Warren County, Ohio
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Warren County is a county located in the state
of Ohio
, United States
. The population was 212,693 at the 2010 census. Its county seat
is Lebanon
. 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
.
Warren County is part of the Cincinnati
–Middletown
, OH-KY
-IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,054.1 km²). 400 square miles (1,036 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km²) of it (1.84%) is water. The county is a rough square with the sides roughly 20 miles (30 km) long.
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:
Except for the sections formed by the Great and Little Miamis, the sides are all straight lines.
, 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 sizable 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
.
of 2000, there were 158,383 people, 55,966 households, and 43,261 families residing in the county. The population density
was 396 people per square mile (153/km²). There were 58,692 housing units at an average density of 147 per square mile (57/km²). 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. Hispanic
or Latino
of any race were 1.03% of the population.
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.
(KI68/I68). The runway is a 4502' x 65' paved and lighted North-South runway (01/19), and parallel taxiway. Navigation and communications equipment includes PAPI
, AWOS, Pilot Controlled Lighting
, and UNICOM
. The airport runway, taxiway, and navigation equipment is owned by the County. The county leases a public terminal, but other facilities are privately owned and operated under contract by a Fixed base operator
. The airport serves general and business aviation, but has no commercial airlines.
There are also two privately owned operating airports in the county; Waynesville airport, also known as Red Stewart Field (K40I/40I), and Caesar Creek Gliderport (2OH9), both with grass runways. Operations have ceased at two former private paved runway airports, Brownie's Lebanon Airport (19I), and Lebanon San Mar Gale (OH79).
, and the Little Miami Railroad
whose path is now replaced by the Little Miami Bike Trail
. There have been proposals to run commuter trains from Cincinnati to the Kings Island area, but none have ever found sufficient support or funding.
There is no public bus transportation based in Warren County, but there is limited service from Cincinnati to Mason and Kings Island. Middletown also runs bus service to eastern portions of Middletown that are located in Warren County.
did operate in the 19th century as a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal
, bringing freight to Lebanon by canal boat
. Recreationally, the Little Miami River can be traveled by canoe or kayak for its length through the county, and motorized boating can be done at Caesar's Creek Lake.
Note: This list may be incomplete.
(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.
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.
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. In November 1999, the last Democrat to hold office in Warren County, a member of the Educational Service Center (county school board), lost her seat to a Republican.
which instead located in Oxford, Ohio
in 1809. National Normal University
, a teachers college, was located in Lebanon from 1855 until 1917 when it closed. Several colleges currently offer classes in Warren County at various locations, including Sinclair Community College
of Dayton, the University of Cincinnati
, and Wilmington College. Sinclair opened a branch in the Mason area in 2007. The University of Cincinnati owns 398 acres (1.6 km²) of land at the intersections of I-71 and Wilmington road, but no plans for development on the site have been announced.
U.S. state
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of Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 212,693 at the 2010 census. Its county seat
County seat
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is Lebanon
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
. Warren County was erected May 1, 1803, from Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Ohio
As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
, and named for Dr. Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren
Dr. Joseph Warren was an American doctor who played a leading role in American Patriot organizations in Boston in early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as president of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress...
, a hero of the Revolution
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
who sent Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...
on his ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
.
Warren County is part of the Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
–Middletown
Middletown, Ohio
Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...
, OH-KY
Kentucky
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-IN
Indiana
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Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,054.1 km²). 400 square miles (1,036 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km²) of it (1.84%) is water. The county is a rough square with the sides roughly 20 miles (30 km) long.
Adjacent counties
- Montgomery CountyMontgomery County, OhioMontgomery 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...
(northwest) - Greene CountyGreene County, OhioGreene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...
(northeast) - Clinton CountyClinton County, OhioClinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The 2008 Census Population Estimate places the figure at 43,200. It is named for former U.S. Vice-President George Clinton...
(east) - Clermont CountyClermont County, OhioClermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...
(south) - Hamilton CountyHamilton County, OhioAs of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
(southwest) - Butler CountyButler County, OhioButler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...
