Steubenville
| Steubenville | |
|---|---|
| Nickname : The City of Murals | |
 Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1795 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| County : | Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 22 ′ N , 80 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
19,015 (status: 2000) 128,000 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 709.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 26.8 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.8 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 319 m |
| Postcodes : | 43952-43953 |
| Area code : | +1 740 |
| FIPS : | 39-74608 |
| GNIS ID : | 1065383 |
| Website : | www.ci.steubenville.oh.us |
| Mayor : | Domenick Mucci |
Steubenville is a city in the US state Ohio with 19,314 inhabitants (2005).
Steubenville was founded in 1797 and named after General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who came from Prussia .
geography
Steubenville is located west of the Ohio River . Steubenville is bordered by Weirton to the north and Wintersville to the west.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 26,400 |
| 1990 | 22,125 |
| 2000 | 19,945 |
| 2005 | 19,314 |
¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
sons and daughters of the town
- Albert Newsam (1809-1864), lithographer
- Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869), politician, US Secretary of War
- Eliphalet Frazer Andrews (1835–1915), painter of the Düsseldorf School
- John Harper Long (1856-1918), chemist
- Charles Ogle (1865–1940), actor
- Paul Howard (1895–1980), jazz musician
- John Scarne (1903–1985), gambling expert and well-known card artist
- Dean Martin (1917–1995), actor and singer
- Rollie Fingers (born 1946), baseball player
- Daniel DiNardo (* 1949), cardinal
- Hlib Lonchyna (* 1954), Bishop and Exarch of Great Britain
- Traci Lords (* 1968), actress