Maria Stein, Ohio

Maria Stein, Ohio
19th-century farm house in Maria Stein
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 40°24′27″N 84°29′36″W / 40.40750°N 84.49333°W / 40.40750; -84.49333
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMercer
TownshipMarion
Area
  Total
5.083 sq mi (13.16 km2)
  Land5.082 sq mi (13.16 km2)
  Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,067
  Density210.0/sq mi (81.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
45860
FIPS code39-47586
GNIS feature ID2812834

Maria Stein (German, literally "Mary's stone" or "Mary of the Rock") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,067. The community and the Maria Stein Convent lie at the center of the area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches, where a missionary priest, Father Francis de Sales Brunner, established a number of parishes for German Catholics.