| Girard, Ohio | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trumbull |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mark Zuppo[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 9469 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 9603 |
| Population Density Km2: | 657.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1702.36 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1661°N -80.6961°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1001 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44420 |
| Area Code: | 330, 234 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-30198 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2394903 |
| Website: | http://www.cityofgirard.com/ |
Girard is a city in southern Trumbull County, Ohio, United States, along the Mahoning River. The population was 9,603 at the 2020 census.[4] Located directly north of Youngstown, it is a suburb of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
It is believed that Girard takes its name from Stephen Girard, a French American philanthropist who was the founder of the Girard Bank and Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] It was first settled in 1800 but remained static until the Ohio and Erie Canal was completed.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.37sqmi, of which 5.88sqmi is land and 0.49sqmi is water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 9,958 people, 4,307 households, and 2,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 1693.5PD/sqmi. There were 4,746 housing units at an average density of 807.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.2% White, 4.0% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 4,307 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% 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 2.92.
The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
Girard has a statutory form of government as drawn up by the Ohio Revised Code. It has 7 member City Council, and a Council President, of which all 8 serve 2 year terms and elected by the voters of the city. There are no term limits. Girard's other elected positions are Mayor, Auditor, Law Director and Treasurer, all of which serve 4 year terms, and are without term limits.
Children in Girard are served by the Girard City School District. Girard City Schools are overseen by a 5-member Board of Education chosen by the electorate of the school district to 4 year terms, without term limits. The current schools serving Girard are:
In addition, the St. Rose Elementary School is overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown for children in grades PK-8 as a private option.