North College Hill, Ohio

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Memorial Day parade in North College Hill, Ohio

North College Hill is a city in Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,082.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

The community of North College Hill, approximately ten miles north of downtown Cincinnati, was once part of a 1 million acre (4,000 km²) tract of Springfield Township that was purchased in 1787 by John Cleves Symmes, a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress and a pioneer in the Northwest Territory.

In 1813, Robert Cary bought 27 acres (110,000 m²) of the land and called it Clovernook Farm. Within a year, he laid out the first community in the area, called Clovernook, on the east side of Hamilton Avenue (now also known as U.S. Route 127). A century later, in 1916, Clovernook combined with two other subdivisions, Meyerville and Sunshine, to form the village of North College Hill with a combined population of about 500.

The growing popularity of the automobile and the promise of affordable housing helped the village grow from about 1,100 to 4,100 in the 1920s. In 1941, with a population of more than 5,000, the village was incorporated as a city. The population grew to about 12,000 by 1960, then stabilized until the completion of Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway required the removal of numerous homes. In November of 2006 a ballot initiative to make North College Hill a charter city was passed by the voters.

[edit] Geography

North College Hill is located at 39°13′2″N, 84°33′9″W (39.217105, -84.552637)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Children at a parade in North College Hill, Ohio

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,082 people, 4,191 households, and 2,535 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,115.6/km² (5,491.0/mi²). There were 4,488 housing units at an average density of 941.8/km² (2,444.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.20% White, 21.69% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 4,191 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,776, and the median income for a family was $45,149. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $27,710 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,915. About 6.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.