Uniontown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,173 at the 2020 census.
The Industrial Excess Landfill, now a superfund site, is located south of Uniontown.
Uniontown is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Uniontown was platted in 1816. Two stagecoach lines which met near the original town site caused the name "Union" to be selected. By the 1830s, Uniontown had a church, schoolhouse, tannery, tavern, and two stores. In 1880, the Valley Railroad through Myersville caused businesses to move away, so Unionville became more residential. In 1904 trolleys connected Uniontown with Greentown, Cleveland and Canton. Uniontown never incorporated.
Superfund site
A pit from prior sand and gravel mining was turned into a landfill in 1966, the Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL), which accepted solid and liquid waste of Akron's rubber industry as well as black shale and coal ash, military waste, and various other industrial wastes including plutonium, according to former landfill owner Charles Kittinger. The 30 acre landfill closed in 1980 and left soil and groundwater contamination behind, with recurring plumes of toxic vapors for years to come. In 1983, concerned citizens raised the issue of health effects from IEL's contamination. EPA listed IEL as a Superfund site in 1984. They determined that a toxic plume moved in a radial pattern away from the site in all directions. A soil vapor intrusion control system was installed in areas where residents could not be evacuated. In 1989, EPA hired Tetra Tech to conduct cleanup efforts.
Geography
Uniontown is located along the Tuscarawas River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.79%) is water.
Demographics
Uniontown is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census there were 2,802 people, 1,141 households, and 861 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,171 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.14% White, 0.32% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50%.