Warren County, Ohio
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| Warren County, Ohio | |
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| Formed | May 1, 1803 |
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| Seat | Lebanon |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,054 km² (407 mi²) 1,035 km² (400 mi²) 19 km² (8 mi²), 1.84% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
158,383 153/km² |
| Website: www.co.warren.oh.us | |
Warren County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 158,383. The 2003 population estimate [1] for the county is 181,743. Its county seat is Lebanon6. Warren County was erected May 1, 1803 from Hamilton County, and named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Revolution who sent Paul Revere on his ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,054 km² (407 mi²). 1,035 km² (400 mi²) of it is land and 19 km² (8 mi²) of it (1.84%) is water. The county is a rough square with the sides roughly 20 miles (30 km) long.
[edit] Adjacent counties
Beginning in the northwest corner and proceeding clockwise, the following counties border Warren County: Montgomery, Greene, Clinton, Clermont, Hamilton, and Butler.
[edit] Boundaries
Warren County was created by the first Ohio General Assembly in the Act of March 24, 1803, which also created Butler and Montgomery Counties. The act defined Warren County as "all that part of the county of Hamilton included within the following bounds, viz.: Beginning at the northeast corner of the county of Clermont, running thence west with the line of said county to the Little Miami; thence up the same with the meanders thereof to the north boundary of the first tier of sections in the second entire range of townships in the Miami Purchase; thence west to the northeast corner of Section No. 7 in the third township of the aforesaid range; thence north to the Great Miami; thence up the same to the middle of the fifth range of townships; thence east to the County line; thence with same south to the place of beginning." Originally this included land now in Clinton County as far east as Wilmington.
Clinton County proved a continuing headache to the legislature. The Ohio Constitution requires that every county have an area of at least four hundred square miles (1,036 km²). Clinton County's boundaries were several times adjusted in an effort to comply with that clause of the constitution. One of them, the Act of January 30, 1815, detached a strip of land from the eastern side to give to Clinton. That would have left Warren under four hundred square miles (1,036 km²), so a portion of Butler County (the part of Franklin Township where Carlisle is now located) was attached to Warren in compensation. The 1815 act was as follows:
- Section 1--That all that part of the county of Butler lying and being within the first and second fractional townships in the fifth range, and adjoining the south line of Montgomery County, shall be and the same is hereby attached to and made part of the county of Warren.
- Section 2--That eleven square miles [28 km²] of the territory of the county of Warren and extending parallel to the said eastern boundary of Warren County, along the whole length of such eastern boundary from north to south, shall be and the same is hereby attached to and made a part of the county of Clinton."
Except for the sections formed by the Great and Little Miamis, the sides are all straight lines.
[edit] Lakes and rivers
The major rivers of the county are the Great Miami River, which flows through the northwest corner of the county in Franklin Township, and the Little Miami River which zig-zags across the county from north to south. There is one sizeable lake, the Caesars Creek Reservoir, created by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam on Caesars Creek in the northeast part of the county in Massie Township.
[edit] Demographics
| Warren County Population by year[1] |
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2000 158,383 |
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As of the census² of 2000, there were 158,383 people, 55,966 households, and 43,261 families residing in the county. The population density was 153/km² (396/mi²). There were 58,692 housing units at an average density of 57/km² (147/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.66% White, 2.73% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 55,966 households out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who are 66 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $57,952, and the median income for a family was $64,692. Males had a median income of $47,027 versus $30,862 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,517. About 3.00% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communications
[edit] Highways
Interstates 71 and 75 pass through the county as do U.S. Highway 22/Ohio 3 and U.S. Highway 42. Other major highways through the county are State Routes 28, 48, 63, 73, 122, 123, 132, 350, and 741.
[edit] Post Offices
The following post offices, with ZIP codes, serve Warren County:
- Blanchester, 45107
- Carlisle, 45005
- Cincinnati (Sharonville branch), 45241
- Cincinnati (Sycamore branch), 45249
- Clarksville, 45113
- Franklin, 45005
- Harveysburg, 45032
- Goshen, 45122
- Kings Mills, 45034
- Lebanon, 45036
- Loveland, 45140
- Maineville, 45039
- Mason, 45040
- Miamisburg, 45342
- Middletown, 45044
- Monroe, 45050
- Morrow, 45152
- Oregonia, 45054
- South Lebanon, 45065
- Springboro,45066
- Waynesville, 45068
Note: This list may be incomplete.
[edit] Telephone Service
There are telephone companies serving Warren County: the United Telephone Company of Ohio, a subsidiary of Sprint Corporation (Utd); the Germantown Independent Telephone Company (Ger); Cincinnati Bell (Cin); Ohio Bell, a subsidiary of SBC Communications (Oh); the Little Miami Telephone Company, a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems (LM); and GTE, a subsidiary of Verizon (GTE). Warren County is in the 513 and 937 area codes.
