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Niles is a city in Trumbull County located at the confluence of the Mahoning River and Mosquito Creek, roughly halfway between Youngstown and Warren.

Niles was founded in 1806 by James Heaton, who owned one of the first iron-ore processing plants in Ohio and is credited with producing the first bar iron in Ohio.

The town was originally called Heaton's Furnace, then renamed Nilestown after newspaper editor Hezekiah Niles, and shortened to Niles in 1843.

Niles is best known as the birthplace of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, who was born there on January 29, 1843.

McKinley attended high school in Niles, and the city's high school is now named Niles McKinley High School.

The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in downtown Niles was established in 1915 and houses the community's library and a McKinley museum; a replica of McKinley's birthplace home was dedicated nearby in 2003.

The Great Flood of 1913 devastated Niles, causing more than $3 million in damage and 428 casualties.

On May 31, 1985, an F5 tornado struck Niles, killing nine people in the area, injuring 250, and leveling dozens of homes.

Niles had 18,443 residents at the 2020 census, living in 8,609 households.

Eastwood Mall, which opened in Niles in 1969, holds over 100 stores and restaurants across about 1.4 million square feet and anchors the northern Mahoning Valley's main retail corridor along U.S. Route 422.