(west)
Boundaries
Warren County was created by the first Ohio General AssemblyOhio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...
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
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...
; 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
Symmes Purchase
The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, was an area of land in Southwestern Ohio in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren Counties. It was purchased by Judge John Cleves Symmes of New Jersey from the Continental Congress...
; thence west to the northeast corner of Section No. 7 in the third township of the aforesaid range; thence north to the Great Miami
Great Miami River
The Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States...
; 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
Clinton County, Ohio
Clinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The 2008 Census Population Estimate places the figure at 43,200. It is named for former U.S. Vice-President George Clinton...
as far east as Wilmington
Wilmington, Ohio
Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,520 at the 2010 census. At city entrances from state routes, county roads, and U.S. highways, the city slogan of "We Honor Our Champions" is seen, accompanied by signs that highlight various...
.
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
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio
Franklin Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is in the northwest corner of the county. It is the most populous township in the county: the 2000 census found 27,294 people there, down from 27,510 in 1990; of this total, 9,947 lived in the unincorporated...
where Carlisle
Carlisle, Ohio
Carlisle is a village located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio in northwestern Warren and southern Montgomery counties. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 4,915, down from 5,121 in the 2000 census. This population loss caused Carlisle to once again become a village...
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.
Lakes and rivers
The major rivers of the county are the Great Miami RiverGreat Miami River
The Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States...
, which flows through the northwest corner of the county in Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio
Franklin Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is in the northwest corner of the county. It is the most populous township in the county: the 2000 census found 27,294 people there, down from 27,510 in 1990; of this total, 9,947 lived in the unincorporated...
, and the Little Miami River
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...
which zig-zags across the county from north to south. There is one sizable 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
Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio
Massie Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, is located in the northeast part of the county and the least populous of Warren County's townships. In 2000, the population was 1,061 up from 885 in 1990; of this total, 498 lived in the unincorporated...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 158,383 people, 55,966 households, and 43,261 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 396 people per square mile (153/km²). There were 58,692 housing units at an average density of 147 per square mile (57/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.66% White
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 2.73% Black
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.18% Native American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.26% Asian
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.31% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race were 1.03% of the population.
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
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, 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
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 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.
Highways
Interstate 71Interstate 71Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...
Interstate 75Interstate 75Interstate 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...
U.S. Route 22U.S. Route 22U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...
U.S. Route 42U.S. Route 42U.S. Route 42 is an east–west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to Medina in Northeast Ohio, the Cincinnati and Lebanon Pike in southwestern Ohio and...
State Route 3
State Route 28
State Route 48Ohio State Route 48State Route 48 is a north–south highway in Ohio that runs from SR 132 near Goshen to SR 66 near Houston, passing through Dayton.In the early 20th century, SR 48 was assigned to completely unrelated routes within the state...
State Route 63Ohio State Route 63Ohio State Route 63 runs from Ohio State Route 4 on the west side of Monroe, Ohio and ends in Lebanon, Ohio. This road runs through what was once Union Village, a large historical Shaker settlement....
State Route 73Ohio State Route 73State Route 73 is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is on U.S. Route 27 in Oxford. State Route 73’s eastern terminus is in Portsmouth at U.S. Route 23; this is also the southern terminus of State Route 104, and the two state...
State Route 122Ohio State Route 122In Ohio, State Route 122 is a state highway which runs from the Ohio-Indiana state line in Preble County east of Eaton, Ohio to State Route 48 near Lebanon, Ohio a distance of . The Route once ran past State Route 48 to US Route 42. This section was renamed "Old State Route 122", but this is no...
State Route 123Ohio State Route 123In Ohio, State Route 123 is a state highway which runs Ohio Route 251 about southeast of Blanchester to Germantown, a distance of .-External links:*...
State Route 132Ohio State Route 132State Route 132 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 52 in New Richmond and its northern terminus is at its interchange with State Route 350 in Clarksville....
State Route 350Ohio State Route 350State Route 350 is a east–west state highway in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway has its western terminus at SR 123 approximately southeast of Lebanon, and just southeast of the interchange Interstate 71 has with SR 123 at its Exit 32...
