[5] It was surveyed as a parcel of land 5 miles (8 km) on each side, as were other townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve.

Austintown was named for Warren resident and Western Reserve judge Calvin Austin.

[9] Throughout the 19th century, the township slowly grew; by 1880, coal miners and their families increased the population to 2,502.

A post office called Orange was established on November 15, 1815, and its name was changed to Austintown on May 6, 1872.

[11] The census-designated place of Austintown was formally established by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1980, consisting of the urban portions of the township.

[12] Ohio State Route 11 is a north-south freeway which passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 39.

Estimates produced by the Census Bureau's American Community Survey program revealed that, by 2007, the percentage of individuals below the poverty line had risen to 13.8%.