What is Youngstown?
Q: What is Youngstown?
A: Youngstown is a city in Ohio, United States. It is the county seat of Mahoning County and part of it is also in Trumbull County.
Q: Where is Youngstown located?
A: Youngstown is about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Cleveland and 61 miles (100 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is 10 miles (16 km) west of the Pennsylvania state line and midway between New York City and Chicago via Interstate 80.
Q: Who founded Youngstown?
A: The city was named for John Young, an early settler from Whitestown, New York who started the town's first sawmill and gristmill.
Q: What region does Youngstown fall within?
A: Youngstown falls within the Appalachian Ohio region, among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Additionally, it is often thought of as part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area and Greater Cleveland.
Q: How has the steel industry affected Youngstown?
A: The town was known as a center for steel making but when U.S. steel industry fell into decline in 1970s, towns in this area did not have much business afterwards which forced them to change their economy structure.
Q: What was the population according to 2010 census?
A: According to 2010 census, there were 66,982 people living in Youngtown which made it Ohio's ninth largest city with a decline of over 60% since 1960s.
Q: How many people are included in Steel Valley area as a whole? A:The Steel Valley area as a whole has 763,207 residents according to 2010 Census
