Editing Mahoning County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Mahoning County
 | state                = Ohio
 | ex image             = Mahoning County Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = Mahoning County Courthouse
 | flag                 = Flag of Mahoning County, Ohio.png
 | seal                 = Seal of Mahoning County (Ohio).svg
 | founded              = March 1, 1846
 | seat wl              = Youngstown
 | largest city wl      = Youngstown
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 425
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 412
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 3.2%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 228614
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 226762 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = www.mahoningcountyoh.gov
 | named for            = A [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] word for [[salt lick]]
 | district             = 6th
}}

'''Mahoning County''' is located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 228,614.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mahoningcountyohio/PST045221|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]].<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}}</ref> The county is [[List of Ohio county name etymologies|named]] after the [[Mahoning River]] and was formed on March 1, 1846; the 83rd county in Ohio.<ref name="odod">{{cite web|url=http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Mahoning.pdf|title=Ohio County Profiles: Mahoning County|access-date=April 28, 2007|publisher=Ohio Department of Development|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621230922/http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Mahoning.pdf|archive-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahoning County - Ohio History Central |url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Mahoning_County |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=ohiohistorycentral.org}}</ref> 

Present-day Mahoning County was part of [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] and [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] counties until 1846, when the counties  were redefined and Mahoning County was established as a new county.<ref name="found">[http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/OldSiteNavigationStartsHere/WhoWeAre/History/tabid/704/Default.aspx History of Mahoning County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222174131/http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/OldSiteNavigationStartsHere/WhoWeAre/History/tabid/704/Default.aspx|date=February 22, 2015}}, Official county website.</ref> Mahoning County is part of the [[Mahoning Valley|Youngstown–Warren, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
In the year 1600, Mahoning County was likely divided between two nations of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], the [[Erie people]] in the east and the [[Whittlesey culture]] in the west.<ref>Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., ed. (1961). The American Heritage Book of Indians. American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. p. 197. LCCN 61-14871. [while the Iroquois were mopping up the Huron] ...the Erie... struck first in 1653. The next year [a counter-offensive] ...a victory which should have won the war on the spot, but ...two more years of fighting were required before the Erie, too, had been vanquished.</ref><ref>"Whittlesey Culture - Ohio History Central". ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref> It is unknown where the actual boundaries between these cultures lay, though the nearest confirmed Whittlesey settlement was at [[Cleveland]] and the nearest confirmed Erie settlement was just barely across the Ohio-[[Pennsylvania]] border, in [[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula County]]. The Erie were an [[Iroquoian peoples|Iroquoian]] people who likely arrived sometime between the years 1100-1300 AD, after chasing out an older nation of "Mound Builders."<ref>Iroquois Book of Rites; Hale, Horatio; 1883</ref> The Whittlesey were likely Algonquian, but lived in longhouses rather than the traditional [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] wigwams.

Following the [[Beaver Wars]], when the [[Iroquois Confederacy]] declared war on many of the tribes of the Great Lakes region over several decades and destroyed them, new tribes moved into this area. The tribes who shared the resources of the Mahoning Valley included the [[Seneca people|Seneca]], [[Lenape]] (Delaware), [[Shawnee]], and [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]]. The Seneca and Wyandot were Iroquoians, and the Lenape and Shawnee were Algonquians. As northeast Ohio later came to be under control of the settlers as part of the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]], all tribes were pushed further westward or southward, before eventually being removed from Ohio by the United States in the early-mid 1800s.

Some former known Native American sites that existed in Mahoning County include the council rock and the [[North Benton, Ohio|North Benton]] burial mound.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legend of Council Rock |url=http://riversidecemeteryjournal.com/Places/Places/page9.html |website=Riverside Cemetery Journal}}</ref><ref>The North Benton Mound: A Hopewell Site in Ohio; Magrath, Willis H.; American Antiquity, Vol. 1 pgs 40-46; 1945</ref> Council Rock was where the Shawnee and Lenape were known to gather for collective holiday celebrations, religion ceremonies and political meetings and once sat in the center of Youngstown. Though the rock was moved long ago, it still rests in what is now Lincoln Park. The North Benton burial mound was once located on the outskirts of North Benton and was removed by archeologists. It was attributed to the [[Hopewell culture]], but contained unique features, such as sculptures of constellations made of white rocks and clay laid out at ground level and a pit full of mixed human bones in one corner. It shared features with two other burial mounds found and excavated in [[Kent, Ohio]] and [[Warren, Pennsylvania]] represents a completely unique style of burial mound in Ohio.

