Lisbon is a

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in and the

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Columbiana County, Ohio Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,877. The county seat is Lisbon and its largest city is Salem. The county name is derived from the explorer of the Americas, Christo ...

, United States, along the

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. The population was 2,597 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Salem micropolitan area, southwest of

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and northwest of

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History

Lisbon was platted on February 16, 1803, by Lewis Kinney, originally named New Lisbon after the capital of Portugal. The village was incorporated under a special act of legislature on February 7, 1825. Initially known for its iron and whiskey production, New Lisbon became an economic hub of many sorts into the

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. During this time, the village claimed the county's first bank, the Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon; its first insurance company, and the first Ohio newspaper, ''

The Ohio Patriot ''The Ohio Patriot'' was one of the earliest newspapers created in the United States, being the first paper published west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The paper was created in the town of Lisbon, Ohio, New Lisbon, Ohio. Founded by an Alsace ...

'', founded by an Alsatian immigrant, William D. Lepper. Lisbon has the distinction of being the northernmost western town involved in military actions during the

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general

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surrendered to New Lisbon militia forces in nearby

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at the end of

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into Ohio. The village was renamed to Lisbon in 1895. In 1900, the modern

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was invented and patented in Lisbon. Lisbon became a qualified

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as recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation in 1981.

Geography

Lisbon is located at (40.773874, -80.767553). The following highways pass through Lisbon: *

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* State Route 45 * State Route 154 * State Route 164 * State Route 517 According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,821 people, 1,138 households, and 693 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 1,287 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.4%

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, 1.1%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 0.9% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 1,138 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were

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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the village was 39.6 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,788 people, 1,133 households, and 696 families residing in the village. The

was 2,521.1 people per square mile (969.8/km). There were 1,253 housing units at an average density of 1,133.0 per square mile (435.8/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.74%

, 0.90%

, 0.22% Native American, 0.22%

, 0.04%

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, 0.29% from

, and 0.61% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 1,133 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were

living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.07. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $27,841, and the median income for a family was $36,707. Males had a median income of $29,271 versus $19,826 for females. The

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for the village was $14,097. About 10.1% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under the age of 18 and 5.2% of those 65 years or over.

Government

Lisbon operates under a

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, where there are six council members elected as a legislature in addition to an independently elected mayor who serves as an executive. The current mayor is Peter Wilson ( I). Additionally, Lisbon has a Board of Trustees of Public Affairs, a three-member board elected separately from the village council.

Education

Children in Lisbon are served by the

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. The current schools in the district are: * McKinley Elementary School – 441 E Chestnut Street, grades K-5 *

David Anderson Junior/Senior High School David Anderson Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Lisbon, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Lisbon Exempted Village School District. Sports teams compete as the Lisbon Blue Devils in the Ohio High Sch ...

– 260 W Pine Street, grades 6-12 The school's athletic teams are known as the Blue Devils. The most heavily followed athletic programs at Lisbon's high school are football and basketball. Most notable is Lisbon's 1995 Division V State Championship in football, the only such championship in that sport ever to be held by a Columbiana County school. Other sports include track, swimming, golf, cross country, baseball, softball, volleyball, and cheerleading. The

Columbiana County Career and Technical Center The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (CCCTC) is a public vocational school in Lisbon, Ohio, United States. It is composed of a high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usua ...

is immediately south of city limits. The city is also home to a public library.

Culture

The Dulci-More Festival, a music festival dedicated to the

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and other traditional musical instruments, was inaugurated in 1995 and takes place each

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weekend at Camp McKinley, a

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camp near Lisbon. Lisbon also is the host city to the Columbiana County Johnny Appleseed Festival and Columbiana County Fair. Folk band

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paid tribute to the village in the instrumental song "Lisbon, OH", from their 2011

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-winning album ''

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''.

Notable residents

* William W. Armstrong – journalist *

George M. Ashford George M. Ashford (January 2, 1868–?) was an American civil engineer and surveyor. He was one of the pioneers of Northern Alaska. He was the first man of his profession to arrive in Nome, Alaska, Nome. Early years Ashford was born near Lisbon, O ...

