Lisbon, Ohio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lisbon, Ohio
Village
Lisbon Historic District
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Location of Lisbon in Columbiana County and in the State of Ohio
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Founded	1803
Named for	Lisbon, Portugal
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
Area
• Total	1.68 sq mi (4.36 km2)
• Land	1.68 sq mi (4.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,014 ft (309 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,597
• Density	1,542.16/sq mi (595.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44432
Area code(s)	330, 234
FIPS code	39-44030
GNIS feature ID	2398448
School District	Lisbon Exempted Village School District
Website	http://www.lisbonvillage.com/

Lisbon is the county seat of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,597 at the 2020 census. Located along the Little Beaver Creek, the village is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Youngstown.

History

The seat of justice of Columbiana County was originally known as New Lisbon (until 1895 then Lisbon), and under this name was laid out in 1803 by Lewis Kinney. The village was named after the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon. New Lisbon was incorporated as a village in 1825.

It is the location of the first Ohio newspaper, The Ohio Patriot, founded by an Alsatian immigrant, William D. Lepper. Lisbon has the distinction of being the northernmost western town involved in military actions during the American Civil War. Confederate cavalry officer John Hunt Morgan surrendered to Union forces near here at the end of his raid into Indiana and Ohio.

Among the notable natives of Lisbon (then New Lisbon) was Civil War general William T. H. Brooks, who commanded a division in the Army of the Potomac during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864. Marcus Hanna, US Senator from Ohio and noted as an advisor and confidant of President William McKinley, was born in Lisbon in 1837.

Geography

Lisbon is located at 40°46′26″N 80°46′3″W / 40.77389°N 80.76750°W / 40.77389; -80.76750 (40.773874, -80.767553).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.69 square miles (4.38 km²), all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,821 people, 1,138 households, and 693 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,669.2 inhabitants per square mile (644.5/km²). There were 1,287 housing units at an average density of 761.5 per square mile (294.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,138 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% 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 3.00.

The median age in the village was 39.6 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

Arts and culture

Lisbon is host to the annual Columbiana County Fair in the summer and the Lisbon Johnny Appleseed Festival in the fall; the pioneer is said to had planted an apple tree nursery in the area in the 1800s. The Dulci-More Festival, a music festival dedicated to the Appalachian dulcimer and other traditional musical instruments, formerly took place over Memorial Day weekend at Camp McKinley, a Boy Scout camp near Lisbon from 1995 to 2019.

Folk band Bon Iver paid tribute to the village in the instrumental song "Lisbon, OH", from their 2011 Grammy Award-winning album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.

The village is home to the public Lepper Library, founded in 1897. The building site on Lincoln Way and a $10,000 grant were donated by Virginia Lepper in memory of her late husband.

In 2020, Lisbon became an official North Country National Scenic Trail Town.

Education

McKinley School, c. 1930-1945

Children in Lisbon are served by the public Lisbon Exempted Village School District. The current schools in the district are McKinley Elementary School (grades K–5) and David Anderson Junior/Senior High School (grades 6–12). The school's athletic teams are known as the Blue Devils. In 1995, the Lisbon Blue Devils boys football team won the OHSAA Division V State Championship against Mariemont High School, the only such championship in football to be held by a Columbiana County school.

The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is immediately south of city limits.

Media

Lisbon is home to the Morning Journal, a local newspaper serving Columbiana County. The result of multiple mergers, it began printing in 1909.

Notable residents

See also

In Spanish: Lisbon (Ohio) para niños