Youngstown, OH
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Youngstown is a city located in Mahoning county in Ohio, on the Mahoning River, 65 miles southeast of Cleveland, Ohio, and approximately 62 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 82,026. The Youngstown-Warren Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), however, contains roughly 600,000 people. The Steel Valley Area as a whole (including Youngstown-Warren and Sharon-Farrell-New Castle, PA) is comprised of almost 720,000 residents. Youngstown is the county seat of Mahoning County. The city is just 10 miles west of the Pennsylvania state line, and is centrally located between New York and Chicago.
Youngstown is located at 41°5'47" North, 80°38'57" West (41.096258, -80.649299). It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 88.7 km2 (34.2 mi2). 87.8 km2 (33.9 mi2) of it is land and 0.9 km2 (0.3 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 1.02% water.
The historic population of Youngstown progressed thus:
According to the 2000 Census numbers, Youngstown has 32,177 households, and 19,724 families in the city. The population density is 893/km2 (2,316/mi2). There are 37,159 housing units at an average density of 423.2/km2 (1,096.3/mi2).
The racial makeup of the city is roughly 51% White, 44% Black or African American, and 5% Hispanic or Latino of any race, though Puerto Ricans are the dominant Spanish speaking group.
27.2% of the households have children under the age of 18. 33.2% are married couples living together, 22.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% are non-families. 34.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.07.
In Youngstown, the population leans toward greater numbers of youth, as is often the case in inner cities in the U.S. with higher birthrates. Here, 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females, there are 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.8 males.
The median household income is $24,201, and the median family income is $30,701, but the per capita income for the city is $13,293. Males have a median income of $29,900 versus $21,050 for females. Roughly twenty-five percent of the population is below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 37.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Current mayor Jay Williams is Youngstown's first African-American mayor, having defeated state Sen. Robert Hagan in the November 8, 2005 election. Williams won the race as an independent and will replace George McKelvey, who did not run again due to term limits.
Youngstown was named for John Young, who first landed in the area in 1796 and settled there soon after. On April 9, 1800, he purchased the entire township, 15,560 acres (63 km2), from the Connecticut Land Company for $16,085. He platted the town in that year, which was recorded on August 19, 1802 with the date and name of "Youngstown, 1797".
The area was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, meaning the land there was reserved for Revolutionary War veterans from Connecticut, so most early European-American settlers came from that state. Within a year, Youngstown was settled by ten families near where Mill Creek meets the Mahoning River. The village of Youngstown was incorporated in 1848.
Youngstown was on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, completed in 1839. The railroad came to Youngstown in 1853.
Youngstown was reincorporated as a city in 1867, and the county seat was moved there from Canfield in 1876.
With the opening of the steel mills, Youngstown received a large influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Italy, and Ireland. This ethnic diversity can still be seen in many parts of Youngstown today, where Hungarian Orthodox churches and Italian restaurants may share the same street corner.
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