State Route 741Ohio State Route 741State Route 741 is a north–south state highway in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of the route is at a diamond interchange with I-71 at its Exit 25 near Kings Mills, adjacent to the Kings Island Amusement Park...
Airports
Warren County has one public airport, designated as Lebanon-Warren County AirportLebanon-Warren County Airport
Lebanon-Warren County Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Lebanon, on Greentree Road, in Warren County, Ohio, United States....
(KI68/I68). The runway is a 4502' x 65' paved and lighted North-South runway (01/19), and parallel taxiway. Navigation and communications equipment includes PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicator
Precision approach path Indicator is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway...
, AWOS, Pilot Controlled Lighting
Pilot Controlled Lighting
Pilot Controlled Lighting , also known as Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting or Pilot Activated Lighting , is a system which allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, runway edge lights, and taxiways via radio. At some airfields, the...
, and UNICOM
UNICOM
Universal Communications or as known by its abbreviation, UNICOM, is an air-ground communication facility operated by a private agency to provide advisory service at uncontrolled aerodromes and airports.-Description:...
. The airport runway, taxiway, and navigation equipment is owned by the County. The county leases a public terminal, but other facilities are privately owned and operated under contract by a Fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
. The airport serves general and business aviation, but has no commercial airlines.
There are also two privately owned operating airports in the county; Waynesville airport, also known as Red Stewart Field (K40I/40I), and Caesar Creek Gliderport (2OH9), both with grass runways. Operations have ceased at two former private paved runway airports, Brownie's Lebanon Airport (19I), and Lebanon San Mar Gale (OH79).
Rail and Bus
Warren County does not currently have passenger train service except for a scenic train that runs between Lebanon and Mason. Freight trains still serve Carlisle, and on a limited basis, Monroe, Mason, and Lebanon. Historically, there have been several trains that ran through the county whose stops became cities and villages. These trains include the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway, the Middletown and Cincinnati RailroadMiddletown and Cincinnati Railroad
The Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.It connected Middletown, Butler County with Middletown Junction, Warren County, a distance of 14 miles....
, and the Little Miami Railroad
Little Miami Railroad
The Little Miami Railroad, now defunct, was a railway of southwestern Ohio, running from the eastern side of Cincinnati to Springfield, Ohio. By merging with the Columbus and Xenia Railroad it created the first through rail route from the important manufacturing city of Cincinnati to the state...
whose path is now replaced by the Little Miami Bike Trail
Little Miami Bike Trail
The Little Miami Scenic Trail, also known as the Little Miami Scenic River Trail and Little Miami Bike Trail, is a rail trail that runs though five southwestern counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The multi-use trail sees frequent use by hikers and bicyclists, as well as the occasional horseback...
. There have been proposals to run commuter trains from Cincinnati to the Kings Island area, but none have ever found sufficient support or funding.
There is no public bus transportation based in Warren County, but there is limited service from Cincinnati to Mason and Kings Island. Middletown also runs bus service to eastern portions of Middletown that are located in Warren County.
Waterways
There are currently no commercially navigable waterways in Warren County, but the Warren County CanalWarren County Canal
The Warren County Canal was a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal in southwestern Ohio about in length that connected the Warren County seat of Lebanon to the main canal at Middletown in the mid-19th century. Lebanon was at the crossroads of two major roads, the highway from Cincinnati to Columbus...
did operate in the 19th century as a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal
Miami and Erie Canal
The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845. It consisted of 19 aqueducts, three guard locks, and 103 canal locks. Each lock measured by and they...
, bringing freight to Lebanon by canal boat
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
. Recreationally, the Little Miami River can be traveled by canoe or kayak for its length through the county, and motorized boating can be done at Caesar's Creek Lake.
Post Offices
The following post offices, with ZIP codes, serve Warren County:- BlanchesterBlanchester, OhioBlanchester is a village in Clinton and Warren Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 4,220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blanchester is located at ....
