Moraine, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Moraine is a city in Montgomery County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 6,307 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery county. Moraine, as part of the Dayton area, is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The city is also home to the outdoor waterpark Splash Moraine
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (2.89%) is water.
of 2000, there were 6,897 people, 2,855 households, and 1,818 families residing in the city. The population density
was 760.3 people per square mile (293.6/km²). There were 3,127 housing units at an average density of 344.7 per square mile (133.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.53% White, 6.23% African American, 0.43% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.51% from other races
, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 2,855 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples
living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,341, and the median income for a family was $41,792. Males had a median income of $35,133 versus $23,994 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,880. About 6.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
. Citizens of the Moraine area seceded from Kettering forming the new Moraine Township in 1953, before incorporating as a municipality in 1957. Moraine later annexed parts of Miami
and Jefferson
townships.
(closed).
During its years of operation over 4000 aircraft were built including the DeHavilland observer/bomber plane (a first world war British design).
Dayton-Wright was sold to General Motors
in 1919 and GM exited the aircraft business in 1923.
In 1926, General Motors enlarged upgraded the plant and used it to build refrigerators. Frigidaire
continued to manufacture appliances on the site until 1979 when GM sold Frigidaire.
General Motors decided to keep the plant and retool it to produce vehicles. In 1981 the plant reopened and manufactured the Chevrolet Blazer
. In the 1990s a paint shop, and the DMAX engine plant was added to the site as a joint venture with Isuzu
.
The plant continued to manufacture SUVs from the General Motors product line (Chevrolet
, Oldsmobile
, Buick
) until 2008 when the plant closed. The DMAX engine plant still remains open and has recently expanded.
The total history of the plant includes 86 years of manufacturing.
As of April 2011, the GM Moraine Assembly
is currently awaiting federal approval of a sale from Motors Liquidation Company
to the Industry Realty Group who plants to redevelop the site for multiple commercial and industrial tenants.
form of government, where a seven-member City Council
appoints a professional City Manager
, who serves as the administrative head of the City.
The City Council
of Moraine, Ohio consists of 7 members. A Mayor
and two Council Members-at-Large are elected by the entire city, while four additional members of Council are elected to represent each of four wards. The Mayor
presides over meetings of the Council as chairman, and may vote as a member of Council, but has no veto
. In recent years, several mayors have been recalled and removed from office.
Moraine has a municipal income tax
of 2%.
highway exit to Moraine is under reconstruction. The new interchange will allow motorists to more easily enter I-75 North from Moraine and also allow Moraine’s neighbor city, West Carrollton, to enter I-75 S without having to first enter the City of Moraine and then execute a U-turn.
The new entrances will include; southbound Dixie Drive access to I-75N, northbound Central Avenue access to I-75S, I-75N access to southbound Dixie Drive and I-75S to access South Dixie Drive.
The project also will make it possible to execute a left turn at Dryden Road onto Dixie Drive.
The exit was originally built in the early 1960s and never completed into a traditional highway exit.
Three of Moraine's neighborhood parks have recently been renovated with new playground equipment, C.F. Holliday School Park received new equipment in 2009, as well as two walking bridges connecting the park to the new Oak Pointe subdivision that is currently being developed. Ora Everetts Park (adjacent to the Gerhardt Civic Center) received $15,000 in new equipment in 2010. Lehigh Park is in the process of being renovated with $28,000 worth of new playground equipment.
The city offers free garden plots to its residents on 12 acres located in a rural section of the city. Moraine also operates a boat ramp on East River Road to allow access to the Great Miami River, which passes through the center of the city.
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 6,307 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery county. Moraine, as part of the Dayton area, is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The city is also home to the outdoor waterpark Splash Moraine
Splash Moraine
Splash Moraine is an outdoor water park located in Moraine, Ohio .-Attractions:There are several attractions at Splash Moraine...
.
Geography
Moraine is located at 39°41′44"N 84°13′40"W (39.695650, -84.227677).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (2.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 6,897 people, 2,855 households, and 1,818 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 760.3 people per square mile (293.6/km²). There were 3,127 housing units at an average density of 344.7 per square mile (133.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.53% White, 6.23% African American, 0.43% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.51% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 2,855 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,341, and the median income for a family was $41,792. Males had a median income of $35,133 versus $23,994 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,880. About 6.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
History
What is now the city of Moraine was once a part of Van Buren Township followed by brief period as a part of KetteringKettering, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 57,502 people, 25,657 households, and 15,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,077.4 people per square mile . There were 26,936 housing units at an average density of 1,441.6 per square mile...
. Citizens of the Moraine area seceded from Kettering forming the new Moraine Township in 1953, before incorporating as a municipality in 1957. Moraine later annexed parts of Miami
Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,735.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:*Moraine - north...
and Jefferson
Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Jefferson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,972.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:*Trotwood - north...
townships.
Manufacturing
Moraine is well known for its manufacturing history. From 1917-1923 the Dayton-Wright Airplane company operated an aircraft manufacturing plant on the current site of the modern day Moraine AssemblyMoraine Assembly
Moraine Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Moraine, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Opened in 1951, originally as a Frigidaire appliance plant, the plant produces trucks for GM. From 2001-2008, it produced the GMT360 SUVs...
(closed).
During its years of operation over 4000 aircraft were built including the DeHavilland observer/bomber plane (a first world war British design).
