588/sq mi (613.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 740 , 220
- Fips code
- 39-47628
- Website
- https://www.mariettaohio.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Muskingum River near its mouth in downtown Marietta
Marietta is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southeastern Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, Marietta has a population of 13,385 people. It is the principal city of the Marietta micropolitan area, which includes all of Washington County, and is the second-largest city in the Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna combined statistical area.
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