, 45107 - CarlisleCarlisle, OhioCarlisle is a village located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio in northwestern Warren and southern Montgomery counties. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 4,915, down from 5,121 in the 2000 census. This population loss caused Carlisle to once again become a village...
, 45005 - CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
(Sharonville branch), 45241 - CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
(Sycamore branch), 45249 - ClarksvilleClarksville, OhioClarksville is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 497 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Clinton Massie branch of the Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County.-Geography:...
, 45113 - DaytonDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
(Centerville/Washington Twp. branch), 45458 - FranklinFranklin, OhioNot to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, 45005 - HarveysburgHarveysburg, OhioHarveysburg is a village in Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 563, up from 437 in 1990...
, 45032 - GoshenGoshen, OhioGoshen is a census-designated place in central Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is centered on State Route 28 , approximately midway between Milford and Blanchester....
, 45122 - Kings MillsKings Mills, OhioKings Mills is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the western shore of the Little Miami River...
, 45034 - LebanonLebanon, OhioThe population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
, 45036 - LovelandLoveland, OhioLoveland is a city in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Considered part of the Greater Cincinnati area, Loveland is located near exit 52 off Interstate 275, about northeast of the Cincinnati city limits. It borders Symmes, Miami and...
, 45140 - MainevilleMaineville, OhioMaineville is a village in Warren County, Ohio, United States, with a population of 372 families in 2000. It is called Maineville as the original settlers were from the state of Maine.-Geography:Maineville is located at ....
, 45039 - MasonMason, OhioMason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community...
, 45040 - MiamisburgMiamisburg, OhioMiamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, 45342 - MiddletownMiddletown, OhioMiddletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...
, 45044 - MonroeMonroe, OhioMonroe is a city located in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2007, the city population was 7,655, up from 4,008 in 1990....
, 45050 - MorrowMorrow, OhioMorrow is a village in Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,286, up from 1,206 in 1990...
, 45152 - OregoniaOregonia, OhioOregonia is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the east shore of the Little Miami River about five miles northeast of Lebanon and six miles south of Waynesville....
, 45054 - Pleasant PlainPleasant Plain, OhioPleasant Plain is a village in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census, down from 178 in 1990.-Geography:Pleasant Plain is located at ....
, 45162 - South LebanonSouth Lebanon, OhioSouth Lebanon is a village located in Union and Hamilton Townships in central Warren County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,538, down from 2,696 in 1990...
, 45065 - SpringboroSpringboro, OhioSpringboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township...
,45066 - WaynesvilleWaynesville, OhioWaynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,558, up from 1,949 in 1990. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its...
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Note: This list may be incomplete.
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 BellCincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio, and its nearby suburbs in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Its incumbent local exchange carrier subsidiary uses the name Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC,...
(Cin); Ohio Bell
Ohio Bell
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T.Its headquarters is the Ohio Bell Building at 750 Huron Road, Cleveland, Ohio...
, a subsidiary of SBC Communications (Oh); the Little Miami Telephone Company, a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems (LM); and GTE
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
, 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
- Springboro (937-Oh): 743, 746, 748, 885, 886
- Waynesville (513-Utd): 897
Media
The Middletown JournalMiddletown Journal
The Middletown Journal is a morning newspaper published in Middletown, Ohio, United States seven days a week by Cox Communications. The paper is printed at Cox's plant in Franklin, Ohio, and distributed in Butler and Warren Counties...
circulates in Franklin
Franklin, Ohio
Not to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, Springboro
Springboro, Ohio
Springboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township...
, Lebanon
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
, and Turtlecreek Township
Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio
Turtlecreek Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is in the central part of the county and surrounds the county seat of Lebanon. Turtlecreek is the largest township in the county, originally containing sixty-three whole and seven fractional sections. ...
. The Dayton Daily News
Dayton Daily News
The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. In the 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition that takes place every year, DaytonDailyNews.com was named "the best large-newspaper web site in Ohio".-History:On August 15,...
