Salineville, Ohio

Salineville (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ) is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,206 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Salineville was laid out in 1839 and incorporated as a village in 1848.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Salineville was named from the salt deposits, or salinity, found on Yellow Creek.<ref>Template:Cite book</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>Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref> It is approximately Template:Convert northwest of Steubenville and Template:Convert southwest of Youngstown.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 1,311 people, 518 households, and 346 families living in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 591 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 97.1% White, 1.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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 Template:Convert. There were 594 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 99.07% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.07% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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

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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>Template:Cite web</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">Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, Utica Shale Academy focuses on vocational education for the production of natural gas in the Utica Shale.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• 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