Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lisbon
Year Organized: 1803
Square Miles: 532

Court House:

105 South Market Street
County Courthouse
Lisbon, OH 44432-1255

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Residents combined Columbus and Anna, after Christopher Columbus and Queen Anna, to create the county's name.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

The State of Ohio created Columbiana County on March 25, 1803. Residents combined Columbus and Anna, after Christopher Columbus and Queen Anna, to create the county's name. The county was originally parts of Jefferson and Washington Counties. During the American Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his troops were captured in the county, bringing Morgan's Raid to an end. A leading opponent of the Civil War named Clement Vallandigham was born in Columbiana County.

Columbiana County is located in the northeastern portion of Ohio, and it is in the heart of Appalachia. Its eastern border touches the Ohio River and helps form Ohio's boundary with West Virginia. Most residents of the county's 533 square miles live in rural areas. The county averages almost 211 people per square mile. The county's largest community is East Liverpool, which had just over thirteen thousand residents in 2000. Lisbon is the county seat. Unlike many of Ohio's predominantly rural counties, Columbiana County actually experienced a growth in population between 1990 and 2000. In 2000, 112,075 people resided in the county, an increase of 3.5 percent since 1990.

Manufacturing, sales, and service industries are the three largest, employers in Columbiana County. Farming is a distant fifth behind government positions. Historically, East Liverpool was famous for its pottery businesses and earned the nickname "Crockery City." The county also was home to the first paper mill in Ohio. In 1999, the per capita income for Columbiana County residents was approximately twenty-one thousand dollars. More than thirteen percent of the county's residents lived in poverty.

Most voters in Columbiana County claim to be independent. Late nineteenth century industrialists Marcus Hanna and Harvey Firestone were both born in Columbiana County.

Sources

Columbiana County, Ohio History Central, July 23, 2008,

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1915&nm=Columbiana-County

Neighboring Counties:

Mahoning County (north)
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (northeast)
Beaver County, Pennsylvania (east)
Hancock County, West Virginia (southeast)
Jefferson County (south)
Carroll County (southwest)
Stark County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Center	township
- Columbiana	city	Incorporated Area
- East Liverpool	city	Incorporated Area
- East Palestine	city	Incorporated Area
- Elkrun	township
- Hanoverton	village	Incorporated Area
- Knox	township
- Leetonia	village	Incorporated Area
- Lisbon (County Seat)	village	Incorporated Area
- Liverpool	township
- Middleton	township
- New Waterford	village	Incorporated Area
- Rogers	village	Incorporated Area
- Salem	city	Incorporated Area
- Salineville	village	Incorporated Area
- Summitville	village	Incorporated Area
- Unity	township
- Washingtonville	village	Incorporated Area
- Wellsville	village	Incorporated Area
- West	township
- Yellow Creek	township

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