, 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
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
. 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
Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio
Hamilton Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is in the south central portion of the county. The 2000 census found 9,630 people there, up significantly from the 5,900 in 1990. 8,645 of the total in 2000 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township...
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Warren County is assigned to the Cincinnati television market, but Dayton television stations treat it as part of their market as well.
Public libraries
- Franklin-Springboro Public Library
- Lebanon Public Library
- Mary L. Cook Public Library - Waynesville
- Mason Public Library
- Salem Township Public Library
Local government
Cities and villages
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Mason, Ohio Mason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community... (city) Middletown, Ohio Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886... (city; primarily in Butler County) Monroe, Ohio Monroe is a city located in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2007, the city population was 7,655, up from 4,008 in 1990.... (city; primarily in Butler County) Morrow, Ohio Morrow is a village in Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,286, up from 1,206 in 1990... (village) Pleasant Plain, Ohio Pleasant Plain is a village in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 156 at the 2000 census, down from 178 in 1990.-Geography:Pleasant Plain is located at .... (village) Springboro, Ohio Springboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township... (city; also in Montgomery) South Lebanon, Ohio South Lebanon is a village located in Union and Hamilton Townships in central Warren County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,538, down from 2,696 in 1990... (village) Waynesville, Ohio Waynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,558, up from 1,949 in 1990. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its... (village) |
Townships
The following eleven townships make up Warren County:
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Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio Salem Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the central part of the county. The 2000 census found 4,133 people in the township, up slightly from the 4,038 in 1990; of this total, 2,847 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. It is... Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio Turtlecreek Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is in the central part of the county and surrounds the county seat of Lebanon. Turtlecreek is the largest township in the county, originally containing sixty-three whole and seven fractional sections. ... Union Township, Warren County, Ohio Union Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the central part of the county. It was established January 3, 1815 and named Union as it was formed from parts of Deerfield and Turtlecreek Townships. The 2000 census found 4,668 people in the township,... Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality... Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio Wayne Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northeast part of the county and includes the village of Waynesville, Ohio. Its population in 2000 was 7,250, up from 5,744 in 1990; 4,436 of this total lived in the unincorporated portions... |
Census-designated places
- Five PointsFive Points, OhioFive Points is a census-designated place in Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Five Points is located at ....
- HunterHunter, OhioHunter is a census-designated place in Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hunter is located at ....
- LandenLanden, OhioLanden is a census-designated place in Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,766 at the 2000 census. It is located around Columbia Road and Montgomery Road in the southeastern part of the township. It surrounds Twenty Mile Stand and near Fosters.Landen was...
- Loveland ParkLoveland Park, OhioLoveland Park is a census-designated place located in Symmes Township, Hamilton County and Deerfield Township, Warren County, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The CDP is named after Loveland...
Other places
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Fosters, Ohio Fosters is an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States. It straddles the Little Miami River in Deerfield and Hamilton Townships. It is located about two miles southwest of Hopkinsville, two miles west of Maineville, and two miles northeast of Twenty Mile Stand just... Hagemans Crossing, Ohio Hagemans Crossing is an unincorporated place in Union Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the western part of the township, it is located on the old Cincinnati and Xenia Pike, now U.S. Route 42, about halfway between Lebanon and Mason, Ohio... Hammel, Ohio Hammel and Millgrove are unincorporated areas in western Warren County, Ohio, United States. They are located along the Little Miami River, about 2 miles south of Fort Ancient and 1 mile north of Roachester... Hillcrest, Ohio Hillcrest is an unincorporated place in central Warren County, Ohio, United States on U.S. Route 42 about halfway between Mason, four miles to the southwest, and Lebanon, three miles to the northeast. The community straddles the township line between Turtlecreek and Union Townships... Hopkinsville, Ohio Hopkinsville is an unincorporated place in northern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, about one mile north of Maineville, two miles south of South Lebanon, and three miles northwest of Fosters at the crossroads of State Route 48 and the 3C Highway... |
