Kettering, city, Montgomery County, southwestern Ohio, a residential and industrial suburb of Dayton; settled 1797, incorporated as a city 1955. Motor-vehicle parts, aerospace equipment, machinery, paper products, rubber, plastics, and fabricated metal are among the city's manufactures. A large research and development complex and the Kettering College of Medical Arts (1967) are here. The community was a stone-quarrying center during the early 19th century, and was named Van Buren Township in 1841. In 1952 its name was changed to honor the inventor Charles F. Kettering, who lived here. Population 61,186 (1980); 60,569 (1990); 57,502 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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