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Dublin is a fast-growing suburb of Columbus that sprawls across Franklin, Delaware, Union, and Madison counties, with its historic core in Franklin County along the Scioto River.

Dublin was laid out beginning in 1810 by John Sells and his business partner John Shields, an Irishman who named the new village after his birthplace, Dublin, Ireland.

Although Dublin was incorporated back in 1881, it was still a tiny village of just 681 people in 1970 — it did not officially become a city until August 1987, after passing 5,000 residents.

Propelled by the I-270 outerbelt and corporate headquarters relocations, Dublin's population exploded from 681 in 1970 to 49,328 at the 2020 census.

Dublin has about 17,995 households with an average of 2.72 persons per household, and about 77% of its homes are owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of about $563,500 — among the highest in Ohio.

Dublin hosts the Memorial Tournament, the PGA Tour event founded by Jack Nicklaus at his Muirfield Village Golf Club; the first tournament in 1976 drew roughly 282,000 spectators to a village of fewer than 1,000 people.

Dublin's Irish Festival advertises itself as the largest three-day Irish festival in the world, leaning into the city's Irish name and heritage.

Dublin is a major corporate center, home to the headquarters of Cardinal Health — one of the largest companies in the United States by revenue — as well as Wendy's, OCLC, IGS Energy, and Stanley Steemer.

Dublin City Schools is one of Ohio's notable suburban districts, operating three high schools — Coffman, Scioto, and Jerome — and enrolling more than 16,000 students.

The Scioto River cuts limestone gorges through Dublin, and Scioto Park holds a sculpture honoring Wyandot Chief Leatherlips (Shateyaronyah), who signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 and was killed nearby in 1810 after refusing to break his pledge of cooperation with settlers.