Connorville, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Connorville, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.08
Area Land Km2:1.08
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.42
Area Land Sq Mi:0.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:160
Population Density Km2:147.63
Population Density Sq Mi:382.78
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:666
Coordinates:40.1936°N -80.7175°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-18420
Blank1 Name:GNIS Feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628877

Connorville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

History

Connorville originally had a coal mine employing 60 men.[3] A post office called Connorville was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958.[4] Besides the post office, Connorville had a country store.[5] The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Connorville is in southern Jefferson County, in the center of Warren Township. Ohio State Route 150 runs along the southern side of the community, leading east to Rayland and west 5miles to Dillonvale. Connorville is in the valley of Short Creek, which flows east to the Ohio River at Rayland.

Demographics

Education

Public education in Connorville is provided by the Buckeye Local School District. The campus of Buckeye Local High School is located in Connorville, although it has a Rayland mailing address. The current schools serving Connorville are:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Connorville CDP, Ohio . U.S. Census Bureau . March 31, 2022 .
  3. Book: Doyle, Joseph Beatty. 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. 1910. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. 260.
  4. Web site: Jefferson County . Jim Forte Postal History . January 2, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129161359/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Jefferson . January 29, 2016 .
  5. Book: Doyle, Joseph Beatty. 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. 1910. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. 738.