Campbell, Ohio
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Campbell is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The population was 8,235 at the 2010 census. Residents generally pronounce the city's name as "camel" ˈkæməl, with a silent "PB". Campbell is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County serves the communities of Mahoning County, Ohio from its administrative offices in Youngstown, Ohio with 15 branches in the cities of Campbell, Canfield, Greenford, Lake Milton, North Jackson, Poland, Sebring, New Middletown, and Struthers.The...

. It is part of the Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

-Warren
Warren, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,912.4 people per square mile . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of 1,322.9 per square mile...

-Boardman
Boardman, Ohio
Boardman is a census-designated place in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, just south of Youngstown. Boardman is considered to be a moderately affluent community and is one of two major retail hubs in the greater Youngstown area...

, OH-PA
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Area
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Campbell was formerly known as the village of East Youngstown, and this designation still appears on real estate deeds for the city. In 1922, the city was renamed for local industrialist James A. Campbell
James A. Campbell
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, then chairman of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. A major destination for immigrants from Southern
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 and Eastern Europe
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, Campbell is sometimes referred to as the "City of Churches," because of the wide variety of religious structures found throughout the community.

Geography

Campbell is located at 41°4′38"N 80°35′26"W.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2010, there were 8,235 people, 3,393 households, and 2,602 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 2,536.8 people per square mile (979.2/km²). There were 4,099 housing units at an average density of 1,099.2 per square mile (424.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.21% [Black], 16.69% [White], 0.10% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 3.48% from other races
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, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.97% of the population.

There were 3,393 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,803, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $33,558 versus $20,121 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $17,981. About 16.1% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Campbell is home to the majority of Youngstown's Greek-American population, including other middle-class ethnic Americans, such as Croatia
Croatia
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ns, Czechs
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, Slovaks
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, Italians
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, and Puerto Ricans
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