Alliance is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities and was a manufacturing and railroad hub in the 20th century. Alliance is associated with the state flower of Ohio, the scarlet carnation, and is known as the "Carnation City". The University of Mount Union, a private liberal arts college established in 1846, is located in the city. Partially extending into Mahoning County, Alliance is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
Midwest
Alliance
Mahoning County, OH
Population
21,603
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$773
Median home value
$108,000
Founded
1854
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Alliance Clay Product Company · listed 1978
- East Main Street Historic District · listed 2017
- Mount Union College District · listed 1972
Notable landmarks
- Alliance Bank Building · listed 1995
- City Savings Bank & Trust Company · listed 2016
- Eagles Building-Strand Theater · listed 1997
- Earley-Hartzell House · listed 1987
- First Methodist Episcopal Church of Alliance, Ohio · listed 1985
- Glamorgan · listed 1972
- Haines House · listed 1974
- Maudru House · listed 1980
- Purcell, Robert A. and Elizabeth H., House · listed 2004
- Science Hill School · listed 1994
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