About Galion, OH
Galion is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in Ohio and is the second-largest city in Crawford County. The population was 11,341 at the 2000 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County. The Crawford County part of Galion is part of the Bucyrus metro area. The part that is in Richland County is part of the Mansfield metro area and the part in Morrow County is part of the Columbus metro area Area. The most important river, Olentangy, leads into the Scioto River. Each year there is a Galion Cross Country Festival in Amann's Reservoir Park. Among the biggest companies in Galion are the Galion brand of heavy equipment (such as road graders, road rollers, and earthmovers). It was manufactured by Galion Iron Works, then Dresser Industries and then by Komatsu. Peco II is a telecommunications product company that once was a supplier of telephone switching systems for government and international markets and also producer of the Ericofon, the first one-piece telephone.