Prior to its formation of a county in 1846, Mahoning County was a destination for a family of [[Huguenot]] refugees in the early 1800s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Calvin|first=Claude|title=The Calvin Families|publisher=University of Wisconsin|date=1945|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062866439;view=1up;seq=1|pages=69–71}}</ref>

In the 1900s, Youngstown was a hub for the [[Steel industry in the United States|American steel industry]] and for local mob groups, who gained their power through the liquor and gambling industries during prohibition, remaining a key safety issue for the region until the 1970s. It was also the home to [[Powers Auditorium|Warner Theatre]], where the [[Warner Bros.]] film studio got its start and remained a hub for early film and television for decades. An extensive German community used to exist in the township of [[Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Berlin]], until pressure to fully assimilate after the World Wars against Germany ended it. Brier Hill Pizza was invented in Youngstown's [[Brier Hill]] neighborhood and is considered a local delicacy.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|425|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|412|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (3.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|archive-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]] (north)
* [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania]] (northeast)
* [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] (east)
* [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana County]] (south)
* [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] (southwest)
* [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage County]] (northwest)

===Major highways===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 23735
|1860= 25894
|1870= 31001
|1880= 42871
|1890= 55979
|1900= 70134
|1910= 116151
|1920= 186310
|1930= 236142
|1940= 240251
|1950= 257629
|1960= 300480
|1970= 303424
|1980= 289487
|1990= 264806
|2000= 257555
|2010= 238823
|2020= 228614
|estyear=2021
|estimate=226762
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=[[Census.gov]]}}</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 9, 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 9, 2015}}</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 9, 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 9, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}
[[Image:USA Mahoning County, Ohio age pyramid.svg|200px|thumb|left|A pyramid showing the age distribution of the county.]]
The county has shrunk in population, after peaking around 1970.

===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 257,555 people, 102,587 households, and 68,835 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|620|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 111,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|269|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 81.04% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 15.87% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. 2.97% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

93.1% spoke [[English language in the United States|English]], 2.6% [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]], 1.0% [[Italian language in the United States|Italian]], and 0.5% [[Greek language|Greek]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|title=Data Center Results|access-date=August 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619224705/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|archive-date=June 19, 2006}}</ref>

There were 102,587 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,248, and the median income for a family was $44,185. Males had a median income of $36,313 versus $23,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,818. About 9.60% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 238,823 people, 98,712 households, and 62,676 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39099
  |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/20200213023206/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39099
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|580.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 111,833 housing units at an average density of {{convert|271.7|/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.CY07/0500000US39099
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213184014/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39099
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 79.9% white, 15.7% black or African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 21.4% were [[Germans|German]], 18.4% were [[Italians|Italian]], 16.6% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.9% were [[English people|English]], and 4.2% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39099
  |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/20200213010923/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39099
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 98,712 households, 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.5% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 42.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $40,123 and the median income for a family was $52,489. Males had a median income of $44,516 versus $31,969 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,824. About 12.6% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% 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/DP03/0500000US39099
  |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/20200213012749/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39099
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Economy==
===Top Employers===
According to the county's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="CAFR">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46428/Mahoning_County_19_CAFR?bidId= |title=Mahoning County, Ohio Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019 |access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> the top employers in the county are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)|Mercy Health]]
|3,000
|-
|2
|[[Youngstown City School District]]
|1,791
|-
|3
|Mahoning County
|1,600
|-
|4
|[[Youngstown State University]]
|1,200
|-
|5
|VXI Global Solutions
|1,100
|-
|6
|[[Youngstown, Ohio|City of Youngstown]]
|1,063
|-
|7
|[[InfoCision Management Corporation|Infocision Management]]
|1,050
|-
|8
|Windsor House Assisted Living
|850
|-
|9
|Austintown Local School District
|800
|-
|10
|[[Akron Children's Hospital]]
|800
|}