Dayton-Wright was sold to General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
in 1919 and GM exited the aircraft business in 1923.
In 1926, General Motors enlarged upgraded the plant and used it to build refrigerators. Frigidaire
Frigidaire
Frigidaire is a brand of consumer and commercial appliances. Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator in 1916. In 1918, William C...
continued to manufacture appliances on the site until 1979 when GM sold Frigidaire.
General Motors decided to keep the plant and retool it to produce vehicles. In 1981 the plant reopened and manufactured the Chevrolet Blazer
Chevrolet Blazer
Chevrolet Blazer can refer to one of several SUV models from General Motors:* The full-size Chevrolet K5 Blazer, based on the C/K pickup chassis and built from 1969 to 1994....
. In the 1990s a paint shop, and the DMAX engine plant was added to the site as a joint venture with Isuzu
Isuzu
, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks. It has assembly and manufacturing plants in the Japanese city of Fujisawa, as well as in the prefectures...
.
The plant continued to manufacture SUVs from the General Motors product line (Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
, Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
, Buick
Buick
Buick is a premium brand of General Motors . Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, and Israel, with China being its largest market. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make...
) until 2008 when the plant closed. The DMAX engine plant still remains open and has recently expanded.
The total history of the plant includes 86 years of manufacturing.
As of April 2011, the GM Moraine Assembly
Moraine Assembly
Moraine Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Moraine, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Opened in 1951, originally as a Frigidaire appliance plant, the plant produces trucks for GM. From 2001-2008, it produced the GMT360 SUVs...
is currently awaiting federal approval of a sale from Motors Liquidation Company
Motors Liquidation Company
Motors Liquidation Company , formerly MTLQQ on OTC Pink, was the company left to settle past liability claims from General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization...
to the Industry Realty Group who plants to redevelop the site for multiple commercial and industrial tenants.
Government
Moraine is served by a Council-ManagerCouncil-manager government
The council–manager government form is one of two predominant forms of municipal government in the United States; the other common form of local government is the mayor-council government form, which characteristically occurs in large cities...
form of government, where a seven-member City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
appoints a professional City Manager
City manager
A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...
, who serves as the administrative head of the City.
The City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
of Moraine, Ohio consists of 7 members. A Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
and two Council Members-at-Large are elected by the entire city, while four additional members of Council are elected to represent each of four wards. The Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
presides over meetings of the Council as chairman, and may vote as a member of Council, but has no veto
Veto
A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action, especially enactment of a piece of legislation...
. In recent years, several mayors have been recalled and removed from office.
Moraine has a municipal income tax
Income tax
An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses . Various income tax systems exist, with varying degrees of tax incidence. Income taxation can be progressive, proportional, or regressive. When the tax is levied on the income of companies, it is often called a corporate...
of 2%.
I-75 Exit 47 Reconstruction
The Interstate 75Interstate 75
Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...
highway exit to Moraine is under reconstruction. The new interchange will allow motorists to more easily enter I-75 North from Moraine and also allow Moraine’s neighbor city, West Carrollton, to enter I-75 S without having to first enter the City of Moraine and then execute a U-turn.
The new entrances will include; southbound Dixie Drive access to I-75N, northbound Central Avenue access to I-75S, I-75N access to southbound Dixie Drive and I-75S to access South Dixie Drive.
The project also will make it possible to execute a left turn at Dryden Road onto Dixie Drive.
The exit was originally built in the early 1960s and never completed into a traditional highway exit.
New Subdivision
A new 34 acre subdivision was created on the eastern side(bordering Miami Township and Kettering, OH) of the City of Moraine in 2007. Oak Pointe subdivision has 4 cul-de-sacs with 103 home sites that measure (70'x 125'). Lighted streets and utilities are already installed. The subdivision also has two pedestrian bridges that cross a creek to allow direct access to C.F. Holiday park and elementary school. The subdivision is currently being developed by 5 builders chosen by the city.Ellerton Cemetery
The City operates Ellerton Cemetery, a 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) site located on Union Road. The Cemetery was opened in 1815, and still conducts burials as of January 2010. Due to its association with the adjacent Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, the cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.Cuisine
Moraine is well known for its established neighborhood eateries. Restaurants like the Treasure Island Supper Club and Dixie Dairy Dreem have operated for over 50 years. In addition, there are popular locally-owned restaurants such as Voltzy’s Root Beer Stand, Chappy’s Tap Room and 4200 Place.Parks
Moraine also has an excellent parks department that includes an indoor recreational center (Payne Recreation Center), a civic center(Gerhardt), bike trails and system of small neighborhood parks. The Deer Meadow Park has a skate park and pond that is stocked with bluegill, catfish, bass & perch. The park entrance connects to the city’s 3 mile bike trail that follows Pinnacle road to Main Street and then connects to the Great Miami Recreational Trail.Three of Moraine's neighborhood parks have recently been renovated with new playground equipment, C.F. Holliday School Park received new equipment in 2009, as well as two walking bridges connecting the park to the new Oak Pointe subdivision that is currently being developed. Ora Everetts Park (adjacent to the Gerhardt Civic Center) received $15,000 in new equipment in 2010. Lehigh Park is in the process of being renovated with $28,000 worth of new playground equipment.
The city offers free garden plots to its residents on 12 acres located in a rural section of the city. Moraine also operates a boat ramp on East River Road to allow access to the Great Miami River, which passes through the center of the city.