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Trumbull County, Ohio Trumbull County is a County (United States), county in the far northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 201,977. Its county seat and largest city is Warren, Ohio, Warren, ...
, United States, and its
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. The population was 39,201 at the 2020 census. Located along the
Mahoning River The Mahoning River is a river 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 Beav ...
, Warren lies approximately northwest 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 ...
and southeast of
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. It was the historical county seat 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 ...
and is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area in
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.


History

Ephraim Quinby founded Warren in 1798, on of land that he purchased from the
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, as part 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 ...
. Quinby named the town for the town's surveyor, Moses Warren. The town was the county seat of the Western Reserve, then became the Trumbull County seat in 1801. In 1833, Warren contained county buildings, two printing offices, a bank, five mercantile stores, and about 600 inhabitants. Warren had a population of nearly 1,600 people in 1846. In that same year, the town had five churches, twenty stores, three newspaper offices, one bank, one wool factory and two flourmills. In June 1846, a fire destroyed several buildings on one side of the town square, but residents soon replaced them with new stores and other businesses. Warren became an important center of trade for farmers living in the surrounding countryside during this period. Songwriter
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, his wife Jane McDowell, and their daughter Marion lived briefly in Warren. During the latter decades of the nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, Warren remained an important trading and manufacturing center. By 1888, four railroads connected the community with other parts of Ohio. In that same year, there were five newspaper offices, seven churches, three banks and numerous manufacturing firms in Warren. The businesses manufactured a wide variety of products including linseed oil, furniture, barrel staves, wool fabric, blinds, incandescent bulbs, automobiles and carriages; however, the leading companies were the Packard Electric Company and
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, both founded in the 1890s in Warren by brothers
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and
William Doud Packard William Doud Packard (November 3, 1861 – November 11, 1923) was an American automobile manufacturer who founded the Packard Motor Car Company and Packard Electric Company with his younger brother James Ward Packard.Adler, Dennis (2004). ''Pa ...
. Warren was the first town in the U.S. to have an electric street illumination, provided by Packard Electric. Warren's population was 5,973 people in 1890. Construction began on the Trumbull County Courthouse in downtown Warren on Thanksgiving Day, 1895. Warren continued to grow in the twentieth century. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, steel production was a major industry in the county because of large deposits of coal and iron ore in surrounding counties. In recent years, many Warren residents have worked in local service and retail sales businesses. In 2000, Warren was Trumbull County's most populated community, with 46,832 residents. Many examples of late 19th and early 20th century architectural styles still stand in downtown Warren, including the Trumbull County Courthouse, which contains one of the largest courtrooms in the state of Ohio, and the Trumbull County Carnegie Law Library; in addition to office buildings, banks, stores, and homes surrounding the Courthouse Square area.
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mentions Warren in his poem 'Pyrography', first published in an exhibition catalogue in 1976 and included in his 1977 collection ''Houseboat Days''. In a later interview, Ashbery said he had never visited the town.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Its climate type is Dfb.


Climate


Demographics

As of 2015, 95.5% of the population spoke English, 1.6%
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, 1.1%
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, and 0.9%
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in their homes.


2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 41,557 people, 17,003 households, and 10,013 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 20,384 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% White, 27.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. Of the 17,003 households 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.6% of households were one person and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 38.3 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.


2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 60.94% White, 36.20% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population. Of the 19,288 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.6% were non-families. 32.9% of households were one person and 13.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.01. The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64 and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. The median household income was $30,147 and the median family income was $36,158. Males had a median income of $32,317 versus $23,790 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,808. About 16.2% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

Major employers in Warren include Trumbull Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Warren Hospital, the '' Tribune Chronicle'', Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, and Thomas Steel Strip.


Recreation

The Trumbull Country Club hosted the Youngstown Kitchens Trumbull Open on the
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in 1960. From 1993 to 2000, Avalon Lakes Golf Club hosted the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
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tournament on the LPGA Tour.


Government

Warren operates under a Mayor-council government system. William "Doug" Franklin has been the mayor of Warren since November 2011. His current term expires on January 1, 2028. City Administration


Education

Children in Warren are served by the Warren City School District. The current schools serving Warren include four PreK-8 Schools: Jefferson PK-8 School, Lincoln PK-8 School, McGuffey PK-8 School, and Willard PK-8 School. Grades 9 through 12 attend
Warren G. Harding High School Warren G. Harding High School is a public high school in Warren, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Warren City School District. Sports teams are called the Raiders, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Associatio ...
. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown also operates the private John F. Kennedy Catholic School, with a Lower Campus for grades kindergarten through 5 and an Upper Campus for grades 6 through 12.


Media

Warren is home to the '' Tribune Chronicle'', a daily local newspaper serving Warren and its vicinity in Trumbull County. It traces its history to the ''Trump of Fame'' in 1812, the first newspaper in what had been the
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. In 2008, ''
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'' reported daily circulation of 35,471 for the ''Tribune Chronicle''. Warren is part of the Youngstown
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, and is served by Youngstown-based television and radio stations. AM stations
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and WHTX are licensed to Warren.


Transportation

Warren is served by the Western Reserve Transit Authority, which provides bus service throughout Mahoning County.


Notable people

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, American television executive * Red Ames,
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, University of Michigan and NFL football player * James L. Baughman, historian * Aaron Brown, Ohio State University and NFL player * Joey Browner, USC and NFL player * Keith Browner, USC and NFL player * Ross Browner, Notre Dame and NFL player, College Football Hall of Famer * Prescott Burgess, University of Michigan and NFL player with
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*
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, former CEO Of
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* Genevieve R. Cline, federal judge * Kenyon Cox, American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer and teacher * Joseph S. Curtis, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer * Alaska Packard Davidson, First Female FBI special agent * Linda DeScenna, film set decorator *
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, Grammy Award-winning musician *
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, novelist, creator of ''
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'' * Randy Gradishar, Ohio State University and NFL player *
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and drummer for
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* John Harsh, Wisconsin State Assembly * David Herron, NFL player *
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, radio talk show host * Jason Kokrak, professional golfer on the
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, University of Michigan and NFL player *
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and brother
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, industrialists * Johnny Ace Palmer, magician * Ronald A. Parise,
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astronaut *
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, actor * Greg Reeves, musician * Natalie Scala, American industrial engineer and university professor * Tanner Scott, MLB Player * Karl Singer, football player * De'Veon Smith, NFL player * Korey Stringer, NFL playerdatabaseFootball.com, Players, . Retrieved February 6, 2012. * Harriet Taylor Upton, first woman vice-chairman of the
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* Paul Warfield, Ohio State University and NFL player, NFL Hall of Famer * Forrest Wilson, author, winner of the
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* Chris Zylka, actor, '' The Secret Circle''


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* {{authority control Cities in Ohio Cities in Trumbull County, Ohio Populated places established in 1798 County seats in Ohio 1798 establishments in the Northwest Territory Western Reserve, Ohio