Welcome to Carrollton ...

The village of Carrollton is located in Carroll County<1> and is the County Seat for Carroll County.

The location of Carrollton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Carrollton: CARE-uhl-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrollton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carrollton has a population of 3,029 people<4> (see below for details).

Carrollton is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Carrollton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrollton had an population of 3,029 people. This is a decrease of 6.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrollton had a population of 3,241 people (or 11.24% of the total population of Carroll County). This makes Carrollton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Carrollton represents 0.03% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 321st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,241 people, the population of Carrollton increased 1.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,190 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carrollton.

Communities Also Named Carrollton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Carrollton: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 25 communities that are also named Carrollton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton.

Communities near Carrollton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrollton.

• New Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <6>
• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Uhrichsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <6>
• Minerva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <6>
• Dennison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <6>
• East Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
  • East Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canton <6>
• Salineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineville
  • Salineville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineville <6>
• Malvern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <6>
• Magnolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <6>
• Bolivar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carrollton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrollton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrollton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrollton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollton. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carrollton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrollton ...

Looking for more information about Carrollton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carrollton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carrollton.

Adding Carrollton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrollton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carrollton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carrollton post office opened in 1833.

We also found Carrollton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrollton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrollton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/