Alliance, Ohio

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Alliance, Ohio
Location of Alliance, Ohio
Location of Alliance, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°54′48″N 81°6′29″W / 40.91333, -81.10806
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Stark, Mahoning
Area
 - Total 8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
 - Land 8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation GR3 1,158 ft (353 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 23,253
 - Density 2,700.1/sq mi (1,042.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44601
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-01420GR2
GNIS feature ID 1064313GR3

Alliance is a city in Mahoning and Stark Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 23,253 at the 2000 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City" and the city is home to Mount Union College.

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Alliance was formed in 1850 by the merger of three small settlements, Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty. A fourth settlement, Mount Union, was added to the city in 1888. The name "Alliance" was chosen because of the "alliance" of the small settlements into a larger entity.

Two major railroad lines intersected in Alliance, once known as "The Crossing". This is another popular interpretation of how the city was named. Alliance is often referred to as the town where Main Street is a dead-end, because when the street was originally plotted, it brought people to the train station, heart of the city's transportation hub. The railroads were central to industry and personal transportation, bringing in raw materials for factories and sending out finished goods.

Alliance is located at 40°54′48″N, 81°6′29″W (40.913358, -81.108094)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.3 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

The Mahoning River flows through the northeast part of the city.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,253 people, 8,908 households, and 5,665 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,700.1 people per square mile (1,042.7/km²). There were 9,730 housing units at an average density of 1,129.8/sq mi (436.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.51% White, 11.19% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 8,908 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,078, and the median income for a family was $37,011. Males had a median income of $31,033 versus $20,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,185. About 12.7% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

See also: Alliance (Amtrak station)

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Alliance. Amtrak Train 29, the westbound Capitol Limited, is scheduled to depart Alliance at 1:23am daily with service to Cleveland, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo, Waterloo, Elkhart, South Bend, and Chicago. Amtrak Train 30, the eastbound Capitol Limited, is scheduled to depart Alliance at 1:45am daily with service to Pittsburgh, Connellsville, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, Rockville and Washington, DC.

Public transportation in Alliance is provided by SARTA. Amtrak's Capitol Limited is the only way, other than by car or SARTA, that one can travel there, as the city has neither commercial bus nor airline service.

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Alliance is commonly referred to as the Carnation City. Such is because Alliance gave Ohio its official state flower, the scarlet carnation. In 1866, an Alliance doctor, Levi L. Lamborn, purchased six potted carnation plants. At that time there were very few of the flowers being cultivated in the United States. Dr. Lamborn, who loved flowers, intended to grow the rare carnations in the greenhouse that adjoined his house on the northwest corner of Main Street and Union Avenue. In addition to his medical practice and his flower raising, the doctor had an interest in politics. In 1876 he ran against Mr. William McKinley for the Congressional seat from this district. Although the two men differed politically, they were personal friends. Since Mr. McKinley had expressed his admiration for the lovely flowers, Dr. Lamborn always presented him with a carnation for his lapel before their political debates. Mr. McKinley won the election to Congress and associated the carnation with his success. As he went on to become Governor of Ohio and then President of the United States, he wore the flower during his political campaigns.

In 1904, three years after President McKinley's assassination and 20 years after Dr. Lamborn had first made the suggestion that the flower be made a state emblem, the Ohio General Assembly voted to make the scarlet carnation the official state flower as a "token of love and reverence to the memory of William McKinley". Every year on President McKinley's birthday, January 29th, a bouquet of red carnations is put into the carved hands of his lifelike statue in front of the Capitol in Columbus.

In 1959, the General Assembly named Alliance the "Carnation City". Since 1960 the annual Carnation Festival has been held in Alliance during the month of August. It is a busy and exciting 10 days during which Alliance is remembered as the birthplace of Ohio's scarlet carnation.

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  • Alliance High School's sports teams are called the Aviators. Former National Football League player Len Dawson attended Alliance High School and played for the Aviators.
  • Alliance-area tornado activity is historically 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.
  • Alliance was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
  • Mount Union College (9 time NCAA Division III football champion) is located in Alliance.


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