Mingo Junction
| Mingo Junction, Ohio | |
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| Village | |
Downtown Mingo Junction
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| Nickname(s): "Little Vegas" | |
| Motto: "No Place Like The Junction" | |
 Location of Mingo Junction, Ohio |
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 Location of Mingo Junction in Jefferson County |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′12″N 80°36′44″W / 40.32000°N 80.61222°WCoordinates: 40°19′12″N 80°36′44″W / 40.32000°N 80.61222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Steubenville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Hut Rouse (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,454 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,380 |
| • Density | 1,284.0/sq mi (495.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43938 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-50904 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065035 |
Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. Mingo Junction is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,454 at the 2010 census.
Mingo Junction is located at 40°19′12″N 80°36′44″W / 40.32000°N 80.61222°W (40.319869, -80.612240). It is in the Eastern time zone, and the average elevation is 797 ft. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2), of which 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.
The Mingo Indian tribe once had a settlement at the location of the present day village, which is the source of its name. Originally known as Mingo Bottom or Mingo Town, it was the starting point for the ill-fated Crawford expedition against hostile Indians in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1770, George Washington set out on an expedition to explore the Ohio River Valley. On the 22nd day of October he camped overnight in what was known then as Mingo Town, describing it as blustery and cold with about 20 cabins and 70 inhabitants of the Iroquois Confederation. Washington wrote a complete account of his observations in a diary stored in the Library of Congress.
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