The following exchange areas serve Warren County, listed with the exchange prefixes used and the area code and company serving that exchange.
- Bellbrook (937-Oh): 310, 661, 848
- Blanchester (937-GTE): 783
- Butlerville (513-LM): 877
- Centerville (937-Oh): 350, 619, 885, 886
- Clarksville (937-GTE): 289, 501, 574, 577
- Franklin (937-Oh): 514, 550, 557, 704, 743, 746, 748, 790, 806, 928
- Germantown (937-Ger): 855
- Lebanon (513-Utd): 228, 282, 331, 695, 696, 836, 850, 932, 933, 934
- Little Miami (513-Cin): 239, 248, 274, 334, 340, 444, 453, 575, 576, 583, 600, 677, 683, 697, 707, 716, 722, 774, 831, 833, 965
- Mason (513-Utd): 336, 339, 398, 459, 492, 573, 622, 754, 229, 234, 701, 770
- Miamisburg-West Carrollton (937-Oh): 247, 353, 384, 388, 530, 560, 847, 859, 865, 866, 914
- Middletown (513-Oh): 217, 222, 224, 261, 267, 292, 306, 318, 320, 355, 392, 420 ,422, 423, 424, 425, 433, 435, 464, 465, 571, 594, 649, 705, 727, 783, 804, 849, 890, 915
- Monroe (513-Oh): 360, 539
- Morrow (513-Utd): 899
- South Lebanon (513-Utd): 268, 480, 494
- Spring Valley (937-Oh): 317, 659, 862
- Waynesville (513-Utd): 897
[edit] Media
Despite its large population, there are no daily newspapers published in the county. The Middletown Journal circulates in Franklin, Springboro, Lebanon, and Turtlecreek Township. The Dayton Daily News, which is printed in Franklin, circulates in the northern part of the county. The Cincinnati Enquirer circulates through most of the county while the Cincinnati Post abandoned all distribution in the county in 2004.
Among its weekly papers are The Western Star, the oldest weekly in the state and the oldest newspaper west of the Appalachians published under its original name. It, like the Pulse-Journal in Mason and the Star-Press in Springboro, are owned by the parent of the Middletown Journal and the Dayton Daily News, Cox Communications. Other weeklies include the Franklin Chronicle.
For a time in the mid-1990s, Lebanon was the home of a commercial radio station, WMMA-FM, 97.3, but its owners sold out and the new owners moved the station to Hamilton County. The only radio station in the county is WLMH-FM, a student-run station at Little Miami High School in Hamilton Township.
Warren County is assigned to the Cincinnati television market, but Dayton television stations treat it as part of their market as well.
[edit] Local government
[edit] Cities and villages
The following cities and villages are in Warren County. Those primarily in Warren are in bold, the others in italic.
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[edit] Townships
The following eleven townships make up Warren County:
[edit] School districts
There are seventeen school districts having territory in Warren County. Those listed in bold are primarily in Warren, those in italics are primarily in other counties. The county each district is chiefly located in is bolded.
- Blanchester City School District (also in Brown, Clermont, and Clinton)
- Carlisle Local School District (also in Montgomery)
- Clinton-Massie Local School District (also in Clinton)
- Franklin City School District
- Goshen Local School District (also in Clermont)
- Kings Local School District
- Lebanon City School District
- Little Miami Local School District (also in Clermont)
- Loveland City School District (also in Clermont and Hamilton)
- Mason City School District
- Middletown City School District (also in Butler)
- Monroe Local School District (also in Butler)
- Princeton City School District (also in Butler and Hamilton)
- Spring Valley Local School District (also in Greene)
- Springboro Community City School District (also in Montgomery)
- Wayne Local School District
- Xenia City School District (also in Greene and Clinton)
[edit] Other places of Warren County
These are all unincorporated places in the county.
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[edit] Government
Main article: Ohio county government
[edit] Politics
Warren County is staunchly Republican and has been since the party was established in the 1850s. Since the first presidential election after its founding, 1856, Warren County has supported the Republican candidate for president all but once, the exception being 1964 when Warren County voted for Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry M. Goldwater. Before the Republican party was formed, Warren County supported the Whigs. Since 1869, Warren County has almost always supported the Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio, the exceptions being in 1924 when it supported Vic Donahey, 1932 (George White), 1952 (Frank Lausche), and 1958 (Michael V. DiSalle). However, excepting DiSalle, each of these four Democrats, who were all victorious statewide, was a conservative Democrat.
