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Alliance is a city in Mahoning and Stark counties in Ohio. The population was 23,253 at the 2000 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City" and the city is home to Mount Union College.

Alliance was formed in 1850 by the merger of three small settlements, Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty. A fourth settlement, Mount Union, was added to the city in 1888. The name "Alliance" was chosen because of the "alliance" of the small settlements into a larger entity.

Alliance is located at 405448N, 81629W (40.913358, -81.108094)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.3 km (8.6 mi). None of the area is covered with water.

The Mahoning River flows through the Northeast part of the city

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,253 people, 8,908 households, and 5,665 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,042.7/km (2,700.1/mi). There were 9,730 housing units at an average density of 436.3/km (1,129.8/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 85.51% White, 11.19% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.