Austintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It lies within Austintown Township. The population was 29,594 at the 2020 census. Located directly west of Youngstown, it is a suburb in the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

History

Austintown Township was founded in 1793 as township 2, range 3 of the Connecticut Western Reserve by purchase from the Connecticut Land Company. It was surveyed as a parcel of land on each side, as were other townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Austintown was named for Warren resident and Western Reserve judge Calvin Austin. In 1794, John McCollum of New Jersey became the first settler.

Throughout the 19th century, the township slowly grew; by 1880, coal miners and their families increased the population to 2,502. Some of the earliest historic sites in the community include the Austintown Log House, built in 1814, and the Judge William Shaw Anderson House, built in 1831. A post office called Orange was established on November 15, 1815, and its name was changed to Austintown on May 6, 1872. It ceased operation on May 15, 1917, forwarding mail to West Austintown, Ohio.

After World War II, Austintown experienced a population boom as suburban spillover from neighboring Youngstown extended into the eastern part of the township, while a central Austintown community developed along Ohio State Route 46. In 1980, the U.S. Census Bureau formally designated the census-designated place (CDP) of Austintown, comprising the township's urban areas.

Geography

The Austintown CDP takes up slightly less than half of the area of Austintown Township, largely on the eastern side of the township, where it abuts the western border of the city of Youngstown. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.29%, is water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Austintown had a population of 29,594. The median age was 43.6 years. 18.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.

There were 13,838 households in Austintown, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.1% were married-couple households, 21.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 24,627 || 83.2%

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| Black or African American || 2,704 || 9.1%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 52 || 0.2%

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| Asian || 185 || 0.6%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 17 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 300 || 1.0%

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| Two or more races || 1,709 || 5.8%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,169 || 4.0%

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2000 census

As of the census

Economy

Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course opened in Austintown in 2014.

Education

thumb|[[Austintown Fitch High School]]

Children in Austintown are served by the public Austintown Local School District, which includes one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and Austintown Fitch High School. Austintown has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

Transportation

Ohio State Route 11 is a north–south freeway which passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 39. Interstate 680 passes east-to-west through the northern part of the CDP but provides no access. Interstate 80 passes to the north of the CDP, with access from Exit 223.

Notable people

  • Kenneth Carano, member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 59th district
  • Aylett R. Cotton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd district
  • Ron Gerberry, member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 59th district
  • Irv Holdash, National Football League center and linebacker
  • Laura Liu, judge for the Illinois Appellate Court for the 1st District
  • Mike McGlynn, former National Football League guard
  • Munnycat, indie pop duo
  • Brian O'Nora, Major League Baseball umpire
  • Jasper Packard, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th & At-large district
  • Billy Price, active National Football League center for the New York Giants
  • George Shuba, Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter, remembered for breaking down the league color barrier by shaking hands with Jackie Robinson
  • Davanzo Tate, former National Football League and Canadian Football League defensive back

References

  • Austintown Township
  • Austintown Local Schools
  • Town Crier