Editing Toronto, Ohio

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|name                     = Toronto, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City (Ohio)|City]]
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|nickname                 = The Gem City, T-Town
|named_for                = [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Ohio|Jefferson]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Ohio townships|Townships]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio|Island Creek]], [[Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio|Knox]]

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|population_total         = 5303
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 43964
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
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'''Toronto''' is a city in eastern [[Jefferson County, Ohio]], located along the [[Ohio River]] {{convert|6|mi}} northeast of [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]]. The population was 5,303 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the second-largest city in Jefferson County.<ref name="QuickFacts2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/torontocityohio/PST045219 |accessdate=September 13, 2021 |website=census.gov |title=QuickFacts: Toronto city, Ohio}}</ref> It is part of the [[Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:Toronto, Ohio 1899. LOC gm71005371.jpg|thumb|left|An 1899 bird's-eye view of Toronto]]
The area was first settled in the 19th century, when it was known as Newburg's Landing. When the railway was built, however, the area's name was changed to Sloanes Station.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5doyAQAAMAAJ | title=20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens | publisher=Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company | author=Doyle, Joseph Beatty | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5doyAQAAMAAJ/page/n428 446]}}</ref> In 1881, after a vote, the town was incorporated under its present name inspired by [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]], which civic leader Thomas M. Daniels felt was a place worth emulating. Along with its Canadian counterpart, it is one of only two incorporated cities in the world named Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spacing.ca/toronto/2012/11/02/a-visit-to-toronto-ohio/|title = The other T.O.: A visit to Toronto, Ohio|date = November 2, 2012}}</ref>

In the 20th century, the town became a center of heavy industry with a number of large factories in and around the town. In the 1980s and 1990s the city, along with the rest of the region, declined sharply as manufacturing jobs left. [[Titanium Metals Corporation]], the world's largest supplier of titanium metals, is the major employer in the city.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Engineers |first=American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_-IJAQAAIAAJ&dq=titanium+metals+corporation+toronto+oh+major+employer&pg=PA874 |title=Industrial Minerals and Rocks: (nonmetallics Other Than Fuels) |date=1960 |publisher=American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Toronto is located at {{coord|40|27|44|N|80|36|16|W|type:city}} (40.462266, -80.604443),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and is about 45 minutes from [[Pittsburgh]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2536
|1900= 3526
|1910= 4271
|1920= 4684
|1930= 7044
|1940= 7426
|1950= 7253
|1960= 7780
|1970= 7705
|1980= 6934
|1990= 6127
|2000= 5676
|2010= 5091
|2020= 5303
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</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 5,091 people, 2,278 households, and 1,395 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2737.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,516 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1352.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 2,278 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 44 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,676 people, 2,452 households, and 1,593 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,014.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,627 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,395.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 2,452 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,905, and the median income for a family was $38,585. Males had a median income of $37,042 versus $19,405 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,761. About 11.1% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in the city is provided by the [[Toronto City School District]]. The current schools serving the Toronto include:
*Karaffa Elementary School – grades PK-5
*[[Toronto Junior/Senior High School|Toronto High School]] – grades 6–12

Toronto has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/communities/branches.asp | title=Branch Locations | publisher=The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County | access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[John Comer (American football)|John Comer]], [[American football|football]] player for the [[Canton Bulldogs]]
*[[Clarke Hinkle]], football player for the [[Green Bay Packers]]; [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee
*[[Gary A. Myers]], member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district]]
*[[Bill Peterson]], head football coach for [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice Owls]], and the [[Houston Oilers]]
*[[Robert Urich]], actor most known for the television shows ''[[Vega$]]'' and ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]''
*[[Bob Vogel]], football player for the [[Baltimore Colts]]

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://torontocity.weebly.com/ City website]
* [http://www.torontoohiochamber.com Toronto Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://thegemcity.org Toronto Coalition for Revitalization] "Building Our Future on the Strength of Our Past"
* [http://torontoinfocus.com Toronto In Focus] City-based communications through the internet.

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[[Category:Cities in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Ohio populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Canadian-American culture in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Ohio]]