Electricity Rates in Alliance, OH

History of Alliance

Alliance was founded in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities called Williamsport, formed in 1827, Freedom, formed in 1838, and Liberty, formed in 1850 to act as a station and support hub for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. A fourth community, Mount Union, was added in 1888. Alliance was incorporated as a city in 1889.There are two popular theories regarding the origin of the city's name. One holds that it was chosen because of the "alliance" of three small settlements into a larger entity. The other theory says the name reflects the fact that two major railroad lines, the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, intersected at Alliance, once known as "The Crossing".On April 12, 1856, Alliance was directly struck by a tornado, causing extensive damage. A roof of a church was removed, and another church was moved off its foundation. A train that stopped at the Alliance Station was pushed off its rails. The destruction was estimated to be $15,000 to $20,000 (in 1856 dollars, equivalent to $716,667 in 2025). A few injuries and one fatality were confirmed.In 1923, Alliance Rubber Company was founded in Alliance. It was a manufacturer of rubber bands cut from discarded rubber rings into small strips.Alliance's Main Street was originally laid out to bring traffic to the train station, the heart of the city's transportation hub.

Alliance by the Numbers

Population

32,823

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Median Household Income

$61,887/yr

Median Home Value

$142,600

Homeownership Rate

62%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)