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Beloit is a village in Smith Township in southwestern Mahoning County, part of the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area.

Beloit began in the late 1840s as a railroad stop called Smithfield Station, growing up around the new tracks.

Postal mix-ups with another Ohio Smithfield forced a change, and in 1863 the village adopted the name Beloit, transferred from Beloit, Wisconsin.

A post office opened at Beloit in 1867, and Beloit Friends Church — founded in 1889, when it met in an upstairs grocery store — has been part of village life ever since.

The 2020 census counted 903 people in Beloit; in 2010 the village had 978 residents living in 425 households.

In the late 1800s the farm village of Beloit had stockyards, general stores, and two hotels, though most were later destroyed by a major fire.

Beloit children attend the West Branch Local School District, and West Branch High School stands in the southern part of the village; the school district is Beloit's largest employer.

The Beloit Historical Society preserves the village's memorabilia in a building that began life as a tin shop.

Beloit celebrated its 150th anniversary in June 2013, marking the 1863 adoption of its name.