East Palestine, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = East Palestine, Ohio
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of East Palestine, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Columbiana

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 7.2
area_land_km2 = 7.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.8
area_land_sq_mi = 2.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4917
population_density_km2 = 684.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1772.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 305
elevation_ft = 1001
latd = 40 |latm = 50 |lats = 7 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 32 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44413
area_code = 330, 234
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blank_info = 39-23940GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1064586GR|3
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East Palestine is a city in Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Pennsylvania. The population was 4,917 at the 2000 census.

The town was founded in 1828 and incorporated as a city in 1875. Nearby clay pits supported a pottery industry; the W. S. George Pottery Company was formed in 1909 from the East Palestine Pottery Company and operated in the town until the 1950s. Formerly, East Palestine was called Mechanicsburg, but was changed to "East Palestine" as part of a religious nomenclature in that area such as New Galilee, Pennsylvania, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, etc.

Geography

East Palestine is located at coor dms|40|50|7|N|80|32|31|W|city (40.835238, -80.541975)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,917 people, 1,975 households, and 1,384 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,772.1 people per square mile (685.4/km²). There were 2,108 housing units at an average density of 759.7/sq mi (293.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.47% White, 0.37% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 1,975 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,738, and the median income for a family was $40,057. Males had a median income of $30,550 versus $17,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,243. About 5.5% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*East Palestine has produced one Major League Baseball player: Cleveland Indians pitcher Wynn Hawkins (b. February 20, 1936)
*East Palestine has produced one National Football League player Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Fred Hoaglin, who attended high school in East Palestine.
*Bob Hope joined the "Jolly Follies" company which was based in East Palestine in his early career and after that, he hit the road and his career took off. Later, he donated bells for the local First Church of Christ.fact|date=February 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.eastpalestineohio.org/ East Palestine homepage]