In local races, Warren County occasionally elected Democrats. In 1976, two of the three county commission seats were won by Democrats. Until the mid-1990s, Democrats regularly ran for county offices and, while almost always losing, did not do so badly. However, with the massive expansion in population in the 1990s, the county became extremely Republican, so much so the Democrats fail to field any candidates. In the 1996, 2000, and 2004 elections, in which eight county offices were on the ballot, there were no Democratic candidates for any of them. The lone Democrat in county office in recent years, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, ran as a Republican in his last election.
[edit] Notable natives and residents
Among the famous who have inhabited the county are:
- Astronaut Neil Armstrong (Turtlecreek Township)
- State legislator John Bigger
- Ohio House Speaker Alexander Boxwell
- Congressman Clarence Brown, Jr. (Franklin)
- Civil War officer John Chivington
- Ohio Supreme Court justice Joshua Collett
- Ohio House Speaker Matthias Corwin (Lebanon)
- Governor Thomas Corwin (Lebanon)
- Newspaper publisher William Denny (Lebanon)
- Legislator Francis Dunlavy
- Ohio Grange founder Seth Ellis
- Businessman Seth Haines (Waynesville)
- Ohio House Speaker Arthur Hamilton
- Philanthropist William Elmer Harmon (Lebanon)
- Aviator Clifford Harmon (Lebanon)
- Actor Woody Harrelson (Lebanon)
- Miami and Erie Canal engineer Augustus F. Hinsch
- Educator and politician Alfred Holbrook (Lebanon)
- Secretary of State Cordell Hull (attended school in Lebanon)
- State legislator Michael H. Johnson
- California politician Thomas J. Keys
- Surveyor Ephraim Kibby
- Game-show contestant Michael Larson (Lebanon)
- Congressman Donald Lukens (Harveysburg)
- Lieutenant Governor Andrew G. McBurney (Lebanon)
- Newspaper publisher William C. McClintock (Lebanon)
- U.S. Supreme Court justice John McLean (Lebanon)
- Decorator Gerald Miller (Lebanon)
- Governor Jeremiah Morrow (Fosters)
- Historian Josiah Morrow (Lebanon)
- Football player Anthony Munoz (Deerfield Township)
- State legislator Corwin Nixon (Lebanon)
- Masonic leader J. Kelly O'Neall
- Sports broadcaster Dan Patrick (Mason)
- State legislator John Probasco (Lebanon)
- Musician Marty Roe (Lebanon)
- Congressman Thomas Ross
- Politician Charles Sanders (Waynesville)
- Admiral James F. Schenck (Franklin)
- State legislator William C. Schenck (Franklin)
- General William C. Schenck (Franklin)
- Washington Territorial secretary James Scott
- Ohio Senate President George J. Smith
- Doctor J. L. Stephens
- Doctor E. B. Stevens
- Spanish-American war soldier Wilson E. Terry (Kings Mills)
- Shaker poet William H. Venable (Union Village)
- Civil War general Durbin Ward (Lebanon)
- Ohio state treasurer Joseph Whitehill
- Congressman Jeremiah Wilson
[edit] External links
- Series of articles on local history written by Dallas Bogen
- Official county site
- 2003 Population estimates
[edit] References
- Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
- Robert Brenner. Maineville, Ohio, History: 100 Years as an Incorporated Town, 1850-1950. Cincinnati: John S. Swift, 1950.
- The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
- Mabel Eldridge and Dudley Bryant. Franklin in the Great Miami Valley. Edited by Harriet E. Foley. Franklin, Ohio: Franklin Area Historical Society, 1982.
- Harriet E. Foley, editor. Carlisle: The Jersey Settlement in Ohio, 1800-1990. 2nd ed. [Carlisle, Ohio?]: The Editor, 1990.
- Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- Thomas D. Schiffer. Peters & King: The Birth & Evolution of the Peters Cartridge Co. & the King Powder Co. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-87349-363-X
- William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
- Rose Marie Springman. Around Mason, Ohio: A Story. [Mason, Ohio?]: The Author, 1982.
- Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
[edit] Education
[edit] Public School Districts
- Carlisle Local Schools
- Carlisle High School, Carlisle (the Indians)
- Franklin City Schools
- Franklin High School, Franklin (the Wildcats)
- Kings Local School District
- Kings High School, Kings Mills (the Knights)
- Lebanon City Schools
- Lebanon High School, Lebanon (the Warriors)
- Little Miami Local Schools
- Little Miami High School, Morrow (the Panthers)
- Mason City School District
- William Mason High School, Mason (the Comets)
- Springboro Community City School District
- Springboro High School, Springboro (the Panthers)
- Wayne Local School District
- Waynesville High School, Waynesville (the Spartans)