– U.S. surveyor, pioneer of

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Reasin Beall Reasin Beall (December 3, 1769February 20, 1843) was an American politician. He was an Ohio Congressman and a Militia General during the War of 1812. Beall was born in 1769 in Frederick County in the Province of Maryland (in the portion of wh ...

– U.S. Representative from Ohio's 6th District *

Jacob L. Beilhart Jacob L. Beilhart (March 4, 1867 – November 24, 1908) was the founder and leader of a communitarianism, communitarian group known as the Spirit Fruit Society. Beilhart believed that jealousy, economic materialism, materialism, and the fear of ...

–

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leader, founder of

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* Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg – suffragist and writer * William T. H. Brooks –

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Major General *

John C. Chaney John Crawford Chaney (February 1, 1853 – April 26, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1905 to 1909. Early life and career Chaney was born near Lisbon, Ohio in 1854, and ...

– U.S. Representative from Indiana's 2nd District *

John Hessin Clarke John Hessin Clarke (September 18, 1857 – March 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1922. Early life Born in New Lisbon, Ohio, Clarke was the third and y ...

– U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice *

Charles D. Coffin Charles Dustin Coffin (September 10, 1804February 28, 1880) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1837 to 1839. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Coffin attended the public schools. He ...

– U.S. Representative from Ohio's 17th District *

Katy Easterday Roy Alexander "Katy" Easterday (June 29, 1894 – May 26, 1976) was an American football and basketball player, track and field athlete, coach, college athletics administrator, and dentist. He played at the halfback position for the Pittsburgh Pan ...

– football and basketball player with the

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and later collegiate football and basketball coach *

George A. Garretson George Armstrong Garretson (January 30, 1844 – December 8, 1916) enlisted as private in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Civil War and later graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He returned to duty for t ...

–

Brigadier General * John M. Gilman – politician who served in the

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and

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* Howard Melville Hanna – businessman *

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– U.S. Senator from

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– U.S. Representative from Ohio's 17th District *

Daniel McCook Daniel McCook (June 20, 1798 – July 21, 1863) was an attorney and an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War. He was one of two Ohio brothers who, along with 13 of their sons, became widely known as the “Fighting McCooks ...

– member of the

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– 4th

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, member of the

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– clergyman and author, member of the

John James McCook John James McCook (February 21, 1806 – October 11, 1865), was a patriarch of the Fighting McCooks, one of the most prolific families in United States Army history. Five of his sons became prominent soldiers, chaplains, or sailors, as well as ei ...

– lawyer and professor, member of the

Robert Latimer McCook Robert Latimer McCook (December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was killed by Confederate partisans in Alabama. Birth and early years McCook was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, one of ...

– member of the

Roderick S. McCook Commander Roderick Sheldon McCook (10 March 1839 – 13 February 1886) was an officer in the United States Navy. He was a member of the famed family of American Civil War soldiers and sailors, the "Fighting McCooks." Biography Born at New Lisbo ...

– member of the

* Betty McKenna –

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third basewoman *

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– pioneer of the iron industry in East Ohio, father of President

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– 4th

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James D. Moffat James David Moffat was the 3rd president of Washington & Jefferson College. Moffat, a native of New Lisbon, Ohio, was born on March 15, 1846. He spent his youth in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Bellaire, Ohio, before working as a teacher and a book ...

– 3rd President of

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– newspaper editor and politician *

Stephen Paxson Stephen Paxson (1808–1881) was an American Protestant missionary with the American Sunday School Union. He is known for starting over 1,300 Sunday schools in frontier rural America with a total attendance of about 83,000 and is known as the Apos ...

– missionary who started over 1,300 Sunday schools in the

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– U.S. Representative from Ohio's 18th District * John Thomson – U.S. Representative from Ohio's 6th,

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, and 17th Districts *

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–

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leader and U.S. Representative from Ohio's 3rd District

References

External links

Village of Lisbon

Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce
{{Authority control County seats in Ohio Villages in Columbiana County, Ohio Villages in Ohio Populated places established in 1803 1803 establishments in Ohio