Editing Columbiana County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}}
{{redirect|Columbiana County|other uses|Columbiana (disambiguation)}}
{{Redirect-distinguish|County of Columbiana|Columbia County (disambiguation){{!}}County of Columbia}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Columbiana County 
 | state                = Ohio 
 | flag                 = Columbiana County Flag.png 
 | seal                 = Seal of Columbiana County (Ohio).svg 
 | founded              = May 1, 1803<ref name="odod">{{cite web |url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Columbiana.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Columbiana County |access-date = April 28, 2007 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031014024028/http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/Files/S0/Columbiana.pdf |archive-date = October 14, 2003 }}</ref> 
 | seat wl              = Lisbon 
 | largest city wl      = Salem 
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 535 
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 532 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.8 
 | area percentage      = 0.5% 
 | census yr            = 2020 
 | pop                  = 101877 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 190
 | time zone            = Eastern 
 | web                  = www.columbianacounty.org 
 | named for            = [[Christopher Columbus]] 
 | ex image             = COLUMBIANA COURTHOUSE 2-4-09.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250 
 | ex image cap         = [[Columbiana County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 6th
}}
'''Columbiana County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 101,877.<ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]] and its largest city is [[Salem, Ohio|Salem]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Created in 1803, the county [[List of Ohio county name etymologies|name]] is derived from that of 15th-century Italian explorer [[Christopher Columbus]].<ref name="osuedc">{{cite web|url = http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39029&sid=0 |title = Columbiana County data |access-date = April 28, 2007 |publisher = [[Ohio State University]] Extension Data Center |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192036/http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39029&sid=0 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = October 29, 2013}}</ref>

Columbiana County is predominantly rural and considered part of [[Appalachian Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arc.gov/counties |title=Appalachian Counties Served by the ARC |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=March 31, 2025 }}</ref> While northern communities are more associated with [[Northeast Ohio]], southern communities along the [[Ohio River]] are culturally closer to the [[Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area|Upper Ohio Valley region]]. Columbiana County comprises the Salem, Ohio [[micropolitan statistical area]], which is also included in the larger [[Mahoning Valley|Youngstown–Warren–Salem combined statistical area]]. Officially considered part of the Youngstown [[media market]], stations from [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]] regularly report in the area as well.

==History==
The principal historic [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] peoples in the area were the [[Lenape]], [[Mingo]], and [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]]. The Wyandot had an encampment where the city of [[Salem, Ohio|Salem]] now stands.<ref name="Historical Sketch">{{cite web|title=Historical Sketch of Columbiana County|url=http://www.columbianacounty.org/history|publisher=Columbiana County Courts website|accessdate=April 16, 2022}}</ref> Several important indigenous trails ran through the county, the most important being the [[Great Trail]] which ran through the southern parts of the county towards [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]]. Throughout the second half of the 18th century, starting with [[Christopher Gist]] in 1750, American colonists explored the area as the [[Ohio Company]] surveyed. [[George Washington]], while engaged in land examinations, camped in the area of present-day [[East Liverpool, Ohio|East Liverpool]] in October 1770.<ref name="Historical Sketch" />

In the 1780s, the Native Americans relinquished control of the area, and the region was surveyed in accordance with the [[Land Ordinance of 1785]]. The ensuing [[Public Land Survey System]] of the United States started by surveyor [[Thomas Hutchins]] on north bank of the [[Ohio River]] in present-day East Liverpool resulted in the [[Seven Ranges]], believed to be "the first mathematically designed system and nationally conducted [[cadastre|cadastral]] survey in any modern country."<ref name=nrhpinv2>{{cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Beginning Point / Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey|url={{NHLS url|id=66000606}} |format=pdf|date=December 27, 1974 |author=Joseph S. Mendinghall |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

The first permanent settlement in the area was in 1792 or 1793, by hunter John Quinn, who settled near present-day [[Calcutta, Ohio|Calcutta]] in [[St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|St. Clair Township]].<ref name="Historical Sketch" /> Columbiana County was founded in 1803 and named in honor of [[Christopher Columbus]], combining his surname with the suffix [[-ana|-iana]]. It was settled early on by [[Quakers]] and [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]] from [[Pennsylvania]], but was later settled primary by [[German Americans|Germans]].<ref name="Historical Sketch" /> The county was the scene of one of the northernmost action fought during the [[American Civil War]]; on July 26, 1863, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] raiders under [[John Hunt Morgan|John Morgan]] were surrounded and captured by [[Union Army|Union forces]] at the [[Battle of Salineville]].

