(A) Trotwood began in the early 1850s as a railroad stop, originally called Higgins Station. By 1866, our town had grown large enough for its own post office and Mr. Lewis Pfoutz applied for one to be named Higgins Station. However, he was told that the name was too similar to another nearby post office, Higgins Mill. The story goes that Mr. Pfoutz had read Charles Dickens' David Copperfield and he admired the character of Aunt Betsey Trotwood so he proposed the name "Trotwood" for the post office. The name was accepted and the village grew, incorporating as Trotwood in 1901, reaching city status in 1971, then merging with the surrounding Madison Township on January 1, 1996. To our knowledge, Trotwood is the only incorporated entity so named in the United States, making us one of a kind.
(B) The present Municipality, known as the City of Trotwood, Ohio, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Trotwood, with the same boundaries, but with powers and authority to change its boundaries and annex other territory contiguous thereto in the manner authorized by the general laws of Ohio. No territory shall be detached from the Municipality without the consent of Council. The Municipality shall not be annexed to any other municipality without the consent of the voters.
(Amended 11/08/2016)