Steubenville, Ohio
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For other locations with similar names, please see: Steuben.Steubenville is a city located along the
Ohio River in
Jefferson County, Ohio, in the
United States. As of the
2000 census, the city population was 19,015. It is the
county seat of
Jefferson County. An Appalachian hub, the city sits only 35 miles west of Pittsburgh and is the second largest city-metro (not counting West Virginia cities) on the Ohio River in the state, at 128,000 (shared with Weirton). The City of Murals (named so because of over 25 murals in the downtown area) is the home of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Old Fort Steuben, and the Creegan Animation Factory. Steubenville is nestled within the Ohio Valley, with large rock walls on the West Virginia side to give the city a quarry-like feel.Steubenville is the birthplace of
Edwin M. Stanton,
John Scarne,
Dean Martin,
Traci Lords,
Richard Hague,
Jimmy Snyder,
Sylvia Crawley, and the rock group
Wild Cherry.
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Location of Steubenville, Ohio |
Steubenville is located at (40.365535, -80.631483).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.8
km² (10.3
mi²), all land.
Steubenville was
platted as a town in 1797, immediately after the creation of
Jefferson County, and was built on the site of
Fort Steuben, erected in 1786-1787, and named in honor of Baron
Frederick William von Steuben; it received a city charter in 1851.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 19,015 people, 8,342 households, and 4,880 families residing in the city. The
population density was 711.4/km² (1,842.2/mi²). There were 9,449 housing units at an average density of 353.5/km² (915.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.55%
White, 17.25%
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.73%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.53% from
other races, and 1.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 8,342 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were
married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,516, and the median income for a family was $36,597. Males had a median income of $36,416 versus $21,819 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,830. About 15.3% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
The city is home to two high schools: Steubenville High School (Big Red) and Steubenville Catholic Central High School (Crusaders). Both schools are known for their high school football teams. Steubenville "Big Red" has won state championships in 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1984 and 2005 (runner-up in 1987 and 1988). Catholic Central has won state championships in 1971 and 1993 (runner-up in 2005). Starting in 1943, the two schools would play each other in a City Championship game every season. The game was discontinued after 2000.
Steubenville is also the home of
Franciscan University of Steubenville, as well as Jefferson County Community College.
The city has a reputation of political corruption. Steubenville police earned the distinction of being the 2nd city in the USA to sign a consent decree with the federal government. Over a period of about 20 years, the city lost or settled 48 civil rights suits involving its police. In those cases, which often involved minorities, the city paid out more than $800,000 -- $400,000 between 1990 and 1996.
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List of cities and towns along the Ohio River*
Steubenville Stampede AIFL indoor football team.
