Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Rittman, OH

Rittman's first settlers, William Doyle and John Coleman, took title to their land on July 23, 1814.

Rittman is named after Fred Rittman, treasurer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, whose line reached the town in the early 1870s.

Rittman is the only place in the United States with that name.

Rittman lies mostly in Wayne County with a small portion in Medina County, covers about 6.3 square miles, and sits roughly 22 miles southwest of Akron.

The discovery of salt deposits in 1897 transformed Rittman: the Wayne Salt company became Ohio Salt and then, in 1948, Morton Salt, which remains one of the city's major employers.

The Ohio Boxboard Company, founded in 1903, grew into Rittman Paperboard and employed more than 1,200 people at its peak before closing in 2006.

The 210-acre William J. Robertson Nature Preserve now occupies the site of the old Ohio Boxboard plant, once Rittman's largest employer.

President Harry S. Truman made a campaign whistle-stop at Rittman's railroad station on October 7, 1948, and was presented with a collection of Rittman-made products.

Rittman had a population of 6,131 at the 2020 census, down from 6,491 in 2010.

Census survey figures count about 2,360 households in Rittman, with roughly 72% of homes owner-occupied and a median owner-occupied home value of $162,100.