Profile for Youngstown, Ohio, OH

Youngstown is on the Mahoning River.

At the end of World War II, 40,000 people worked in the local steel industry.

Massive layoffs and mill closings began in the late 1970s.

Public transportation: Western Reserve Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 768. The number of murders and homicides was 19. The violent crime rate was 9.6 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1978 movie, "The Deer Hunter"

Well-known residents have included:
· Robert and Ronald Bell, musicians (Kool & the Gang)
· Maureen McGovern, singer
· Ed O'Neill, actor ("Al Bundy")
· Victor Slezak, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Gloria Jean's, Panera Bread

Performing arts: Youngstown Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Mill Creek Park

Sports teams: SteelHounds (CHL)

Historic sites and museums: Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, Arms Family Museum of Local History, McDonough Museum of Art, Butler Institute of American Art

Colleges and universities: Youngstown State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 68

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Cemeteries (49)

Colleges (1)

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Hotels (16)

Libraries (18)

Museums (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Youngstown demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Mahoning County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Youngstown-Warren area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 44510 ZIP code.

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• Mahoning County government
• Youngstown Chamber of Commerce

10% of Youngstown residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Youngstown ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Youngstown
• Cemeteries in Mahoning County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Mahoning County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OH data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Youngstown business guide
• Youngstown Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Ohio
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• Crime in Mahoning County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Ohio
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Youngstown was $13,293, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Ohio economic data

10% of Youngstown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Mahoning County genealogy forum

Median rent in Youngstown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $296.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $598.

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Libraries in Youngstown include Austintown Library, Boardman Library, Brownlee Woods Library, East Library, Liberty Branch, North Library, South Branch, Special Outgoinging Services/West Branch, Youngstown & Mahoning County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Youngstown include Vindicator

TV stations in Youngstown include WFMJ, WKBN, WYTV.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WYSU.

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Mahoning County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Youngstown political report.

• Ohio Democratic party
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The average commute time for Youngstown workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 28 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Youngstown between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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