Brecon, Ohio

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Brecon, Ohio
Census-designated place
Brecon, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°16′50″N 84°21′23″W / 39.28056°N 84.35639°W / 39.28056; -84.35639Coordinates: 39°16′50″N 84°21′23″W / 39.28056°N 84.35639°W / 39.28056; -84.35639
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hamilton
Area
 • Total 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Land 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 870 ft (270 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 244
 • Density 450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-08378[2]
GNIS feature ID 1064484[1]

Brecon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

Brecon was a depot on the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway. In 1894, it was described as a village of 50 inhabitants with a store, school and church.[4]

Geography

Brecon is located at 39°16′50″N 84°21′23″W / 39.28056°N 84.35639°W / 39.28056; -84.35639,[5] along East Kemper Road, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown Cincinnati and just north of the interchange between Interstate 71 and Interstate 275. The community is bordered by the CDP of Highpoint to the north, unincorporated Sycamore Township to the east, the city of Montgomery to the south, the city of Blue Ash to the southwest, and the city of Sharonville to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), all of it land.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brecon CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 13, 2012. 
  4. ↑ Nelson, S. B. (1894). History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1. p. 452. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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