The county was home to the largest [[pottery]] industry in the world, in [[East Liverpool, Ohio|East Liverpool]] and surrounding communities, which produced more than half of the United States' annual ceramics output. Throughout East Liverpool's ceramics history, there were more than 300 potteries.<ref>[http://www.themuseumofceramics.org/ Museum of Ceramics]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The City of East Liverpool |url=https://eastliverpool.com/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The City of East Liverpool |language=en-US}}</ref> Other chief industries included iron and brick making, as well as transportation via the Ohio River, [[Sandy and Beaver Canal]], and [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system.<ref name="Historical Sketch" />

The [[East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment]] occurred on February 3, 2023. A freight train containing hazardous materials including [[vinyl chloride]] derailed in East Palestine. After burning for more than two days, emergency crews conducted a controlled burn of the train's contents, releasing toxic [[hydrogen chloride]] and [[phosgene]] into the air, and contaminating the Ohio River.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2023 |title=Ohio catastrophe is 'wake-up call' to dangers of deadly train derailments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call |website=The Guardian |access-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091852/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|535|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|532|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 7, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

The [[Little Beaver Creek]] watershed is home to [[Beaver Creek State Forest]],<ref>[http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/forests/beavercreek.htm Beaver Creek State Forest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005221319/http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/forests/beavercreek.htm |date=October 5, 2006 }}</ref> [[Beaver Creek State Park]],<ref>[http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/parks/parks/beaverck.htm Beaver Creek State Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515111053/http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/parks/parks/beaverck.htm |date=May 15, 2006 }}</ref> and Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve.<ref>[http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/dnap/location/sheepskin.htm Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007100539/http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/dnap/location/sheepskin.htm |date=October 7, 2006 }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning County]] (north)
*[[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] (northeast)
*[[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]] (east)
*[[Hancock County, West Virginia]] (southeast)
*[[Jefferson County, Ohio|Jefferson County]] (south)
*[[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll County]] (southwest)
*[[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] (west)

===Major highways===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 10878
|1820= 22033
|1830= 35592
|1840= 40378
|1850= 33621
|1860= 32836
|1870= 38299
|1880= 48602
|1890= 59029
|1900= 68590
|1910= 76619
|1920= 83131
|1930= 86484
|1940= 90121
|1950= 98920
|1960= 107004
|1970= 108310
|1980= 113572
|1990= 108276
|2000= 112075
|2010= 107841
|2020= 101877
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref>
}}
[[Image:ARC-Ohio-designations-2012.svg|left|thumb|225px|Map showing 2012 [[Appalachian Regional Commission]] economic designations for Appalachian Ohio, with Columbiana County marked as "transitional".]]

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 112,075 people, 42,973 households, and 30,682 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|210|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 46,083 housing units at an average density of {{convert|86|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.43% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 24.0% were of [[German Americans|German]], 12.9% [[English Americans|English]], 12.8% [[American ancestry|American]], 12.3% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and 9.3% [[Italian Americans|Italian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 42,973 households, out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% 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 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,226, and the median income for a family was $40,486. Males had a median income of $32,134 versus $20,331 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,655. About 9.00% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 107,841&nbsp;people, 42,683&nbsp;households, and 29,101&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39029 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030230/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39029 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|202.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 47,088 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39029 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39029 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% white, 2.2% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 29.2% were [[German Americans|German]], 17.7% were [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 14.6% were [[English Americans|English]], 9.1% were [[Italian Americans|Italian]], and 7.6% were [[American ancestry|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39029 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022456/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39029 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 42,683&nbsp;households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age was 42.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $39,502 and the median income for a family was $48,948. Males had a median income of $39,614 versus $27,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,635. About 12.1% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39029 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013456/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39029 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Politics==
Unlike most counties in [[Northeast Ohio]], Columbiana County has been predominantly Republican throughout most of its history. In only eight elections from 1856 to the present has a Democratic Party candidate won the county, the most recent being [[Bill Clinton]] in 1996. Despite this, the county was a swing county in the latter half of the 20th century, voting for the national winner in all but two elections from 1952 to 2004. However, it has trended heavily Republican in more recent elections, with the party's candidates garnering increasing amounts of the vote in each presidential election from 2000 on. This trend was most apparent in 2016 when [[Donald Trump]] posted the best showing by a Republican in the county since [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1928 with a 41.4-point margin of victory over [[Hillary Clinton]]. 
{{PresHead|place=Columbiana County, Ohio|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 3,811 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 1,916 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 915 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 32 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1904|Republican|11,571|4,203|1,439|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|10,255|5,997|690|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|9,487|6,598|329|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|7,232|5,573|1,111|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|7,700|5,154|636|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|6,995|4,472|624|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|6,545|4,273|379|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|5,417|4,000|279|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|4,773|2,897|56|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|4,881|2,938|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|4,553|2,501|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|3,864|2,130|407|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|3,516|2,497|96|Ohio}}
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==Government==

