The Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, typically known as the Mahoning Valley (and historically the Steel Valley), is a metropolitan area in

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and

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the

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, with the city of

Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, Mahoning County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of ...

, at its center. According to the

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, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes Mahoning and Trumbull counties in

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and Mercer County in

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. As of the 2020 census, the region had a population of 541,243, making it the 107th largest metro area in the country. Taking its name from the

Mahoning River The Mahoning River is a river located in northeastern Ohio and a small portion of western Pennsylvania. Flowing primarily through several Ohio counties, it crosses the state line into Pennsylvania before joining with the Shenango River to form the ...

, the area has a large commuter population that works in

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and

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and their metropolitan areas. It is located in the

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, the former industrial region of the northern United States. The Youngstown–Warren

combined statistical area Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...

adds the Salem micropolitan area and

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, Chris ...

to the region, increasing the total population to 643,120. The Youngstown–Warren media market serves all three counties in the CSA, as well as the New Castle micropolitan area.

Steel industry

Although steel has been produced in the Mahoning Valley since the mid-1800s, after the

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, the valley was primarily known for its

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production. Conversion to steel manufacturing began during the economic depression of the 1890s. The Mahoning Valley is suitable for steel manufacture because of "its proximity to the

Lake Erie Lake Erie ( "eerie") is the fourth largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has t ...

ports that receive

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…the

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fields of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia; and to

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deposits." The "25-mile stretch of steel mills and related industries" along the

is similar to the

Ruhr Valley The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...

in Germany." Historically, it was the largest steel producing region in the world (including all of

and

). The local steel industry declined during the 1970s steel crisis. A notable plant closure occurred on September 19, 1977, when

Youngstown Sheet and Tube The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, based in Youngstown, Ohio, was an American steel manufacturer. Officially, the company was created on November 23, 1900, when Articles of Incorporation of the Youngstown Iron Sheet and Tube Company were fil ...

abruptly closed its Campbell Works and

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ed 5,000 workers. Today the area produces little steel, and is home to many

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yards and

aluminum Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It h ...

plants. A 2009 documentary titled "Steel Valley: Meltdown" describes "the past, present and future of the Mahoning Valley" through the eyes of local experts, including one local organizer who stated, "We are the first generation completely removed from the days when steel mills were active." The Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation, founded in 1979, is active in economic revitalization and diversification. It owns two industrial parks, and has purchased local rail lines, including the

Youngstown and Austintown Railroad Youngstown and Austintown Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates just west of Youngstown, Ohio, United States, and was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008. It interchanges with the Youngstown Belt Railroad and Norfolk Southern i ...

and the

Warren and Trumbull Railroad The Warren and Trumbull Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, which was bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008, operating three lines in and near Warren. It began operations in 1994 on a line formerly operated by CSX Transport ...

Municipalities

Largest municipalities

Cities, villages, and boroughs

Mahoning County *

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(partly in Stark County) *

Austintown Austintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within Austintown Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 29,594 at the 2020 census. Located directly west of Youngstown, it is a suburb of the ...

* Beloit * Berlin Center * Boardman * Campbell * Canfield * Craig Beach *

Lowellville Lowellville is a village in eastern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, along the Mahoning River. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. Located about southeast of Youngstown, it is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. Geog ...

* Maple Ridge * Mineral Ridge * New Middletown *

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* Sebring * Struthers *

Youngstown Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, whi ...

Trumbull County * Cortland * Girard *

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* Newton Falls * Niles *

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* Lordstown * McDonald * Orangeville * West Farmington * Yankee Lake Columbiana County (CSA) * Columbiana * East Liverpool * East Palestine * Hanoverton *

Leetonia Leetonia is a village in northern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,833 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem micropolitan area, about south of Youngstown. History The Village of Leetonia was founded in 1869, f ...

* Lisbon *

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* New Waterford *

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* Salem * Salineville * Summitville * Washingtonville * Wellsville Mercer County *

Clark Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educat ...

Farrell Farrell (anglicization of the Irish ''Ó Fearghail'') is a surname and may refer to: * Farrell (surname) * Farrell Lines, shipping company (acquired by Maersk) * Farrell, Nevada, an American city * Farrell, Pennsylvania, an American city * Farrel ...

* Fredonia * Greenville * Grove City * Hermitage * Jackson Center * Jamestown * Mercer * New Lebanon * Sandy Lake *

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* Sharpsville * Sheakleyville * Stoneboro * West Middlesex * Wheatland

Townships

Mahoning County *

Beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

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* Boardman * Canfield *

Coitsville Coitsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,392 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it bord ...