Kings Mills, Ohio Kings Mills is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the western shore of the Little Miami River... Level, Ohio Level is an unincorporated area in southern Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, which in the 19th century was a station on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and had its own post office, since closed.-References:... Mathers Mill, Ohio Mathers Mill, alternately called Mathers Mills or Mather's Mills, is an unincorporated place in Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is approximately 5 miles east of Lebanon, and 2 miles south of Oregonia in eastern Turtlecreek Township. The area is served by the Oregonia post office, and Lebanon... Middletown Junction, Ohio Middletown Junction was the point in northwestern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the eastern bank of the Little Miami River where the Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad joined with the Little Miami Railroad about midway between Kings Mills and South Lebanon... Murdoch, Ohio Murdoch is an unincorporated community in southern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located about two miles southeast of Maineville and two miles northwest of Cozaddale. It was named for Professor James E. Murdoch, who lived there. A post office was established there... |
Oregonia, Ohio Oregonia is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the east shore of the Little Miami River about five miles northeast of Lebanon and six miles south of Waynesville.... Red Lion, Ohio Red Lion is an unincorporated settlement in southwestern Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, at the intersection of State Routes 741, 122, and 123. Red Lion is approximately five miles south of Springboro and five miles northwest of Lebanon, Ohio.Two landmarks in Red Lion are a... Ridgeville, Ohio Ridgeville is an unincorporated place in central Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located on State Route 48 in the north central part of the county, in sections 30 and 36, T4R4, Between the Miami Rivers Survey. The city was laid out by Fergus McLean, the father... San Mar Gale, Ohio San Mar Gale was a planned development by the Hines-Griffin Land Development Company in the Turtlecreek and Wayne Townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. This 2500+ home planned unit development was approved by the Warren County Commissioners in February 2006. Zoning approval included a... |
Twenty Mile Stand, Ohio Twenty Mile Stand is an unincorporated place in southeastern Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It lies on the old 3C Highway in Town 4 East, Range 2 North, Section 21 of the Symmes Purchase and in the center of the area known as "Landen"... Unity, Ohio Unity is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1876, Unity is primarily a community of the Amish.... Zoar, Warren County, Ohio Zoar is an unincorporated place in northern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located on the 3C Highway about one mile east of Hopkinsville and three miles west of Morrow in Virginia Military District Military Survey 1546. It was one of the earliest settlements of... |
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 DistrictFranklin City School District, Warren County, OhioThe Franklin City School District is located in Franklin, Ohio.The District has approximately 3500 students-Schools in District:*Franklin High School - Grades 9-12*Franklin Junior High School - Grades 7-8*Anthony Wayne Elementary School - Grades 1-6...
- Goshen Local School DistrictGoshen High School (Ohio)Goshen High School is a public high school in Goshen, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Goshen Local School District.-Athletics:Goshen's athletic teams, known as the Warriors, participated in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference from 1986 to 2004...
(also in Clermont) - Kings Local School District
- Lebanon City School DistrictLebanon City School DistrictThe Lebanon City School District is located in Lebanon, Ohio. The school district is primarily the City of Lebanon and Turtle Creek Township and covers 81.9 square miles...
- Little Miami Local School DistrictLittle Miami SchoolsLittle Miami Schools is a local school district in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States, based in Morrow. The district covers of land, including the villages of Morrow, Butlerville, and Maineville, Hamilton Township, and other townships.-Schools:...
(also in Clermont) - Loveland City School DistrictLoveland City School DistrictThe Loveland City School District, known locally as Loveland City Schools, is a city school district that covers more than in three counties — Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren — in the U.S. state of Ohio. The district encompasses the city of Loveland and reaches into Goshen, Hamilton,...
(also in Clermont and Hamilton) - Mason City School District
- Middletown City School DistrictMiddletown High School (Ohio)Middletown High School is a public high school in Middletown, Ohio. It is the only public high school in the Middletown City School District.-Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships:...
(also in Butler) - Monroe Local School DistrictLemon-Monroe High SchoolMonroe Senior High School is a high school in Monroe, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Monroe Local Schools district.-History:The Monroe Local Schools was originally a joint district between the village of Monroe and Lemon Township. In the 1950s the district joined the Middletown Local...