===County officials===
{| class=wikitable
|+County officials
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"|Party
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Position
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Mike Halleck
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Roy Paparodis
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Tim Weigle
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Nancy Gause Milliken
| Auditor
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Anthony J. Dattilio
| Clerk of Courts
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| George Scott Wilson
| Coroner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Bert Dawson
| Engineer
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Vito J. Abruzzino
| Prosecuting Attorney
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| James Armeni, Sr.
| Recorder
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Brian McLaughlin
| Sheriff
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Bryan Blakeman
| Treasurer
|}

===Judicial representation===
{| class=wikitable
|+Judgeships
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"|Party
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Position
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Megan L. Bickerton
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Scott A. Washam
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| 	Thomas M. Baronzzi
| Court of Common Pleas Probate Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Kelly Linger
| Columbiana County Municipal Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Timothy J. McNicol
| Columbiana County Municipal Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Cheryl L. Waite
| [[Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals|7th District Court of Appeals]] 
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Carol Ann Robb
| [[Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals|7th District Court of Appeals]] 
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Katelyn D. Dickey
| [[Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals|7th District Court of Appeals]] 
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Mark A. Hanni
| [[Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals|7th District Court of Appeals]] 
|}

===Legislative representation===
{| class=wikitable
|+Legislators
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"|Party
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | District
! valign=bottom | Body
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Monica Robb Blasdel
| [[Ohio's 79th Representative District|79]]
| [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| [[Alessandro Cutrona]]
| [[Ohio's 33rd senatorial district|33]]
| [[Ohio Senate]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| [[Michael Rulli]]
| [[Ohio's 6th congressional district|6]]
| [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| [[Bernie Moreno]]
| Statewide
| [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| [[Jon Husted]]
| Statewide
| [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]
|}

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
*[[Allegheny Wesleyan College]]
*[[Kent State University at East Liverpool]]
*[[Kent State University at Salem]]

===Community, junior, and technical colleges===
*[[Columbiana County Career and Technical Center]]
*East Ohio College
*[[New Castle School of Trades]]

===Public school districts===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Alliance City School District]]
*[[Beaver Local School District]]
*[[Columbiana Exempted Village School District]]
*[[Crestview Local School District (Columbiana County)|Crestview Local School District]]
*[[East Liverpool City School District]]
*[[East Palestine City School District]]
*[[Leetonia Exempted Village School District]]
*[[Lisbon Exempted Village School District]]
*[[Minerva Local School District]]
*[[Salem City School District (Ohio)|Salem City School District]]
*[[Southern Local School District, Ohio|Southern Local School District]]
*[[United Local School District]]
*[[Wellsville Local School District]]
*[[West Branch Local School District]]
{{div col end}}

====High schools====
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Beaver Local High School]]
*[[Columbiana High School]]
*[[Crestview High School (Columbiana, Ohio)|Crestview High School]]
*[[David Anderson Junior/Senior High School]]
*[[East Liverpool Junior/Senior High School]]
*[[East Palestine High School]]
*[[Leetonia High School]]
*[[Salem High School (Ohio)|Salem High School]]
*[[Southern Local Junior/Senior High School]]
*[[United High School (Ohio)|United High School]]
*[[Wellsville Jr./Sr. High School (Ohio)|Wellsville Junior/Senior High School]]
{{div col end}}

===Private schools===
*[[Heartland Christian School]] – Columbiana
*East Liverpool Christian School – Glenmoor
*St. Paul Elementary School – Salem

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Columbiana County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|300 px|Map of Columbiana County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels]]

===Cities===
*[[Columbiana, Ohio|Columbiana]]
*[[East Liverpool, Ohio|East Liverpool]]
*[[Salem, Ohio|Salem]]

