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Galion is a city in Crawford and Richland Counties in Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,341 at the 2000 census. Galion is the second largest city in Crawford County.

Settlers arrived in the area as early as 1817. The location was at the crossroads of a north-south road (from Columbus to Portland) and the east-west route that later became (part of) the Lincoln Highway.

The name Galion was suggested in 1824 by a postmaster as a unique name when the city first obtained a post office, because the name that was originally proposed would have duplicated the names of other requested Ohio post offices. It is not known for certain whether the name was intended to have any particular meaning otherwise, although several possible etymologies have been posited.

A date often given for the founding of the city is 1831.

Galion is located in the southeastern corner of Crawford county at 404359N, 824719W (40.733164, -82.788586)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 km (5.0 mi). 12.8 km (5.0 mi) of it is land and 0.20% is water.