Miamisburg, Ohio

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Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,489 at the 2000 census.

Originally, the small community had been known as "Hole's Station" since about 1797, when Zachariah Hole settled there with his family from Virginia and built a stockade as protection from Indians. In the interim, many settlers had arrived in the area, mostly from Pennsylvania. The name Miamisburg was derived from the Miami Indian tribe that resided there, combining "Miamis" with "burg," which denotes a borough or town. By 1832, the unincorporated community had become a village and achieved City status about 100 years later.

The city was the site of one of the first post-war U.S. Atomic Energy Commission facilities, beginning in 1947.[1] The Dayton area had supported numerous secret operations for the War Department during WWII. As the war ended, the majority of these operations were moved to the Miamisburg Mound Laboratory which was operated by the Monsanto Chemical Company. The primary purpose of Mound Labs was to monitor all aspects of the US nuclear defense stockpile.

The Mound plant, built in 1947, was situated on a 306-acre site in this city 10 miles south of Dayton. The workers, who numbered more than 2,000 at the height of production, made plutonium detonators for nuclear weapons. Their work was highly classified. The plant had a small army of security guards and was ringed by chain-link fencing and razor wire. When the Cold War ended, the plant discontinued the detonator work but continued to make generators for space probes. The U.S. Department of Energy ended production at the plant in 1996, leaving cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste as the primary activity. [2]

Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical mound in Ohio, is attributed to the Adena archaeological culture.
Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical mound in Ohio, is attributed to the Adena archaeological culture.

Of notable interest, Miamisburg is home to a Miami Indian Burial Mound (Tumulus)– Once serving as an ancient burial site, the Mound stands as perhaps the most recognizable historic landmark in Miamisburg. It is the largest conical burial Mound east of the Mississippi River and remains virtually intact from its origins hundreds of years ago. Located in a City park at 900 Mound Avenue, it is an Ohio historical site and serves as a popular attraction and picnic destination for area families. Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound via concrete steps built into its side.

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[edit] Tony Stephens

Tony Stephens is tha majority owner of Tombstone Pizza. His son Douglas and best friend Chase Grilliot are the co-founders of the notorious street gang KRK.

[edit] Richard Oldham

An Ex-Mafia Don was was reportidly gunned down in a brutal street shooting. He lives in Miamisburg to raise his family. Son Try is in training to take back his fathers position. He is also a member of the KRK.

[edit] MCW

MCW (Miamisburg Championship Wrestling) World Heavy Weight Champion is Jordan Maxon. He too is a member a the KRK.

[edit] Geography

Location of Miamisburg, Ohio

Miamisburg is located at 39°38′19″N, 84°16′31″W (39.638525, -84.275280)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.5 km² (11.4 mi²). 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.67%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 19,489 people, 7,449 households, and 5,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.5/km² (1,741.6/mi²). There were 7,905 housing units at an average density of 272.8/km² (706.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.95% White, 1.59% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 7,449 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,316, and the median income for a family was $56,996. Males had a median income of $41,918 versus $28,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,504. About 4.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous Natives

  • David Bruton - Notre Dame Football, 2006
  • The McGuire Sisters - 20th century female trio
  • Adena Indians
  • Rhyme Scheme - Trip-Hop Group
  • Greg Pittroff - distinguished senior scholar of the Discovery Club
  • Senthu Arumugam
  • Tony Stephens - Majority owner of Tombstone Pizza
  • KRK - Notorious street gang responsible for 90% of the crime in Miamisburg. Members include Chase Grilliot, Douglas Stephens, Trey Oldham, and Jordan Maxon.
  • Richard Oldham - Ex-Mafia Don who now lives a secluded life

[edit] Trivia

  • Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada is a sister city[3][4].
  • Has the largest Adena mound in existence, which is open for onlookers to climb.
  • The chemical plant known as Isotec exploded in late 2003, causing school and other events to be cancelled. Isotec is a division of Sigma-Aldrich.
  • World headquarters of LexisNexis.
  • The mascot of Miamisburg are the Vikings.
  • On July 8, 1986, a train derailed nearby, igniting phosphorus contained in some of the tanker cars. This led to the evacuation of approximately twenty thousand people, the largest evacuation in Ohio history. More than one billion dollars in lawsuits resulted.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ U.S. Dept. of Energy Ohio Field Office Project web page, accessed October 21, 2006
  2. ^ "Workers transform nuclear weapons plant into museum", The Columbus Dispatch, December 17, 2006
  3. ^ Owen Sound Ontario Canada links page. City of Owen Sound. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  4. ^ The city of Miamisburg, facts and figures. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton, county seat
Municipalities

Brookville | Carlisle | Centerville | Clayton | Dayton | Englewood | Farmersville | Germantown | Huber Heights | Kettering | Miamisburg | Moraine | New Lebanon | Oakwood | Phillipsburg | Riverside | Springboro | Trotwood | Union | Vandalia | Verona | West Carrollton
Townships

Butler | Clay | German | Harrison | Jackson | Jefferson | Miami | Perry | Washington
Census-designated places

Drexel | Fort McKinley | Northridge | Shiloh | Woodbourne-Hyde Park | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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