On June 24, 1955, an official proclamation from the Ohio Secretary of State elevated the Village of Kettering to an official city.

A few facts about Kettering:

• Kettering has two sister cities: Steyr, Austria and Kettering, England.
• Kettering was named after Charles Fitzgerald Kettering, a resident of the community and prominent inventor and innovator.
• According to the 2010 census, Kettering has 56,163 residents.
• Kettering has 250 miles of streets.
• A special census taken in 1955 counted the population at 38,118, which qualified the Village to be a city.
• Kettering is the hometown of Dayton Unknown’s founder and author, Sara Kaushal, and Media Manager Bethany Kmeid.

Famous Kettering residents:

• Rob Dyrdek
• Nancy Cartwright – Voice of Bart Simpson
• Malik Zaire – Quarterback at Notre Dame
• Sherri Saum – Daytime Emmy – nominated actress
• Chris Borland – former NFL linebacker – San Francisco 49ers and Wisconsin Badgers
• A.J. Hawk (born in Kettering, grew up in Centerville) – Former linebacker for Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Atlanta Falcons.
• Jim Paxson – Former NBA player and former general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
• John Paxson -Former NBA player and current executive VP of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls, younger brother of Jim Paxson