Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Municipality
Location overview
Kettering is a city in the Dayton metropolitan area of southwestern Ohio. It developed from Van Buren Township, which was established in 1841. Residents voted to incorporate the Village of Kettering in 1952, naming it for inventor Charles F. Kettering. The community became a city in 1955 after a special census established that it had reached the required population. A home-rule charter and council-manager form of government took effect in 1956.