unincorporated community
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and
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 ...
in southern
West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
West Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,173 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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, United States. The population was 224 as of the 2020 census. It lies along
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...
post office
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East Rochester was originally known officially as "Rochester", and under the latter name was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Survey System, Public Lands Surveys to ...
ted in 1834. The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad was built through the settlement in 1852. When the post office was established, the name "East Rochester" was adopted to avoid repetition with another Rochester, Ohio. A post office called East Rochester has been in operation since 1840.
Geography
East Rochester is located along
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...
, northwest of East Liverpool and east of Canton. The nearest incorporated community is
Minerva
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, to the west.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the East Rochester CDP has an area of . It is in the valley of Sandy Creek, which flows west to the
Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining ...
, a tributary of the
Ohio River
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.
Education
Children in East Rochester are served by the public
Minerva Local School District
Minerva Local School District is a rural public school district serving students in the tri-county area between Columbiana, Carroll, and Stark counties, and the village of Minerva
Minerva (; ; ) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, ...
, which includes one elementary school, one middle school, and Minerva High School.