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Columbiana covers a land area of 6.057 square
miles and a water area of 0.128 square miles. Located at 40.88
N. Lat.; 80.68 W. Long. Elevation is 1,118 feet.
HISTORY:
Columbiana was laid out in 1805, when it was called Dixonville
for its founder, Joshua Dixon. Harvey S. Firestone (1868-1938),
who had the idea of making rubber tires for buggies, was born
in Columbiana.
POPULATION INFORMATION:
- Population: 5,443(1990); 5,635 (2000); 5,726
(2005); 5,935 (2006)
- Race: 98.7% White; 0.1% Black; 0.3% Asian;
0.3% Hispanic of any race (2005)
- Density: 945.4 persons per square mile (2005)
- Average household size: 2.19 (2005)
- Median age: 47.0 (2005)
- Males per 100 females: 89.5 (2005)
- Marriage Status: 16.9% never married; 61.6%
now married; 11.1% widowed; 10.3% divorced (2000)
- Ancestry: 30.8% German; 15.2% English;
14.4% Irish; 6.9% US/American; 6.2% Italian(2000)
ECONOMY:
- Single-family building permits issued: 81
(2005)
- Multi-family building permits issued: 8
(2005)
- Employment by occupation: 7.6% management;
18.9%professional; 16.5% services; 29.0% sales; .5% farming;
9.9% construction; 17.6% production (2000)
- Income: Per capita income: $21,511
(2005); Median household income: $36,532 (2005); Average
household income: $45,552; Percent of households with income
of $100,000 or more: 7.8% (2005); Poverty rate: 6.5% (2000)
EDUCATION:
- Percent of population age 25 and over with:
High School diploma (including GED) or higher: 85.7% (2005);
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1% (2005);
- Master’s degree or higher: 5.4% (2005)
- School Districts: Columbiana Exempted Vill
SD (PK-12) – 2003-2004
- Enrollment: 1,016 – 330.482.535
Crestview Local SD (PK-12) – 2003-2004 Enrollment:
1,137 -330.482.5526
HOUSING:
- Homeownership rate: 67.4% (2005); Median
home value: $117,546 (2005); Median rent: $377/month (2000);
Median age of housing: 37 years (2000)
TRANSPORTATION:
- Commute to work: 95.2% car; 0.3% public
transportation; 3.1% walk; 1.1% work from home (2000);
- Travel time to work: 35.7% less than
15 minutes; 42.3% 15-30minutes; 17.2% 30-45 minutes; 3.0%
45-60 minutes; 1.8% 60 minutes or more.
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