===Villages===
{{div col}}
*[[East Palestine, Ohio|East Palestine]]
*[[Hanoverton, Ohio|Hanoverton]]
*[[Leetonia, Ohio|Leetonia]]
*[[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]] (county seat)
*[[Minerva, Ohio|Minerva]]
*[[New Waterford, Ohio|New Waterford]]
*[[Rogers, Ohio|Rogers]]
*[[Salineville, Ohio|Salineville]]
*[[Summitville, Ohio|Summitville]]
*[[Washingtonville, Ohio|Washingtonville]]
*[[Wellsville, Ohio|Wellsville]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Butler]]
*[[Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Center]]
*[[Elkrun Township, Ohio|Elkrun]]
*[[Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Fairfield]]
*[[Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Franklin]]
*[[Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Hanover]]
*[[Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Knox]]
*[[Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Liverpool]]
*[[Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Madison]]
*[[Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]]
*[[Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Perry]]
*[[Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Salem]]
*[[St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|St. Clair]]
*[[Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]]
*[[Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Washington]]
*[[Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Wayne]]
*[[West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|West]]
*[[Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Yellow Creek]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Calcutta, Ohio|Calcutta]]
* [[Damascus, Ohio|Damascus]]
* [[East Rochester, Ohio|East Rochester]]
* [[Glenmoor, Ohio|Glenmoor]]
* [[Homeworth, Ohio|Homeworth]]
* [[La Croft, Ohio|La Croft]]
* [[Lake Tomahawk, Ohio|Lake Tomahawk]]
* [[Negley, Ohio|Negley]]
* [[Salem Heights, Columbiana County, Ohio|Salem Heights]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Achor, Ohio|Achor]]
* [[Bayard, Ohio|Bayard]]
* [[Cannons Mill, Ohio|Cannons Mill]]
* [[Chambersburg, Ohio|Chambersburg]]
* [[Clarkson, Ohio|Clarkson]] 
* [[Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio|Dungannon]]
* [[East Carmel, Ohio|East Carmel]]
* [[East Fairfield, Ohio|East Fairfield]] 
* [[Elkton, Ohio|Elkton]] 
* [[Franklin Square, Ohio|Franklin Square]]
* [[Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio|Fredericktown]]
* [[Gavers, Ohio|Gavers]]
* [[Glasgow, Columbiana County, Ohio|Glasgow]]
* [[Guilford, Ohio|Guilford]] 
* [[Highlandtown, Ohio|Highlandtown]]
* [[Kensington, Ohio|Kensington]]
* [[Lynchburg, Columbiana County, Ohio|Lynchburg]]
* [[Middleton, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]]
* [[Mill Rock, Ohio|Mill Rock]]
* [[Millport, Columbiana County, Ohio|Millport]]
* [[Moultrie, Ohio|Moultrie]]
* [[New Alexander, Ohio|New Alexander]]
* [[New Garden, Ohio|New Garden]]
* [[New Middleton, Ohio|New Middleton]]
* [[New Salisbury, Ohio|New Salisbury]]
* [[North Georgetown, Ohio|North Georgetown]] 
* [[Reading, Columbiana County, Ohio|Reading]]
* [[Signal, Ohio|Signal]]
* [[Teegarden, Ohio|Teegarden]]
* [[Unionville, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unionville]]
* [[Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]]
* [[Valley, Ohio|Valley]]
* [[West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio|West Point]]
* [[Williamsport, Columbiana County, Ohio|Williamsport]] 
* [[Winona, Ohio|Winona]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Columbiana County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2020.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=2020 U.S. Census website |access-date=March 31, 2022 }}</ref>

