Mingo Junction, Ohio

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Downtown Mingo Junction in September 2006. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation's South Plant at Mingo is shown in the background. Commercial Street is seen in the foreground and is downtown Mingo's main street.

Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,631 at the 2000 census. In 1900, its only manufacturing plant was a steel mill owned by Carnegie Steel Company. Past population figures are: 1900, 2,954; 1910, 4,049; 1940, 5,192.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Mingo Junction is located at 40°19′12″N, 80°36′44″W (40.319869, -80.612240)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,631 people, 1,542 households, and 1,062 families residing in the village. The population density was 551.9/km² (1,430.7/mi²). There were 1,691 housing units at an average density of 257.0/km² (666.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.35% White, 3.00% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 1,542 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,196, and the median income for a family was $40,326. Males had a median income of $37,969 versus $20,809 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,062. About 10.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

Mingo Junction served as the Pennsylvania steel mill town in the movie The Deer Hunter, which won the 1978 Best Picture Oscar. Many of the scenes that took place in and around a steel mill were filmed in Mingo Junction.
The Crawford expedition, a battle during the American Revolutionary War, started at Mingo Junction.
Mingo Junction is the home of Andrea DeShong, a former U.S. female boxer.
Woody Hayes served as the assistant coach in Mingo Junction early in his career.