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GEOGRAPHY Niles is located at 41°11'7" North, 80°45'26" West (41.185324, -80.757223). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 22.2 Km&2 (8.6 Mi&2 ). 22.1 km&2 (8.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.23% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 20,932 people, 8,859 households, and 5,519 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 945.3/km&2 (2,447.5/mi&2). There were 9,516 housing units at an average density of 429.7/km&2 (1,112.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.98% White , 2.27% African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.33% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from Other Races , and 1.00% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,859 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were Married Couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,615, and the median income for a family was $42,704. Males had a median income of $35,936 versus $23,888 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $19,441. 9.6% of the population and 6.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.2% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY Niles was founded in 1806 by James Heaton, who owned one of the first iron-ore processing plants in the state. The town originally went by the name 'Heaton's Furnace', but was rather quickly renamed Nilestown, after Hezekiah Niles (editor of the ''Niles Register'', a Baltimore newspaper.) In 1843, the name was shortened to simply 'Niles'. William McKinley , the 25th President Of The United States , was born in Niles on January 29 , 1843 . The McKinley Memorial was built in downtown Niles to remember William McKinley in 1915, and houses the town's library as well as a small museum. Kenneth Patchen , the poet, was born in Niles on December 13 , 1911 . On Friday, May 31, 1985, the city was hit by an F5 tornado. Several homes were damanged or destroyed as well as a roller skating rink, Niles Park Plaza and a Convenient Store. The Union Cemetery also lost several trees. Tornado photos and video ATTRACTIONS The Mahoning Valley Scrappers , a short-season Class A Minor League Baseball team, moved from Erie, Pennsylvania , to Niles in 1999 . They play at Eastwood Field , located behind the Eastwood Mall on U.S. Highway 422 . EXTERNAL LINKS |