History of Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city that serves as the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning County, in Ohio. Situated on the Mahoning River, Youngstown lies 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland and about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{GR|6}} The city was named for John Young (pioneer)|John Young, an early settler from Whitestown, New York, who established the community's first sawmill and gristmill.{{cite web
| url = http://www.ysu.edu/mahoning_river/youngstown.htm
| title = Communities along the Mahoning River
| publisher = Youngstown State University
| accessdate = 2007-02-26
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Youngstown is located in a region of the United States that is commonly referred to as the Rust Belt. Traditionally known as a center of steel production, Youngstown was forced to redefine itself when the U.S. steel industry shifted production overseas in the 1970s, leaving many communities in the region without major industry.
{{cite book
| last = Bruno
| first = Robert
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| title = Steelworker Alley: How Class Works in Youngstown
| year = 1999
| publisher = Cornell University Press
| location = Ithaca, NY
| id = ISBN 0801434394
| pages = p. 10
}} As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, Youngstown had a total population of 82,026, making it Ohio's eighth largest city.
The Youngstown-Warren, Ohio|Warren United States metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) contains about 600,000 people and includes Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning and Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull counties in Ohio, plus Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County in Pennsylvania. The Steel Valley (Youngstown)|Steel Valley area as a whole (including Youngstown-Warren and Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon-Farrell, Pennsylvania|Farrell-New Castle, Pennsylvania|New Castle, Pennsylvania) comprises almost 720,000 residents. Youngstown lies 10 miles (16 km) west of the Pennsylvania state line and is centrally located between New York City and Chicago, and more locally between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
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