Maria Stein, Ohio
Maria Stein, Ohio | |
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mercer |
| Township | Marion |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.083 sq mi (13.16 km2) |
| • Land | 5.082 sq mi (13.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,067 |
| • Density | 210.0/sq mi (81.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 45860 |
| FIPS code | 39-47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812834 |
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.