Mingo Junction, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°19′40″N 80°37′32″W / 40.32778°N 80.62556°W / 40.32778; -80.62556
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Mingo Junction, Ohio
FIPS code
39-50904[3]
GNIS feature ID2399374[2]
Websitewww.mingojct.us

Mingo Junction is a

2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area
.

History

An 1899 bird’s-eye view of Mingo Junction

The Mingo Indian tribe once had a settlement at the location of the present day village, which is the source of its name. Originally known as Mingo Bottom or Mingo Town, it was the starting point for the ill-fated Crawford expedition against Native Americans in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War.

In 1770, George Washington set out on an expedition to explore the

Iroquois Confederation. Washington wrote a complete account of his observations in a diary stored in the Library of Congress.[4]

Mingo Junction was founded circa 1869 when an iron works was started there.[5] In 1900, its only manufacturing plant was a steel mill owned by Carnegie Steel Company.

Geography

Mingo Junction is in the Eastern time zone. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2), of which 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.[6]

Neighborhoods

Altamont, Churchill, Hillsboro, Hunky Hill, North Hill, Sunrise Terrace, Downtown (Commercial Ave.), and Goulds

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880371—
18901,856400.3%
19002,95459.2%
19104,04937.1%
19204,61614.0%
19305,0309.0%
19405,1923.2%
19504,464−14.0%
19604,98711.7%
19705,2785.8%
19804,834−8.4%
19904,297−11.1%
20003,631−15.5%
20103,454−4.9%
20203,347−3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,488 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% 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 2.89.

The median age in the village was 44.2 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 1,542 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,196, and the median income for a family was $40,326. Males had a median income of $37,969 versus $20,809 for females. The

poverty line
, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Former Mingo High School building

Public education in the village of Mingo Junction is provided by the Indian Creek Local School District. Campuses serving the village include Hills Elementary School (Preschool-Grade 4), Indian Creek Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Indian Creek High School [1] (Grades 9-12). Jefferson County Christian School was also located in the area until 2012. Until 2009, the Catholic school of St. Agnes (Pre-kindergarten to eighth grade) was part of the Steubenville Parochial School District.

Notable people

See also

  • List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo Junction, Ohio
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Stratton House Inn :: George Washington Ohio / George Washington Ohio River Valley / George Washington Ohio Land". strattonhouse.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 444.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

External links

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