==Politics==
 [[File:2020 Presidential Election in Mahoning County, Ohio.svg|thumb|'''2020 Presidential Election by Township and City''' <br /> '''Biden:'''  {{legend0|#4389e3ff|60–70%}} {{legend0|#1666cbff|70–80%}}<br />'''Trump:''' {{legend0|#e27f90ff|50–60%}} {{legend0|#cc2f4aff|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d40000ff|70–80%}}]]
Mahoning County is historically [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]-leaning, voting for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 1976 through 2016. Between 1976 and 2012 Mahoning County voted Democratic by at least a margin of 11 percentage points for every election.{{fact|date=January 2025}} Circa 1972 to 2016,<ref>{{cite web|last=Orner|first=Ben|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/your-local-election-hq/trump-is-first-republican-since-1972-to-win-youngstowns-county/|title=Trump is first Republican since 1972 to win Youngstown’s county|publisher=NBC41|date=2020-11-04|access-date=2025-01-12}}</ref><!--2016 was the last election before 2020--> the majority of voters in Mahoning County and Youngstown chose Democratic Party candidates in U.S. presidential elections.<ref name=Gumbeldissil>{{cite web|last=Gumbel|first=Andrew|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/11/there-are-a-lot-of-bitter-people-here-im-one-of-them-rust-belt-voters-on-why-they-backed-trump-again-despite-his-broken-promises|title=‘There are a lot of bitter people here, I’m one of them’: rust belt voters on why they backed Trump again despite his broken promises|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|place=London|date=2025-01-11|access-date=2025-01-12}}</ref> In [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[Hillary Clinton]] won the county over [[Donald Trump]] by 3.3 percent, the smallest margin since 1972; in [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], [[Barack Obama]] carried the county over [[Mitt Romney]] by a solid 28.3 percent.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

However in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election in Ohio]], the majority in those areas selected [[Donald Trump]]. Andrew Gumbell of ''[[The Observer]]'' stated that Trump gained popularity from 2017 to 2020 even though the Youngstown economy declined in the same period; Trump in 2017 made statements saying that he will revive the area economically.<ref name=Gumbeldissil/> Donald Trump flipped the county Republican for the first time since Richard Nixon's national landslide victory in 1972, carrying it by a margin of 1.9 percentage points.

In the [[2024 U.S. presidential election ih Ohio|2024 U.S. presidential election in Ohio]], Trump won the same areas by 13 points. Gumbell cited "disillusioned working-class voters" and their feelings for the rising popularity of Trump in the area; according to Gumbell, the voters believe that Trump would abolish a system that disadvantages them, but that the majority of area voters do not  believe that, in Gumbell's words, that Trump will "fix everything or believe him when he says he will."<ref name=Gumbeldissil/> In 2024, Trump won 54.09% of the vote in the county, the largest for a Republican since 1928.

At the statewide level, Mahoning County generally votes Democratic as well. Since 1970, the county has only voted Republican three times at the gubernatorial level &ndash; in the landslide elections of [[1994 Ohio gubernatorial election|1994]], [[2014 Ohio gubernatorial election|2014]], and [[2022 Ohio gubernatorial election|2022]].

Between 2012 and 2022, Mahoning County was split between [[Ohio's 13th congressional district]] and [[Ohio's 6th congressional district]]. After the 2020 redistricting cycle, the county was moved entirely into the 6th district. 
{{PresHead|place=Mahoning 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 2, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 5,226 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 2,422 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 321 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 57 votes.</ref>}}
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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]]
| Geno DiFabio
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Carol Rimedio-Righetti
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Anthony Traficanti
| Commissioner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Ralph Meacham
| Auditor
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Michael P. Ciccone
| Clerk of Courts
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| David Kennedy
| Coroner
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Patrick Ginnetti
| Engineer
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Lynn Maro
| Prosecuting Attorney
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Richard Scarsella
| Recorder
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Jerry Greene
| Sheriff
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Daniel Yemma
| 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|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Anthony M. D'Apolito
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Anthony Donofrio
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| John M. Durkin
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| R. Scott Krichbaum
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Maureen A. Sweeney
| Court of Common Pleas
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Beth A. Smith
| Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Theresa F. Dellick
| Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|I]]
| Robert N. Rusu, Jr.
| Court of Common Pleas Probate Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Joseph M. Houser
| Mahoning County Court #2 - Boardman
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| [[Joe Schiavoni|Joseph L. Schiavoni]]
| Mahoning County Court #3 - Sebring
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Scott D. Hunter
| Mahoning County Court #4 - Austintown
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Molly K. Johnson
| Mahoning County Court #5 - Canfield
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|I]]
| Mark J. Kolmacic
| Campbell Municipal Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| James A. Melone
| Struthers Municipal Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Carla J. Baldwin
| Youngstown Municipal Court
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]
| Renee M. DiSalvo
| Youngstown 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]]
| Kaitlyn 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]]
| [[Tex Fischer]]
| [[Ohio's 58th Representative District|58]]
| [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| Lauren McNally
| [[Ohio's 59th Representative District|59]]
| [[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===
* [[Avalon University School of Medicine]]
* [[Youngstown State University]]

