Official Name: | Homeworth, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Columbiana |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Knox |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.21 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.24 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 492 |
Population Density Km2: | 153.35 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 397.09 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1148 |
Coordinates: | 40.8358°N -81.065°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 44634 |
Area Code: | 330, 234 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 39-36176[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2628903 |
Blank2 Name: | School District |
Blank2 Info: | West Branch Local School District |
Homeworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 492 as of the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Salem micropolitan area, about east of Canton, and has a post office with the ZIP code 44634.
Settlement began at what is now Homeworth about 1840.[4] Homeworth was platted in 1851 when the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad was extended to that point.[5] Early variant names were Winchester and Sandy. A post office called Sandy was established in 1830, and the name was changed to Homeworth in 1869.[6]
Homeworth is located in northwestern Columbiana County, in the southwestern part of Knox Township. It is located in the valley of Middle Sandy Creek near its headwaters. Its elevation is above sea level. The city of Alliance is 7miles to the northwest. Salem is to the northeast, and Canton is to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Homeworth CDP has a total area of 3.25sqkm, of which 3.21sqkm is land and 0.04sqkm, or 1.18%, is water.
Children in Homeworth are served by the West Branch Local School District. The current schools serving Homeworth are: