Lowellville is a

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in eastern

Mahoning County, Ohio Mahoning County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 228,614. Its county seat and largest city is Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown. The county is List of Ohio county name etymolo ...

, United States, along the

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. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. Located about southeast of

Youngstown Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, 11th-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 60,068 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Mahoning ...

, it is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

Geography

Lowellville sits on the

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–Ohio border, just west of Mahoningtown, Hillsville, and New Castle, Pennsylvania. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,155 people, 472 households, and 302 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 536 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 1,000,000 households, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age in the village was 41.6 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.7% male and 54.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,281 people, 520 households, and 344 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 553 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.22%

, 0.08%

, 0.08% Asian, and 0.62% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 520 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were

living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.15. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $29,565, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $22,188 for females. The

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for the village was $14,422. About 5.8% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the

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, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Lowellville is served by the '' Hometown Journal'', a local weekly newspaper.

References

External links

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''Hometown Journal''
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