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East Liverpool, Ohio
East Liverpool from the air, looking south.
East Liverpool from the air, looking south.
Location of East Liverpool, Ohio
Location of East Liverpool, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°37′43″N 80°34′9″W / 40.62861, -80.56917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 - Total4. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads This is a list of the eighty-eight counties in the US state of Ohio. | seat wl = Lisbon | largest city wl = East Liverpool | area_total_sq_mi =535 | area_land_sq_mi =532 | area_water_sq_mi =3 | area percentage = 0 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 sq mi (11. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²)
 - Land4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (11. 3 km²)
 - Water0. 2 sq mi (0. 5 km²)
Elevation [1]768 ft (234 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total13,089
 - Density3,010. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (1,162. 3/km²)
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code43920
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-23730[2]
GNIS feature ID1061038[1]
Website: http://www.eastliverpool.com/

East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout | seat wl = Lisbon | largest city wl = East Liverpool | area_total_sq_mi =535 | area_land_sq_mi =532 | area_water_sq_mi =3 | area percentage = 0 Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 13,089 at the 2000 census. It is located along the Ohio River and borders the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by

Long known as the "Pottery Capital of the World," East Liverpool and the immediate area are still home to three major potteries. The city is perhaps best known as the hometown of former University of Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz, and as the city to which the body of slain bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd was taken for embalming. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Louis Leo Holtz (born on January 6 1937 in Follansbee West Virginia) is an author television commentator motivational speaker and former NCAA Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber Embalming, in most modern Cultures is the Art and Science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall Decomposition The Point of Beginning is just east of the city, on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. See also Public Land Survey System The Point of Beginning is a surveyor 's mark at the beginning location for the wide-scale surveying of land Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern

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History

East Liverpool was originally named St. Clair by Thomas Fawcett, one of the earliest land owners, in 1800 after Arthur St. Clair, who at that time was Governor of the Northwest Territory. Arthur St Clair (March 23 1736 August 31 1818 was the ninth President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, a general in the For the Canadian territory see Northwest Territories. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48 see Northwestern United States. It was called Fawcettstown for a time by the local residents. It was incorporated as East Liverpool in 1834 when a Liverpool in western Ohio (now defunct) protested the use of its name by this newer eastern town.

The Hall China Company.
The Hall China Company.

James Bennett, an English potter, established the pottery industry in East Liverpool, and it became the community's leading employer. James Bennett or Jim Bennett may refer to James Bennett (cricketer James C East Liverpool became known as "The Crockery City. " East Liverpool once produced more than half of the United States's annual ceramics output. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Throughout East Liverpool's famed ceramics history, there were more than 300 potteries. Of these, just three remain: The Hall China Company, the Homer Laughlin China Company (located across the Ohio River in Newell, West Virginia) and Pioneer Pottery. The Hall China Company was founded by Robert Hall in East Liverpool Ohio in August 1903 following the dissolution of the two-year old East Liverpool Potteries Company The Homer Laughlin China Company is an American pottery company based in Newell, West Virginia, which is best known for producing the Fiesta line of The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Newell is a Census-designated place (CDP in Hancock County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River.

Among the most famous of East Liverpool's ceramics output was the porcelain known as Lotus Ware. Lotus Ware is a type of Porcelain produced from approximately 1892 to 1896 at the Knowles Taylor & Knowles (KT&K pottery of East Liverpool, Ohio, Produced by Knowles, Taylor & Knowles in the 1890s, this Moorish- and Persian-influenced artware swept the competition at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. It is generally considered to be the finest porcelain ever produced in the United States. The Museum of Ceramics in downtown East Liverpool has the country's largest public display of Lotus Ware.

Since the mid-1960s or so, East Liverpool's pottery industry has steadily declined. This has been due mostly to the fact that pottery workers in less-developed countries--among them China, South Korea and Taiwan--are paid a small fraction of the hourly wage expected by American workers. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

In the mid-1990s, the city renovated its downtown district, with Great Depression-era lightposts, a new center of town called Devon's Diamond, and the reconstruction of the old High School's clocktower, which is now home of the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association.

Toxic waste incinerator

The Waste Technologies Industries (WTI) toxic waste incinerator, the largest such facility in the United States,[1] was completed in 1992. Toxic waste is waste material often in chemical form that can cause death or injury to living creatures Incineration is a waste treatment technology that involves the Combustion of organic materials and/or substances Built near a public school and a flood plain in the city's East End, the incinerator was the target of heated protests from 1990 onwards, led most notably by local nurse Terri Swearingen. Terri Swearingen is a nurse from Ohio, USA She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1997 for organizing the protests against Waste Technologies Industries The incinerator controversy became a significant political issue during the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign. The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George H Senator Al Gore, then the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States, pledged that he would stop the plant's opening if elected. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death However, the operating permit for the incinerator was issued by EPA in late 1992 before the Clinton/Gore team was inaugurated in 1993. Gore was occasionally picketed by opponents of the plant for several years thereafter.

Geography

Spliced panoramic photo of East Liverpool, Ohio, from the east, taken August 11, 2000.
Spliced panoramic photo of East Liverpool, Ohio, from the east, taken August 11, 2000.

East Liverpool is located at 40°37′43″N, 80°34′9″W (40. 628510, -80. 569063)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (11. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), of which, 4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (11. 3 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 5 km²) of it (3. 97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 13,089 people, 5,261 households, and 3,424 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,010. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (1,161. 8/km²). There were 5,743 housing units at an average density of 1,320. 8/sq mi (509. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92. 85% White, 4. 81% African American, 0. 24% Native American, 0. 08% Asian, 0. 05% Pacific Islander, 0. 21% from other races, and 1. 76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 72% of the population.

There were 5,261 households out of which 32. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 5% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 9% were non-families. 30. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 44 and the average family size was 3. 01.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 1% under the age of 18, 8. 8% from 18 to 24, 27. 3% from 25 to 44, 20. 8% from 45 to 64, and 16. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,138, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $27,346 versus $18,990 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,656. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 21. 5% of families and 25. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 13. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. Oscar Odd McIntyre ( February 18, 1884, Plattsburg Missouri - February 14, 1938, New York City New York) was a famed New prod concern =A search for references has failed to find significant coverage in [[WPRS reliable sources]] in order to comply with [[WPN notability]] requirements Viktor Schreckengost ( June 26, 1906 &ndash January 26, 2008) was the father of Industrial design and creator of the ''Jazz Jabez Vodrey (1794-1861 was the first English potter west of the Appalachian Mountains. This is a list of cities towns and communities along the Ohio River in the United States. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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