* Ellsworth * Goshen *

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* Milton *

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* Springfield Trumbull County * Bazetta * Bloomfield * Braceville *

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* Fowler * Greene * Gustavus *

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* Howland *

* Johnston *

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* Newton * Southington * Vernon *

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* Weathersfield Columbiana County (CSA) *

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* Elkrun * Fairfield * Franklin *

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* Middleton *

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* Salem * St. Clair *

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* Wayne *

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* Yellow Creek Mercer County * Coolspring Township * Deer Creek Township * Delaware Township * East Lackawannock Township * Fairview Township * Findley Township * French Creek Township * Greene Township * Hempfield Township * Jackson Township * Lackawannock Township * Lake Township * Liberty Township * Mill Creek Township * New Vernon Township * Otter Creek Township * Perry Township * Pine Township * Pymatuning Township * Salem Township * Sandy Creek Township * Sandy Lake Township * Shenango Township * South Pymatuning Township * Springfield Township * Sugar Grove Township * West Salem Township * Wilmington Township * Wolf Creek Township * Worth Township

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 602,978 people, 238,319 households, and 162,896 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 86.88%

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, 10.78%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02%

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Ocea ...

, 0.55% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,071, and the median income for a family was $44,055. Males had a median income of $35,626 versus $23,186 for females. The

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for the MSA was $18,547. Mahoningvalleyresults

Transportation

Airports

The Youngstown–Warren area is served by one regional and several county and local airports, including: *

Columbiana County Airport Columbiana County Airport is a public airport located four miles northwest of East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. It is owned and operated by the Columbiana County Airport Authority. Facilities and aircraft Columbiana County Airport covers ...

* Koons Airport * Lansdowne Airport * Miller Airport * Salem Airpark * Warren Airport *

Youngstown Elser Metro Airport The Youngstown Elser Metro Airport is a general aviation airport located 7 miles southwest of Youngstown in Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United S ...

Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport is a public and military airport in Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, 11 miles north of Youngstown and east of Warren. The airport is home to the Youngstown–Warren Air Reserve Station. The airport ...

* Youngstown Air Reserve Station

Major highways

Interstate 76 * I-79

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Interstate 80 Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one ...

Interstate 376 Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Tu ...

Interstate 680 * OhioTurnpike

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U.S. Route 19 * US 30

U.S. Route 30 * US 62

U.S. Route 62 * US 224

U.S. Route 224 * US 322

U.S. Route 322 * US 422

U.S. Route 422

Public transit

The

Western Reserve Transit Authority The Western Reserve Transit Authority is the operator of mass transportation in Mahoning County, Ohio. Service is provided throughout metropolitan Youngstown Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat ...

(WRTA) operates a metropolitan public busing system in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. In Columbiana County, the Community Action Rural Transit System (CARTS) operates a rural public busing system.

Colleges and universities

The Mahoning Valley is home to a number of higher education facilities, including: *

Butler County Community College (Pennsylvania) Butler County Community College (BC3) is a public community college in Butler Township, Pennsylvania. It also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well as in Lawrence, Mercer, and Jefferson counties. More recently the college has begun ...

( Hermitage) *

Eastern Gateway Community College Eastern Gateway Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Steubenville, Ohio, and a second campus in Youngstown. Although the college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, its accreditor placed the college ...

(

) *

Grove City College Grove City College (GCC) is a private, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1876 as a normal school, the college emphasizes a humanities core curriculum and offers 60 majors and 6 pre-professional ...

( Grove City) *

Kent State University at East Liverpool Kent State University at East Liverpool (Kent State East Liverpool) is a satellite campus of Kent State University in East Liverpool, Ohio. Administered with Kent State University at Salem as part of Kent State University Columbiana County, Kent ...

( East Liverpool) *

Kent State University at Salem Kent State University at Salem (Kent State Salem) is a satellite campus in Salem Township and Salem, Ohio. Kent State Salem offers baccalaureate and associate degree programs and is administered with Kent State University at East Liverpool Ken ...

( Salem) * Kent State University at Trumbull (

) *

New Castle School of Trades New Castle School of Trades (NCST) is a private for-profit technical school in New Castle, Pennsylvania and East Liverpool, Ohio. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. History The New Castle ...

( East Liverpool) * Pennsylvania State University Shenango (

) *

Thiel College Thiel College (, ) is a private college in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is one of the smallest colleges or universities in the region with about 100 full-time and part time faculty ...

( Greenville) *

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges ...

(

)

Sports

NCAA Division I sports are played in the region, with

fielding eight men's and ten women's teams.