(also in Butler) - Princeton City School DistrictPrinceton City School DistrictPrinceton City School District is a city school district in northern Hamilton County, Ohio. It is commonly referred to as "Princeton City Schools" in the area....
(also in Butler and Hamilton) - Spring Valley Local School District (also in Greene)
- Springboro Community City School DistrictSpringboro High SchoolSpringboro High School is a secondary school, in Springboro, Ohio with a total of over 1,600 students and 90 teachers. The student population has continued a steady trend of growth of 100 students per school year...
(also in Montgomery) - Wayne Local School DistrictWaynesville High School (Ohio)Waynesville High School is a public high school in Waynesville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wayne Local Schools district. Approximately 400 students are enrolled. The school colors are orange, black, and white....
- Xenia City School District (also in Greene and Clinton)
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. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
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
George White (Ohio politician)
George White was the 52nd Governor of Ohio.Born in Elmira, New York, White attended Princeton College. After mining in the Klondike, White settled in Marietta, Ohio to drill for oil....
), 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. In November 1999, the last Democrat to hold office in Warren County, a member of the Educational Service Center (county school board), lost her seat to a Republican.
Notable natives and residents
Among the famous who have inhabited the county are:- Astronaut Neil ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongNeil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon....
(Turtlecreek Township) - Congressman Clarence Brown, Jr. (FranklinFranklin, OhioNot to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
) - Civil War officer John ChivingtonJohn ChivingtonJohn Milton Chivington was a colonel in the United States Army who served in the American Indian Wars during the Colorado War and the New Mexico Campaigns of the American Civil War...
- Governor Thomas CorwinThomas CorwinThomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
(LebanonLebanon, OhioThe population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
) - Newspaper publisher William H. P. DennyWilliam H. P. DennyWilliam H. P. Denny was an American newspaper editor and publisher and politician in Ohio.The son of George Denny, who was a printer on the newspaper, William was apprenticed with The Western Star in Lebanon, Ohio. From circa 1830, he was a partner in the paper and later owned it outright until 1858...
(Lebanon) - Aviator Clifford B. HarmonClifford B. HarmonClifford B. Harmon born July 1, 1866, Urbana, Ohio, died June 25, 1945, Cannes, France, was a wealthy real estate developer and aviator. He founded the International League of Aviators and was the sponsor of the Harmon Trophy.Harmon's real estate success came from developing suburban New York,...
(Lebanon) - Actor Woody HarrelsonWoody HarrelsonWoodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
(Lebanon) - Secretary of State Cordell HullCordell HullCordell Hull was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. He is best known as the longest-serving Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II...
(attended school in Lebanon) - Game-show contestant Michael LarsonMichael LarsonPaul Michael Larson was a contestant on the American television game show Press Your Luck in May 1984 that aired on TV in June 1984. Larson's claim to fame was his winning $110,237 in cash and prizes, at the time the largest one-day total ever won on a game show...
(Lebanon) - Congressman Donald Lukens (HarveysburgHarveysburg, OhioHarveysburg is a village in Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 563, up from 437 in 1990...
) - Newspaper publisher William C. McClintockWilliam C. McClintockWilliam C. McClintock was an American newspaper editor and publisher who owned The Western Star in Lebanon, Ohio.-Biography:...
(Lebanon) - U.S. Supreme Court justice John McLeanJohn McLeanJohn McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S...
(Lebanon) - Governor Jeremiah MorrowJeremiah MorrowJeremiah Morrow was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth Governor of Ohio, and the last Democratic-Republican to do so....
(FostersFosters, OhioFosters is an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States. It straddles the Little Miami River in Deerfield and Hamilton Townships. It is located about two miles southwest of Hopkinsville, two miles west of Maineville, and two miles northeast of Twenty Mile Stand just...
) - Football player Anthony MunozAnthony MuñozMichael Anthony Muñoz , is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals...
(Deerfield Township) - Sports broadcaster Dan PatrickDan PatrickDaniel Patrick Pugh , professionally known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio...
