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Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Mahoning County. It also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is on the Mahoning River, approximately 65 mi southeast of Cleveland and 61 mi northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Youngstown lies 10 mi west of the Pennsylvania state line, midway between New York City and Chicago via Interstate 80. The city was named for John Young, an early settler from Whitestown, New York, who established the community's first sawmill and gristmill. Youngstown is in a region of the United States that is often referred to as the Rust Belt. Traditionally known as a center of steel production, Youngstown was forced to redefine itself when the U.S. steel industry fell into decline in the 1970s, leaving communities throughout the region without a major industry. Youngstown also falls within the Appalachian Ohio region, situated amongst the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The 2010 census showed that Youngstown had a total population of 66,982, making it Ohio's ninth largest city. (Full article...)

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