Hubbard is a city in
Trumbull CountyTrumbull County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 225,116. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Area.Its county seat is Warren...
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Hubbard TownshipHubbard Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,304 people in the township, 6,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
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. The population was 8,284 at the 2000 census. It is part of the
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History
In 1795, Nehemiah Hubbard, Jr., an energetic and respected merchant from
MiddletownMiddletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
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, purchased a plot of about , known as Hubbard Township. After purchasing the Hubbard Township property, Nehemiah Hubbard made his first sale of land to Samuel Tylee, a surveyor in Connecticut, and engaged him as his agent in this new territory. Tylee and others then came to find and measure plots suitable for sale to early settlers.
Until 1861 Hubbard remained a country-crossroads with relatively few houses or inhabitants; however, when the coal fields began to develop, the corners rapidly became a village. The increase in population was due for the most part to the emigration of people from Europe, people in search of the opportunity of a better way of life. By 1868 the village had attained the required population and it became an incorporated municipality.
Geography
Hubbard is located at (41.157361, -80.569243). It is completely surrounded by Hubbard Township.
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 3.5
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s (8.9 km
2), of which, 3.5 square miles (8.9 km
2) of it is land and 0.29% is water.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 8,284 people, 3,456 households, and 2,322 families residing in the city. The
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was 2,402.3 people per square mile (927.1/km
2). There were 3,666 housing units at an average density of 1,063.1/sq mi (410.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.08% White, 0.92% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from
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, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 3,457 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were
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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,657, and the median income for a family was $42,077. Males had a median income of $34,572 versus $25,052 for females. The
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for the city was $19,838. About 5.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Historic population figures
- 1970—8,583
- 1980—9,245
- 1990—8,248
- 2000—20,000
- 2003—24,000 (U.S. Census Estimate)
- 2004—28,000(U.S. Census Estimate)
Schools and other public services
The city of Hubbard is served by The Hubbard Exempted Village School District, which incorporates Hubbard City and Hubbard Township. The school district is bounded by the Pennsylvania border on the east, the Brookfield School District to the north, the Liberty School District to the west and Youngstown City Schools to the south.
The Hubbard Schools are organized on a K-4-4-4 plan. The Roosevelt Elementary School houses students in grades K-4. Reed Middle School houses students in grades 5-8.
Hubbard High SchoolHubbard High School is a public high school located in Hubbard, Ohio, in the United States.The school, located at 350 Hall Ave, serves students in grades nine through 12 from Hubbard, Ohio, but also a number of students from Youngstown, OH through the Open Enrollment program...
houses students in grades 9-12. An added feature for the school district is the Hubbard Community Pool, located between Reed Middle School and Hubbard High School, an indoor pool that provides swim safety instruction for all students in grades 4-8 and provides a venue for the swim and diving teams of the school district. Currently the District is run by Superintendent Richard J. Buchenic, Blaise Karlovic as the Treasurer, and five elected community members comprising the Board of Education.
There is one private school within the city of Hubbard. Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic school offers education to grades K-8. It is affiliated with Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, which is a parish in the Diocese of Youngstown.
Hubbard maintains its own City of Hubbard Police Department, which patrols the city's of community with a police force of four full-time sergeants, eight full-time officers, four part-time officers, and four full-time dispatchers. The Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department provides fire safety services to both the City of Hubbard and Hubbard Township—an area covering nearly .
The City of Hubbard operates its own electrical distribution system throughout the City and portions of Hubbard Township. Although the city does not generate its own power, it is primarily responsible for electric transmission and maintenance of all utility poles, lines, substations, and connections within its geographic service area. The City of Hubbard is involved in a power-purchasing consortium agreement with American Municipal Power of Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio). AMP-Ohio has been organized as a non-profit wholesale power supplier for nearly 90% of the Ohio municipally owned electric utilities—also known as public power systems—since its inception in 1971. Through these services, consumers are afforded lower rates than the rates charged in several of the neighboring communities.
Natives
- Anthony Smith, professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
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