Lordstown, Ohio
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Lordstown is a village in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Lordstown Township, which nearly completely incorporated as the Village of Lordstown in 1975 (except for a small section which was then annexed to Warren Township), was one of the original survey townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve: Town 3, Range 4. The township, and subsequently the village, was named for Samuel P. Lord, who laid out the township. The population was 3,663 at the 2000 census.
Lordstown is best known for the large General Motors assembly plant, which started production in 1966, and is now the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman MSA's largest industrial employer with approximately 6,500 employees (nearly 2,000 more people work at the plant than live in the village in which it is located). Despite its small size, Lordstown continues to grow slowly; people seeking housing in the area are drawn to its rural appearance, abundance of buildable land, and proximity to downtown Warren.
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[edit] Geography
Lordstown is located at (41.171785, -80.866655)GR1. It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Jackson Township, Mahoning County, on the south;
- Milton Township, Mahoning County, on the southwest (touches, but does not border);
- Newton Township, on the west;
- Braceville Township, on the northwest (touches, but does not border);
- Warren Township, on the north;
- Weathersfield Township, on the east;
- Austintown Township, Mahoning County, on the southeast (touches, but does not border);
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 59.9 km² (23.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,633 people, 1,412 households, and 1,077 families residing in the village. The population density was 60.6/km² (157.0/mi²). There were 1,483 housing units at an average density of 24.8/km² (64.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.84% White, 2.89% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 1,412 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,144, and the median income for a family was $55,305. Males had a median income of $45,082 versus $28,063 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,683. About 5.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
[edit] References
- Official website of the Village of Lordstown
- Cincinnati Post, June 27, 1998 edition
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Municipalities and Communities of Trumbull County, Ohio (County Seat: Warren) |
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| Cities | Cortland | Girard | Hubbard | Newton Falls | Niles | Warren |
| Villages | Lordstown | McDonald | Orangeville | West Farmington | Yankee Lake |
| Townships | Bazetta | Bloomfield | Braceville | Bristol | Brookfield | Champion | Farmington | Fowler | Greene | Gustavus | Hartford | Howland | Hubbard | Johnston | Kinsman | Liberty | Mecca | Mesopotamia | Newton | Southington | Vernon | Vienna | Warren | Weathersfield |
| Communities and CDPs | Bolindale | Brookfield Center | Champion Heights | Churchill | Hilltop | Leavittsburg | Maplewood Park | Masury | Mineral Ridge | South Canal | Vienna Center | West Hill |
