Calcutta, Ohio

Calcutta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,742 at the 2010 census. Much of Calcutta is clustered around Ohio State Route 170.HistoryCalcutta was laid out in 1810 as "West Union". It had also been called "Foulkstown", for William Foulks, who built the first brick house there, as well as "Nineveh", after the Biblical city of the same name. Finally, it was renamed "Calcutta", after the Indian city of Kolkata (formerly anglicised as Calcutta). A post office called Calcutta was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1913.GeographyCalcutta is located near the center of St. Clair Township at (40.682271, -80.570204) in southeastern Columbiana County. The Calcutta CDP extends southwest as far as the U.S. Route 30 expressway, and east and north as far Little Beaver Creek, touching the Pennsylvania state line where the creek crosses the border briefly. The CDP is bordered by Longs Run, a tributary of Little Beaver Creek, on the northwest. To the southwest of Calcutta, across US 30, is the CDP of Glenmoor. The city of East Liverpool is 4mi to the south via St. Clair Avenue.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Calcutta CDP has a total area of 30.76km2, of which 30.73km2 is land and 0.03km2, or 0.11%, is water.