North Lima, Ohio

North Lima is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2020 census.^[3] Located at the intersection of State Routes 7, 164, and 165, it is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

North Lima, Ohio
Census-designated place
Mount Olivet United Church of Christ
Location of North Lima in Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Coordinates: 40°56′59″N 80°39′40″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mahoning
Township	Beaver
Area [1]
• Total	7.07 sq mi (18.30 km2)
• Land	6.86 sq mi (17.76 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,096 ft (334 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,369
• Density	199.65/sq mi (77.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44452
Area code(s)	330, 234
FIPS code	39-56798
GNIS feature ID	2812831[2]
School District	South Range Local School District

History

North Lima was laid out around 1826.^[4] The name may be a transfer from Lima, New York.^[5] A post office called North Lima has been in operation since 1832 which bears the ZIP code of 44452.^[6][7]

The former site of South Range High School is located in the town center. The building is now used to host many of the town's local businesses.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,369		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

Children in North Lima are served by the public South Range Local School District. The current schools serving the community are:

• South Range Elementary School – grades K-4
• South Range Middle School – grades 5-8
• South Range High School – grades 9-12

Notable people

• Charlotte Benkner, one of the oldest living persons on record, spent the last few years of her life in North Lima
• Bob Mortimer, Christian evangelist
• Samuel J. Steiner, draft resister and Mennonite historian

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Lima, Ohio
3. "North Lima CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
4. Butler, Joseph Green (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. p. 586.
5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 101.
6. "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
7. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
8. "New Entrepreneurs Find Old School Ties in North Lima". U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson. March 19, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.