'''*''' ''majority of municipality in Columbiana County''<br>
'''**''' ''minority of municipality in Columbiana County''<br>
'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Population (2020 Census)
!Township
!Municipal type
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 1
| '''[[Salem, Ohio|Salem]]*'''
| 11,915
| [[Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Perry]], [[Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Salem]]
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 2
| '''[[East Liverpool, Ohio|East Liverpool]]'''
| 9,958
| [[Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Liverpool]]
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 3
| '''[[Columbiana, Ohio|Columbiana]]*'''
| 6,559
| [[Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Fairfield]], [[Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]]
| City
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 4
| '''[[East Palestine, Ohio|East Palestine]]'''
| 4,761
| [[Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 5
| '''[[Calcutta, Ohio|Calcutta]]'''
| 3,941
| [[St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|St. Clair]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 6
| '''[[Minerva, Ohio|Minerva]]**''' 
| 3,684
| [[West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|West]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 7
| '''[[Wellsville, Ohio|Wellsville]]'''
| 3,113
| [[Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Yellow Creek]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 8
| '''† [[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]]'''
| 2,597
| [[Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Center]], [[Elkrun Township, Ohio|Elkrun]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 9
| '''[[Leetonia, Ohio|Leetonia]]'''
| 1,833
| [[Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Salem]], [[Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Fairfield]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 10
| '''[[Glenmoor, Ohio|Glenmoor]]'''
| 1,829
| [[St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|St. Clair]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 11
| '''[[Salineville, Ohio|Salineville]]'''
| 1,206
| [[Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Washington]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 12
| '''[[New Waterford, Ohio|New Waterford]]'''
| 1,194
| [[Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 13
| '''[[La Croft, Ohio|La Croft]]'''
| 1,078
| [[Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Liverpool]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 14
| '''[[Washingtonville, Ohio|Washingtonville]]*'''
| 712
| [[Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Salem]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 15
| '''[[Lake Tomahawk, Ohio|Lake Tomahawk]]'''
| 494
| [[Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 16
| '''[[Homeworth, Ohio|Homeworth]]'''
| 492
| [[Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Knox]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 17
| '''[[Damascus, Ohio|Damascus]]**'''
| 418
| [[Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Butler]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 18
| '''[[Hanoverton, Ohio|Hanoverton]]'''
| 354
| [[Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Hanover]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 19
| '''[[Negley, Ohio|Negley]]'''
| 274
| [[Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 20
| '''[[East Rochester, Ohio|East Rochester]]'''
| 224
| [[West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|West]]
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 21
| '''[[Rogers, Ohio|Rogers]]'''
| 194
| [[Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]]
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 22
| '''[[Summitville, Ohio|Summitville]]'''
| 110
| [[Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Franklin]]
| Village
|}

==Notable residents==
{{Unreferenced section|date = December 2019}}
*[[Harvey Samuel Firestone|Harvey Firestone]], businessman and founder of the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harvey S. Firestone - Ohio History Central |url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Harvey_S._Firestone |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=ohiohistorycentral.org}}</ref>
*[[William M. Fogo]], Wisconsin legislator and newspaper editor
*[[Mark Hanna]], [[U.S. senator]] from Ohio; grew up in [[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Mark Hanna and the 1896 Election |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Hanna_1896Election.htm |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
*[[Ammon Hennacy]], [[Christian anarchism|Christian anarchist]]; grew up in [[Negley, Ohio|Negley]]
*[[Lou Holtz]], former college football coach; grew up in [[East Liverpool, Ohio|East Liverpool]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2011 |title=Biography: Lou Holtz |url=https://www.real-life-training-films.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=54 |access-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715161256/https://www.real-life-training-films.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=54 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Robert Justice]], early Ohio statesman<ref>{{Cite book |title=Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens |publisher=Chicago : J. H. Beers |year=1889 |pages=604–606 |language=English}}</ref>
*[[Rich Karlis]], former NFL [[placekicker]] for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Detroit Lions]], from Salem, Ohio
*[[William McKinley]], 25th president of the United States; grew up in [[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]]
*[[William Ralston]], who founded the Bank of California and became for a time the richest man in California; born in Columbiana County
*[[Clement Vallandigham]], [[Copperhead (politics)|Copperhead]] leader; born and lived for several years in [[Lisbon, Ohio|Lisbon]]
*[[Derek Wolfe]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end for the [[Denver Broncos]] and [[Baltimore Ravens]]; grew up in [[Negley, Ohio|Negley]]

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbiana County, Ohio]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701090512/http://www.columbianacounty.org/ Official Columbiana County website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140922220209/http://www.onlinebiographies.info/oh/colum/index.htm Columbiana County Biographies]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Columbiana County, Ohio
|North     = [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning County]]
|Northeast = [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]]
|East      = [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]
|Southeast = [[Hancock County, West Virginia]]
|South     = [[Jefferson County, Ohio|Jefferson County]]
|Southwest = [[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll County]]
|West      = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]]
|Northwest = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] 
}}

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[[Category:Appalachian Ohio]]
[[Category:Ohio counties on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:1803 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1803]]