Mahoning County, Ohio

Founding: March 1, 1846
Parent counties: Columbiana and Trumbull

Namesake: The Mahoning River
Seats: Canfield (1846–1876); Youngstown (1876–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2010): 238,823

Population (historic): 23,735 (1850); 42,871 (1880); 70,134 (1900); 236,142 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1930; 1950s

Subdivisions: Four cities; six villages; six CDPs; 14 townships

National Register listings: 70

Income (per capita): $22,824

Income (median household): $40,123
Business establishments: 5,572 (42.9 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 24,624 (22.1%)
Vacant houses: 13,940 (12.5%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Ireland, Connecticut, Germany, and New Jersey

Canfield (ex-seat)

Namesake: Judson Canfield, land agent

Founding: 1800 (founding); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 7,515

Population (historic): 527 (1850); 650 (1880); 672 (1900); 1,015 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860s; 1910–1980; 1990s

Typology: "New England" (with elongated public commons)

Youngstown

Namesake: John Young, land surveyor

Founding: 1848 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 66,982

Population (historic): 273 (1820); 2,802 (1850); 15,435 (1880); 170,002 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840s; 1860–1930
Typology: Grid (with interrupting public square)

First Courthouse

Photo by Nyttend.

Location: 7 Court Street (Canfield)

Construction: 1847–1848 / 1862

Years of service: 1848–1876

Typology: Front-gabled; brick; two-story

Style: Greek Revival

Architect: Unknown

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant

Features of note: Octagonal cupola with Ionic columns in antis; gable-spanning entablature; mutules and triglyphs; pilasters; three-bay facade; rectangular lintels and sills; doorway with fanlight; arcaded brick recesses.

Second Courthouse

Location: Youngstown

Construction: 1876

Years of service: 1876–1910

Typology: Center-hall (rectangular); brick; two-and-a-half-story (with elevated basement)

Style: Gothic Revival / Romanesque

Architect: Charles Owsley

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Mansard-roofed tower; finials; lancet-arched windows; three-bay facade; projecting central bay; segmental-arched windows; string courses interrupting windows; ornate entry surround with balcony and bundled columns; built into a slope.

For an illustration, see this page.

Third Courthouse

Postcard taken from Wikimedia Commons.

Location: 120 Market Street (Youngstown)

Construction: 1910–1911

Years of service: 1911–

Typology: Monumental (double-ringed); stone; four-story (with elevated foundation)

Style: Classical Revival

Architect: Charles Owsley

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Rooftop balustrade; denticulate entablature; modillions; carved panels; portico; fluted Ionic columns; cornice-topped, deeply inset windows; window pediments; scored first-floor stonework; round-arched windows; arcaded entry.


Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.