===Community, junior, and technical colleges===
* Choffin Career and Technical Center
* [[Eastern Gateway Community College]]
* [[Mahoning County Career and Technical Center]]

===Public school districts===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39099_mahoning/DC20SD_C39099.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723173636/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39099_mahoning/DC20SD_C39099.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mahoning County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 23, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39099_mahoning/DC20SD_C39099_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Alliance City School District]]
* [[Austintown Local School District]]
* [[Boardman Local School District]]
* [[Campbell City School District]]
* [[Canfield Local School District]]
* [[Columbiana Exempted Village School District]]
* [[Girard City School District]]
* [[Hubbard Exempted Village School District]]
* [[Jackson-Milton Local School District]]
* [[Leetonia Exempted Village School District]]
* [[Lowellville Local School District]]
* [[Poland Local School District]]
* [[Sebring Local School District]]
* [[South Range Local School District]]
* [[Springfield Local School District (Mahoning County, Ohio)|Springfield Local School District]]
* [[Struthers City School District]]
* [[Weathersfield Local School District]]
* [[West Branch Local School District]]
* [[Western Reserve Local School District]]
* [[Youngstown City School District]]
{{div col end}}

====High schools====
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Austintown Fitch High School]]
* [[Boardman High School]]
* [[Campbell Memorial High School]]
* [[Canfield High School]]
* [[Cardinal Mooney High School (Youngstown, Ohio)|Cardinal Mooney High School]]
* [[Chaney High School]]
* [[East High School (Youngstown, Ohio)|East High School]]
* [[Jackson-Milton High School]]
* [[Lowellville High School]]
* [[Mahoning County High School]]
* [[McKinley High School (Sebring, Ohio)|McKinley High School]]
* [[Poland Seminary High School]]
* [[South Range High School]]
* [[Springfield High School (New Middletown, Ohio)|Springfield High School]]
* [[Struthers High School]]
* [[Ursuline High School (Youngstown, Ohio)|Ursuline High School]]
* [[Valley Christian Schools (Ohio)|Valley Christian School]]
* [[Valley STEM + ME2 Academy]]
* [[West Branch High School]]
* [[Western Reserve High School (Berlin Center, Ohio)|Western Reserve High School]]

{{div col end}}

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

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Alliance, Ohio|Alliance (part)]]
* [[Campbell, Ohio|Campbell]]
* [[Canfield, Ohio|Canfield]]
* [[Columbiana, Ohio|Columbiana (part)]]
* [[Salem, Ohio|Salem (part)]]
* [[Struthers, Ohio|Struthers]]
* [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown (part)]] (county seat)
{{div col end}}

