Mansfield is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States. Located midway amongst Columbus and Cleveland via Interstate 71, it is share of Northeast Ohio region in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau. The city lies approximately 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Cleveland, 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Akron and 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Columbus.

The city was founded in 1808 on a fork of the Mohican River in a hilly region surrounded by fertile farmlands, and became a manufacturing middle owing to its location gone numerous railroad lines. After the end of unventilated manufacturing, the city’s economy has back diversified into a foster economy, including retailing, education, and healthcare sectors. The 2020 Census showed that the city had a sum population of 47,534, making it the 21st-largest city in Ohio. The city anchors the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 124,936 residents in 2020, while the Mansfield–Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had 219,408 residents.

Mansfield’s recognized nickname is “The Fun Center of Ohio”. It is the largest city in the Mid-Ohio region of the state, the north-central region which is generally considered to extend from Marion, Delaware, Knox, Morrow, Crawford, Ashland and Richland counties in the south, to the Firelands area south of Sandusky in the north. Mansfield is pseudonym the “Carousel Capital of Ohio,” “Danger City,” “Little Flint,” “Little Detroit,” “Little Chicago,” “The Queen of Ohio,” and “Racing Capital of Ohio”.

Anchored by the Richland Carousel District, downtown Mansfield is house to a number of attractions and arts venues. Concert endeavors in the downtown Brickyard venue have drawn crowds numbering beyond 5,000 people. Mansfield, in partnership once local and national partners, is addressing blight and economic stagnation in the city center. The Renaissance Performing Arts Association at home in the historic Renaissance Theatre annually presents and produces Broadway-style productions, classical music, comedy, arts education programs, concerts, lectures, and family happenings to greater than 50,000 people. The Renaissance Performing Arts is home of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. Downtown is also house to two ballet companies, NEOS Ballet Theatre and Richland Academy Dance Ensemble who both perform and come up with the keep for community dance opportunities in downtown. Mid-Ohio Opera offers performances of full opera and smaller concerts.