Editing Salineville, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Salineville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = Salt of the Earth<ref>[[:File:Welcome to Salineville - Salt of the Earth.JPG]]</ref>

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Chad J. Bettis<ref name="2023 General Election">{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiana.boe.ohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-Unofficial-Results.pdf|title=2023 General Election Results for Columbiana County|access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref>
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|established_title        = Founded
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|named_for                = Yellow Creek [[salinity]]

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|population_total         = 1206
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|area_code               = [[Area code 330|330]], [[Area code 234|234]]
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'''Salineville''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|l|iː|n|v|ɪ|l}} {{respell|sə|LEEN|vil}}<ref>{{cite web |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/e-w-scripps-school-journalism-ohio-pronunciation-guide-1 |website=www.ohio.edu |publisher=[[Ohio University]] |access-date=December 23, 2022 |date=2016}}</ref>
) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Columbiana County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,206 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3970100 |title=Salineville village, Ohio | publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=March 24, 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
Salineville was laid out in 1839 and incorporated as a village in 1848.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ONQyAQAAMAAJ | title=History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens | publisher=Biographical Publishing Company | author=McCord, William B. | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ONQyAQAAMAAJ/page/n323 335]}}</ref> Salineville was named from the salt deposits, or [[salinity]], found on Yellow Creek.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OeA4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA270 | title=History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers | publisher=Unigraphic | author=Mack, Horace  | year=1879 | pages=270}}</ref> During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Battle of Salineville]] took place near the village in 1863 and resulted in the capture of Confederate general [[John Hunt Morgan]], ending [[Morgan's Raid]] from Tennessee into Ohio. It was the northernmost military action involving an official command of the [[Confederate States Army]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bucsko|first=Mike|title=Monument to storied Confederate raid into Ohio has uncertain future|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030721morganreg5p4.asp|access-date=1 October 2011|newspaper=Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|date=July 21, 2003}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]] and {{convert|35|mi}} southwest of [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 485
|1870= 1429
|1880= 2302
|1890= 2369
|1900= 2353
|1910= 2403
|1920= 2700
|1930= 2133
|1940= 2018
|1950= 2018
|1960= 1898
|1970= 1686
|1980= 1629
|1990= 1474
|2000= 1397
|2010= 1311
|2020= 1206
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,311 people, 518 households, and 346 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|593.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 591 housing units at an average density of {{convert|267.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 518 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the village was 36.5 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,397 people, 535 households, and 365 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|628.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|267.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 535 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,473, and the median income for a family was $30,167. Males had a median income of $28,864 versus $19,539 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,895. About 11.6% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:Salineville, Ohio Village Hall.JPG|thumb|Salineville village hall]]

Salineville operates under a [[mayor–council government]], where there are six council members elected as a legislature in addition to an independently elected mayor who serves as an executive. As of 2024, the mayor is Chad J. Bettis.<ref name="2023 General Election"/> Additionally, Salineville has a Board of Trustees of Public Affairs, a three-member board elected separately from the village council.

==Education==
Children in Salineville are served by the public Southern Local School District, which operates a K-12 complex that includes one elementary school and [[Southern Local Junior/Senior High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39029_columbiana/DC20SD_C39029.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Columbiana County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 18, 2023}}</ref> The renovated complex was built by adding to what was then the Southern Local High School building and was completed in 2004.<ref name ="Southern">{{cite web|title=Southern Local School District Summary of Assessment|url=http://www.southern.k12.oh.us/?PN=AboutUs|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> Additionally, Utica Shale Academy focuses on [[vocational education]] for the production of natural gas in the [[Utica Shale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/business/2024/09/utica-shale-academy-transforming-community-through-education/ |title=Utica Shale Academy transforming community through education |publisher=Weirton Daily Times |date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=April 11, 2025 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Ben Feldman (insurance salesman)|Ben Feldman]], record-setting life insurance salesman
* [[Julia H. Johnston]], Christian songwriter who composed ''[[Grace Greater Than All Our Sin]]''
* [[Joseph F. Williams]], member of the Ohio General Assembly
* [[Richard G. Williams]], member of the Ohio House of Representatives

==See also==
*[[John H. Morgan Surrender Site]]

==References==
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{{Columbiana County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Columbiana County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Jefferson County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]