Steubenville, Ohio
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- For other locations with similar names, please see: Steuben.
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.
Geography
Steubenville is located at (40.365535, -80.631483)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.8 km² (10.3 mi²), all land.
History
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.Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] 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.
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
- Steubenville Stampede AIFL indoor football team.
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