===Villages===
{{div col}}
* [[Beloit, Ohio|Beloit]]
* [[Craig Beach, Ohio|Craig Beach]]
* [[Lowellville, Ohio|Lowellville]]
* [[New Middletown, Ohio|New Middletown]]
* [[Poland, Ohio|Poland]]
* [[Sebring, Ohio|Sebring]]
* [[Washingtonville, Ohio|Washingtonville (part)]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Austintown Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Austintown]]
* [[Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Beaver]]
* [[Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Berlin]]
* [[Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Boardman]]
* [[Canfield Township, Ohio|Canfield]]
* [[Coitsville Township, Ohio|Coitsville]]
* [[Ellsworth Township, Ohio|Ellsworth]]
* [[Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Goshen]]
* [[Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Green]]
* [[Jackson Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Jackson]]
* [[Milton Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Milton]]
* [[Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Poland]]
* [[Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Smith]]
* [[Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Springfield]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites|archive-date = July 15, 2016|title = TOWNSHIP WEBSITES &#124; Ohio Township Association}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Austintown, Ohio|Austintown]]
* [[Damascus, Ohio|Damascus (part)]]
* [[East Alliance, Ohio|East Alliance]]
* [[Lake Milton, Ohio|Lake Milton]]
* [[Maple Ridge, Ohio|Maple Ridge]]
* [[Mineral Ridge, Ohio|Mineral Ridge (part)]]
* [[New Springfield, Ohio|New Springfield]]
* [[North Lima, Ohio|North Lima]]
* [[Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio|Petersburg]]
* [[Woodworth, Ohio|Woodworth]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Berlin Center, Ohio|Berlin Center]]
* [[Blanco, Ohio|Blanco]]
* [[Calla, Ohio|Calla]]
* [[Coitsville Center, Ohio|Coitsville Center]]
* [[East Lewistown, Ohio|East Lewistown]]
* [[Ellsworth, Ohio|Ellsworth]]
* [[Fredericksburg, Mahoning County, Ohio|Fredericksburg]]
* [[Garfield, Mahoning County, Ohio|Garfield]]
* [[Greenford, Ohio|Greenford]]
* [[Hickory Corners, Ohio|Hickory Corners]]
* [[Knaufville, Ohio|Knaufville]]
* [[Locust Grove, Mahoning County, Ohio|Locust Grove]]
* [[New Albany, Mahoning County, Ohio|New Albany]]
* [[New Buffalo, Ohio|New Buffalo]]
* [[North Benton, Ohio|North Benton]]
* [[North Jackson, Ohio|North Jackson]]
* [[Ohltown, Ohio|Ohltown]]
* [[Paradise, Ohio|Paradise]]
* [[Patmos, Ohio|Patmos]]
* [[Poland Center, Ohio|Poland Center]]
* [[Rosemont, Ohio|Rosemont]]
* [[Snodes, Ohio|Snodes]]
* [[West Austintown, Ohio|West Austintown]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Mahoning County.<ref name="QF" />

'''*''' ''minority of municipality located in Mahoning County''<br />
'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Population (2010 Census)
!Municipal type
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 1
| '''† [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]'''
| 60,068
| City
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 2
| '''[[Austintown, Ohio|Austintown]]'''
| 29,594
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 3
| '''[[Alliance, Ohio|Alliance]]*'''
| 21,672
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 4
| '''[[Salem, Ohio|Salem]]*'''
| 11,915
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 5
| '''[[Struthers, Ohio|Struthers]]'''
| 10,063
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 6
| '''[[Campbell, Ohio|Campbell]]'''
| 7,852
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 7
| '''[[Canfield, Ohio|Canfield]]'''
| 7,699
| City
|- style="background-color:#FFFF54;"
| 8
| '''[[Columbiana, Ohio|Columbiana]]*'''
| 6,559
| City
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 9
| '''[[Sebring, Ohio|Sebring]]'''
| 4,191
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 10
| '''[[Mineral Ridge, Ohio|Mineral Ridge]]*'''
| 3,951
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 11
| '''[[Poland, Ohio|Poland]]'''
| 2,463
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 12
| '''[[Woodworth, Ohio|Woodworth]]'''
| 1,784
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 13
| '''[[New Middletown, Ohio|New Middletown]]'''
| 1,507
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 14
| '''[[North Lima, Ohio|North Lima]]'''
| 1,369
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 15
| '''[[Craig Beach, Ohio|Craig Beach]]'''
| 1,076
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 16
| '''[[Lowellville, Ohio|Lowellville]]'''
| 996
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 17
| '''[[Beloit, Ohio|Beloit]]'''
| 903
| Village
|- style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"
| 18
| '''[[Washingtonville, Ohio|Washingtonville]]*'''
| 712
| Village
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 19
| '''[[Maple Ridge, Ohio|Maple Ridge]]'''
| 667
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 20
| '''[[Lake Milton, Ohio|Lake Milton]]'''
| 637
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 21
| '''[[New Springfield, Ohio|New Springfield]]'''
| 579
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 22
| '''[[Damascus, Ohio|Damascus]]'''
| 418
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 23
| '''[[Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio|Petersburg]]'''
| 405
| CDP
|- style="background-color:#ADFF2F;"
| 24
| '''[[East Alliance, Ohio|East Alliance]]'''
| 268
| CDP
|}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov County website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Mahoning County, Ohio
|North     = [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]]
|Northeast = [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania]]
|East      = [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana County]]
|Southwest = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage County]]
}}

{{Mahoning County, Ohio}}
{{Ohio}}

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{{authority control}}

[[Category:Mahoning County, Ohio| ]]
[[Category:Appalachian Ohio]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Ohio]]