Salineville ( ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

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. Created in 1803, the county name is derived from that of 15th-centur ...

, United States. The population was 1,206 at the 2020 census.

History

Salineville was laid out in 1839 and incorporated as a village in 1848. Salineville was named from the salt deposits, or

salinity Salinity () is the saltiness or amount of salt (chemistry), salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter is dimensio ...

, found on Yellow Creek. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, the

Battle of Salineville The Battle of Salineville occurred July 26, 1863, near Salineville, Ohio, during the American Civil War. U.S. Brig. Gen. James M. Shackelford destroyed Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's remaining Confederate cavalry and captured Morga ...

took place near the village in 1863 and resulted in the capture of Confederate general

John Hunt Morgan John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Br ...

, ending

Morgan's Raid Morgan's Raid (also the Calico Raid or Great Raid of 1863) was a diversionary incursion by Confederate States Army, Confederate cavalry into the Union (American Civil War), Union states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia during the A ...

from Tennessee into Ohio. It was the northernmost military action involving an official command of the

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Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. It is approximately northwest of

Steubenville Steubenville ( ) is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Ohio River west of Pittsburgh, it had a population of 18,161 at the 2020 census. The Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area has an es ...

and southwest 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 ...

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,311 people, 518 households, and 346 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 591 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.1%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 518 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the village was 36.5 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,397 people, 535 households, and 365 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 594 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.07%

, 0.36% Native American, 0.07% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 535 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were

living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $27,473, and the median income for a family was $30,167. Males had a median income of $28,864 versus $19,539 for females. The

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for the village was $13,895. About 11.6% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Salineville 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. As of 2024, the mayor is Chad J. Bettis. Additionally, Salineville has a Board of Trustees of Public Affairs, a three-member board elected separately from the village council.

Education

Children in Salineville are served by the public Southern Local School District, which operates a K-12 complex that includes one elementary school and

Southern Local Junior/Senior High School Southern Local Junior/Senior High School is a public high school near Salineville, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Southern Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Southern Local Indians in the Ohio High S ...

. The renovated complex was built by adding to what was then the Southern Local High School building and was completed in 2004. Additionally, Utica Shale Academy focuses on

vocational education Vocational education is education that prepares people for a skilled craft. Vocational education can also be seen as that type of education given to an individual to prepare that individual to be gainfully employed or self employed with req ...

for the production of natural gas in the

Utica Shale The Utica Shale is a stratigraphic unit of Upper Ordovician Geochronology, age in the Appalachian Basin. It underlies much of the northeastern United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It takes the name from the city of Utica, New York, as it ...

Notable people

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, record-setting life insurance salesman * Julia H. Johnston, Christian songwriter who composed ''

Grace Greater Than All Our Sin Grace Greater Than All Our Sin is a well-known Christian hymn with lyrics by Julia H. Johnston and music by Daniel B. Towner. Julia H. Johnston (1849-1919), a Presbyterian teacher, author, and musician from Illinois, wrote the lyrics. Daniel B ...

'' * Joseph F. Williams, member of the Ohio General Assembly * Richard G. Williams, member of the Ohio House of Representatives

References

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