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Mingo Junction, Ohio

Mingo Junction, Ohio
Village
Downtown Mingo Junction
Downtown Mingo Junction
Nickname(s): "Little Vegas"
Motto: "No Place Like The Junction"
Location of Mingo Junction, Ohio
Location of Mingo Junction, Ohio
Location of Mingo Junction in Jefferson County
Location of Mingo Junction in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°19′12″N 80°36′44″W / 40.32000°N 80.61222°W / 40.32000; -80.61222Coordinates: 40°19′12″N 80°36′44″W / 40.32000°N 80.61222°W / 40.32000; -80.61222
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 / 40.32000; -80.61222 (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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