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Austintown is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
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within Austintown Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 29,594 at the 2020 census. Located directly west of
Youngstown Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, 11th-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 60,068 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Mahoning ...
, it is a suburb in the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.


History

Austintown Township was founded in 1793 as township 2, range 3 of the
Connecticut Western Reserve The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. Warren, Ohio was the Historic Capital in Trumbull County. T ...
by purchase from the
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. It was surveyed as a parcel of land on each side, as were other townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Austintown was named for
Warren Warren most commonly refers to: * Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits * Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named Warren may also refer to: Places Australia * Warren (biogeographic region) * War ...
resident and Western Reserve judge Calvin Austin. In 1794, John McCollum of
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became the first settler. Throughout the 19th century, the township slowly grew; by 1880, coal miners and their families increased the population to 2,502. A
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called Orange was established on November 15, 1815, and its name was changed to Austintown on May 6, 1872. It ceased operation on May 15, 1917, forwarding mail to
West Austintown, Ohio West Austintown is an unincorporated community in Mahoning County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Penn ...
. After
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, Austintown experienced a population boom as suburban spillover from
Youngstown Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, 11th-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 60,068 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Mahoning ...
crept into the eastern part of the township, whilst the central Austintown community grew along
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. The
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
of Austintown was formally established by the
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in 1980, consisting of the urban portions of the township.


Geography

The Austintown CDP takes up slightly less than half of the area of Austintown Township, largely on the eastern side of the township, where it abuts the western border of the city of
Youngstown Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, 11th-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 60,068 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Mahoning ...
. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.29%, is water.
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is a north–south freeway which passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 39. Interstate 680 passes east-to-west through the northern part of the CDP but provides no access.
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passes to the north of the CDP, with access from Exit 223.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 31,627 people, 13,419 households, and 8,762 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 14,179 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.51%
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, 5.09%
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, 0.14% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03%
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, 0.43% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population. There were 13,419 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were
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living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,216, and the median income for a family was $47,507. Males had a median income of $36,797 versus $23,733 for females. The
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for the CDP was $19,087. About 6.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the
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, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. Estimates produced by the Census Bureau's
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program revealed that, by 2007, the percentage of individuals below the poverty line had risen to 13.8%.


Education

Children in Austintown are served by the public Austintown Local School District, which includes one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and Austintown Fitch High School. Austintown has a public library, a branch of the
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has 15 branches that serve 10 communities in Mahoning County, Ohio. In 2005, the library loaned more than 1.8 million items to its 122,000 cardholders. Total holdings are over 686,000 volumes ...
.


Notable people

* Kenneth Carano, member of the
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from the 59th district *
Aylett R. Cotton Aylett Rains Cotton (November 29, 1826 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician, lawyer, judge, educator and miner active in Iowa and Northern California. Early life and education Born in Austintown, Ohio, Cotton attended local publ ...
, member of the
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from Iowa's 2nd district * Ron Gerberry, member of the
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from the 59th district *
Irv Holdash Irvin J. Holdash (September 19, 1929 – December 18, 1992), sometimes known by the nickname "Huck", was an American football player. He grew up in Austintown, Ohio, and played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team at ...
,
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and
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* Laura Liu, judge for the
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for the 1st District * Mike McGlynn, former National Football League
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* Munnycat, indie pop duo *
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,
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umpire *
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, member of the
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from Indiana's 11th & At-large district * Billy Price, active National Football League
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for the
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*
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, Major League Baseball
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and
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, remembered for breaking down the league color barrier by shaking hands with
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* Davanzo Tate, former National Football League and
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Austintown Township

Austintown Local Schools

''Town Crier''
* {{Authority control Census-designated places in Mahoning County, Ohio 1793 establishments in the Northwest Territory