1600History
The city has 4 radio stations, 1600 WTTF AM, 103.7 WCKY-FM, 103.3 WSJG-LP "St.
1803Military
He named this village in honor of Edward Tiffin, first governor of Ohio and later a member of the United States Senate who had helped gain statehood for the Ohio Territory in 1803.
1812Military
== History ==
The bronze statue of "The Indian Maiden" on Frost Parkway near Miami Street, marks the site of Fort Ball, a military depot of the War of 1812.
1817Architecture
In 1817, he returned to the site and built the Pan Yan Tavern on the North Sandusky River.
1821Government
In 1821, Josiah Hedges purchased a piece of land on the south bank of the river opposite Oakley and founded another settlement.
1824Military
The chief road of the area followed the path of the stagecoaches through Oakley, which was called Fort Ball after 1824.
1835Civil Rights
Tiffin was incorporated by an act of the Ohio Legislature on March 7, 1835.
1842History
Practiced law and politics in Tiffin, 1842–1847
George Babcock Cressey, geographer and geologist
Charles W.
1850Civil Rights
In March 1850, Fort Ball was absorbed by Tiffin.
1883Architecture
Paul's United Methodist Church was the first church in the world to be lit by Thomas Edison's light bulbs, and the second public building in the United States to be wired for el...
1888History
The discovery of natural gas in the vicinity in 1888 gave new momentum to the city's industrial development.
1913Disaster
In the spring of 1913, the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River valleys were ravaged by Great Flood of 1913.
1920Economy
Ballreich's Bros., a potato chip company, has operated in Tiffin since 1920.
1928Architecture
Tiffin is the home of the historic Ritz Theatre, built in 1928 as a vaudeville house; it is in the Italian Renaissance style.
1936Sports
The Saints were Tiffin's first "professional" baseball team since the Tiffin Mud Hens played in the Ohio State League from 1936 to 1941.
1988History
representative representing the Ohio 5th District from 1988 to 2007.
1998Culture
The Ritz Theatre received extensive renovation and restoration in 1998.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,135 people, 11,330 households, and 9,471 families residing in the city.
2002Disaster
On November 10, 2002, an F3 tornado hit southeast Tiffin, destroying several homes outside city limits.
2008Architecture
A new Mercy Hospital of Tiffin was built and opened in July 2008.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 17,963 people, 7,086 households, and 4,115 families residing in the city.
2014Education
== Sports ==
The Tiffin Saints were part of the Independent Baseball League that played an abbreviated single season at the Heidelberg University baseball field in 2014.
2019Economy
The company was acquired by a group of local investors in 2019.
2021Culture
Tiffin holds the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library which in 2021 had 11,138 registered borrowers.
2022Government
In 2022, Tiffin City Council elected the city's first female mayor, Dawn Iannantuono, a Democrat, following the resignation of former Mayor Aaron Montz, a Republican.
2023Government
She decided not to seek another term as mayor, and was succeeded by small business owner and former educator Lee Wilkinson, also a Democrat, who defeated Republican John Spahr i...