Niles, Ohio Niles, Ohio Location of Niles, Ohio Location of Niles, Ohio Location of Niles in Trumbull County Location of Niles in Trumbull County Niles is a town/city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.
Located in the nation's former industrialized belt, the city's economy concentrated initially on iron manufacturing but later diversified to include steel and glass production. Niles was adversely affected by the diminish of the manufacturing zone throughout the northern United States in the 1970s.
Niles was established in 1806 by James Heaton, who owned one of the first iron-ore refining plants in Ohio.
The town originally went by the name of Heaton's Furnace but was later retitled Nilestown, after Hezekiah Niles (editor of the Niles Register, a Baltimore newspaper).
Niles' iron trade thrived until the late 19th century, when the economic depression of 1873 brought about the closure of the community's biggest industrial firm, James Ward and Company. Plans to restore the small-town iron trade floundered because of the exorbitant cost of modernizing outdated mills.
By the early 1900s, however, Niles was the site of companies including Ohio Galvanizing, Sykes Metal, the Niles Glass Works of the General Electric Company, and the Niles Iron and Steel Roofing Company. Between 1900 and 1920, the city's populace swelled from 7,468 to slightly over 13,000. The community's accomplishments to rebuild its trade suffered a temporary setback in the 1910s.
Niles was one of many metros/cities affected by statewide floods that hit in the spring of 1913.
On Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, heavy precipitation throughout Ohio, combined with ice and snow that was still on the ground, precipitated massive flooding. Flooding of the Mahoning River left extensive damage and various casualties in Niles.
Throughout much of the 20th century, Niles was known to most Ohioans as the place of birth of William Mc - Kinley, the 25th President of the United States.
Mc - Kinley was born in Niles on January 29, 1843.
He attended Niles High School (and the city's high school would eventually be retitled Niles Mc - Kinley High School, though Mc - Kinley eventually graduated from high school in Poland, Ohio). President Mc - Kinley's assassination in 1901 shocked the country and especially saddened inhabitants of northeastern Ohio.
Niles' locale in the Mahoning Valley, a center of steel production, ensured that the improve would turn into a destination for immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Dramatic demographic change fueled ethnic and theological tension throughout the northern United States following World War I, and Niles proved to be no exception to this trend.
In the 1920s, county-wide chapters of the Ku Klux Klan targeted Niles because of its large Catholic population.
The nativist organization marched through the center of Niles in May 1924, and attempted another march in June of the same year.
Tensions escalated from this point on, and the town/city gained nationwide attention due to the impending marches. Even with the city's pleas for assistance from the militia, they were denied.
Niles' economy was undermined in the 1970s, when the Mahoning Valley's steel trade already in diminish collapsed.
On May 31, 1985, the town/city of Niles was hit by an F5 tornado that had its origins just west of Newton Falls, where it finished much of that town.
The tornado also leveled dozens of homes, ripped through the city's historic Union Cemetery, injured many citizens , and took a several lives.
The tornado of 1985 took a path through Niles that was almost identical to that of a tornado that hit in 1947. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.63 square miles (22.35 km2), of which 8.61 square miles (22.30 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. Niles is known for its ethnic range, and the improve hosts a large Italian-American community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 19,266 citizens , 8,499 homeholds, and 4,971 families residing in the city.
There were 8,499 homeholds of which 26.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,932 citizens , 8,859 homeholds, and 5,519 families residing in the city.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The National Mc - Kinley Birthplace Memorial Library and Museum in downtown Niles, established in 1915 to remember William Mc - Kinley.
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a short-season Class A minor league baseball team, moved from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Niles in 1999.
Youngstown-based boxer Kelly Pavlik fought a nationally broadcast fight in Niles on July 1, 2003 against Rico Cason.
Joseph Bangust, World War II naval hero; received Navy Cross in 1941, born in Niles John Hlay, experienced football player; running back, fullback and linebacker for Ohio State University in 1950s; born in Niles William Mc - Kinley, 25th President of the United States, born in Niles Moritz, poet, born in Niles Pew, painter, born in Niles Bo Rein, former Ohio State University football and baseball player, football coach at North Carolina State University and Louisiana State University; born and raised in Niles.
Representative for the 13th precinct of Ohio, born in and current resident of Niles David Sherman, author, born in Niles a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Niles Homepage".
The City of Niles.
Quickfacts: Niles Demography History of Niles Schools at Niles' official website; based on knowledge from: The Niles Centennial History Club and Mc - Kinley High School.
History of Niles, Ohio.
"Ohio City In Terror, Fearing Klan March".
Steel Valley Klan: The Ku Klux Klan in Ohio's Mahoning Valley.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
Municipalities and communities of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States
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Cities in Trumbull County, Ohio - Populated places established in 1806 - Italian-American culture in Ohio - 1806 establishments in Ohio
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