Niles (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1806 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Trumbull County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 80 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 19,266 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 871.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 22.2 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 22.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 268 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44446 | ||
| Area code : | +1 330 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-55916 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1065154 | ||
| Website : | www.thecityofniles.com | ||
| Mayor : | Ralph Infante, Jr. | ||
Niles is an embossed by the metal industry town in County Trumbull in the American state of Ohio , about 90 kilometers east of Cleveland . Niles is the birthplace of William McKinley , the 25th President of the United States , whose Presidential Library is housed here in a Grade II listed building.
Geography and population
The city is located on the Mahoning River directly south of Warren and is almost in the middle of the densely populated metropolitan area that has formed between Warren and Youngstown in the Mahoning Valley. The urban area is 22.2 km², the mean height is 268 m above sea level. Like the other cities in the metropolitan area, Niles has good transport links, with Interstates I-80 , I-76 and I-680 in the vicinity .
Niles had 19,266 residents in 8,410 households in the 2010 US census . 93.1% of the population were white and 3.5% were African American . The rest was divided among several ethnic groups. The per capita income was US $ 19,933 (Ohio: $ 25,113) and 18.0% of the population lived below the poverty line . Household income between 2006 and 2010 averaged $ 35,215 annually compared to $ 47,358 for the whole of Ohio.
history
The place was first settled in 1806 by James Keaton, who built the area's first flour mill and blast furnace nearby. Accordingly, the place was first called Heaton's Furnace . ( Furnace is English for blast furnace.) In 1834, Heaton renamed the place Nilestown in honor of a Baltimore newspaper editor whom he admired . The place name was later abbreviated to Niles by the US Postal Service .
tornado
On May 31, 1985, a tornado destroyed several buildings in Niles, killing people too. The hurricane had a strength of F5 on the Fujita scale , which means a speed of 400 to 500 km / h. He came from the west, from Newton Falls and Lordstown, and then moved on to Niles, where he killed several people. Eventually he moved to Hubbard , from where he swept south of Masury and caused the greatest destruction in neighboring Wheatland , Pennsylvania , where most human lives were lost and numerous factories destroyed.
Had when the tornado reached the north of Niles, where it caused the destruction of Ashland Oil - refinery to devastation in the cemetery and the removal of several shops and commercial sites. Eleven people died in Niles and Hubbard Township.
National Park Service
The National Park Service identifies three structures for Niles that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 29, 2018). Among them is the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in honor of former President William McKinley , who was born in Niles.
economy
The city's economy was initially focused on iron production, followed by steel and glass production. In the northern United States, the manufacturing sector declined in importance in the 1970s. This is also leading to a decline in manufacturing in Niles.
Personalities
- William McKinley (1843–1901), 25th President of the United States
- Kenneth Patchen (1911–1972), poet, writer and painter
- Tim Ryan (* 1973), politician
- Dominic Sena (* 1949), video and film director
- Herb Stein (1898–1980) American football player, grew up in Niles
- Russ Stein (1896–1970) American football player, grew up in Niles
Name variants
The city has a few different names:
- Heaton's Furnace
- Mahoning
- Mahoning Salt Springs
- Mohoning
- Niles City
- Nilestown
Web links
- William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum in Niles, Ohio.
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register of Historic Places - State of Ohio, County Trumbull : McKinley Memorial (# 75001544)
- ^ Niles at GeoNames
- ↑ a b Quickfacts: Niles ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (Editor): The Ohio Guide . Oxford University Press, New York 1940, p. 402. (Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio, sponsored by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society.)
- ↑ Hubbard Library: Memory Book ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Website about the 1985 tornado
- ↑ Thomas W. Schmidlin and Jeanne Appelhans Schmidlin: Thunder in the heartland. Kent State University Press, 1996 ISBN 0-87338-549-7 p. 294
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 29.
- ↑ Herb and Russ Stein in Niles ( Memento from September 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ A b The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125 / Name / YYYY / p #. Ohio / p402
- ^ A b c d Doctor HF Raup Ohio Place Names Research File
