People
Population Characteristics: 1900 - 2014
From 1900 to 2010, the population of Kinsman Township has grown from 1,248 to 1,876, respectvely. This is approximately a 50.3 percent growth increase 110 years. When compared to Trumbull County as a whole, Kinsman Township shows a similar growth rate as Trumbull County. Kinsman had a positive population growth through the 1980s after which time much of the Mahoning Valley began to experience a decline in population in part due to the loss of the steel making industry. Kinsman’s greatest population growth occurred from 1950 to 1960, and the population peaked in 1980 at 2,120. While the population of Kinsman Township has risen over the years and experienced more growth from 1950 to 1960 than any other decade, the projected population models forecast a minimal increase in population from 1,876 in 2010 to 1,962 in 2035. Population projections are based upon past trends within the township. In addition to past trends, it is worthwhile to consider that the construction of the new sanitary sewer in Kinsman Township, which started underway in 2014, could leverage new businesses and a more substantial population gain. Demographics
Family Dynamics
Health Characteristics Due to it's small size and isolated nature, many of the health disparity categories can be difficult to find and isolate to Kinsman Township specifically. In this case, Kinsman Township is often integrated into statistics for Trumbull County and the state of Ohio. The following information collected in 2008 is pertinent to understanding the health disparities and troubles that are common to Trumbull County and may also affect the citizens of Kinsman Township as well:
Strengths Because of its rural and isolated setting, Kinsman Township is not as prone to the health disparities that are present in larger cities such as pollution, communicable diseases, and the ability for a disease or condition to spread rapidly throughout the community. Because of it's small size, people are also easily accounted for in emergency situations and when reporting to data-collection surveys such as county and nation censuses. Weaknesses While the "small town feel" is prominent throughout Kinsman Township, it puts Kinsman at a greater risk for inadequate health care, health disparities, recognition for complicated health issues, and lack of cultural influence that larger towns and cities in the surrounding area are exposed to and benefit from. Because of it's setting alone, it is hard to find information on Kinsman Township that displays its current health status, as there is no agency in town that keeps track of such information; examples include cancer, heart disease, pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes prevalence compared to Trumbull County, the state of Ohio, and the United States as a whole. Instead, information is logged at the hospitals and acute care facilities that patients may visit and is then factored into larger data records. This can be a hinderance to keeping track of what disparities are common to Kinsman residents and what needs to be done to treat the citizens to prevent an increase in it's prevalence. The images on the left-hand side show various charts, tables, and diagrams to represent different dynamics about the population of Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, those affected or reporting to the various health disparities, and how Trumbull County is affected compared to the state of Ohio and the United States as a whole. The following websites can also help the reader in finding other health disparities common to Kinsman Township and Trumbull County:
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