(MasonMason, OhioMason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community...
) - Musician Marty Roe (Lebanon)
- Congressman Thomas RossThomas R. RossThomas Randolph Ross was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies....
- Politician Charles Sanders (WaynesvilleWaynesville, OhioWaynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,558, up from 1,949 in 1990. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its...
) - Spanish-American war soldier Wilson E. Terry (Kings MillsKings Mills, OhioKings Mills is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the western shore of the Little Miami River...
) - Civil War general Durbin WardDurbin WardJohn Durbin Ward was an Ohio lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher, and American Civil War officer.-Early life and career:...
(Lebanon) - Ohio state treasurer Joseph WhitehillJoseph WhitehillJoseph Whitehill, Jr. was a Nineteenth century Ohio farmer who entered politics who was elected to a series of local offices in Warren County, Ohio, before his election as Ohio State Treasurer.-Biography:...
- Bruce E. Ivins, the government scientist who committed suicide while under investigation for the 2001 anthraxAnthraxAnthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...
attacks
Recreation and attractions
- Kings IslandKings IslandKings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. Opened in 1972 by Taft Broadcasting Company and now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Kings Island is the most visited seasonal amusement park in the U.S...
: Theme park - The Beach Water ParkThe Beach Water ParkThe Beach Waterpark is a water park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. In addition to water rides, the tropical-themed water park offers other amenities including sand volleyball courts, basketball courts, pool-side beverage service, and a night club for teens called Club Aqua Splash...
: Water park - Great Wolf Lodge: Indoor water park resort
- Lebanon Mason Monroe RailroadLebanon Mason Monroe RailroadThe Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad is located in historic downtown Lebanon, Ohio, between Dayton and Cincinnati. The attraction features nostalgic train rides that are usually themed, such as the Easter Bunny Express, North Pole Express, and rides with favorite children's characters including Thomas...
: Nostalgic, themed train rides - Fort AncientFort AncientFort Ancient is a name for a Native American culture that flourished from 1000-1750 CE among a people who predominantly inhabited land along the Ohio River in areas of modern-day Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Western West Virginia. They were a maize based agricultural...
: American Indian earthen mounds - Caesar's Creek State Park and Caesar's Creek Lake
- Caesar's Creek Pioneer VillageCaesar's Creek Pioneer VillageCaesar's Creek Pioneer Village is an open air collection of over 15 log cabins and other buildings from the 18th century and early 19th century. The village is part of Caesar Creek State Park, located in Waynesville, Ohio. The log buildings are open during special events, but can be viewed from...
- Little Miami Scenic Trail: Scenic bike trail
- Lebanon Countryside TrailLebanon Countryside TrailThe Lebanon Countryside Trail is a rail trail in Ohio.Largely used as a bicycle trail, it links the city of Lebanon, Ohio on the north to the Little Miami Scenic Trail at Middletown Junction on the south. The trail is about long...
- The Golden LambGolden Lamb InnThe Golden Lamb Inn is the oldest hotel in Ohio, having been established in the Warren County seat of Lebanon in 1803. The present four-story structure is built around the 1815 rebuilding of the inn, maintaining its colonial architecture. It is known as the Golden Lamb because that image appeared...
: Ohio's oldest, continuously operating inn - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women's Open: Professional tennis tournaments
- La Comedia Dinner TheatreLa Comedia Dinner TheatreLa Comedia Dinner Theatre is located in Springboro, Ohio. La Comedia is one of the nation's largest professional dinner theaters with Broadway-style productions. 2009 marks the 34th season. The theatre produces between 6 and 9 productions each year and also hosts music groups for short gigs...
: One of the nation's largest professional dinner theatres - Cincinnati AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Championship SeriesCincinnati AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Championship SeriesThe Cincinnati AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Championship Series takes place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The event features the top 150 men's and women's professional beach volleyball players in highly competitive and energized matches....
- Warren County Historical Society Museum
- Glendower State MemorialGlendower State MemorialGlendower, now known as Glendower State Memorial or Glendower Mansion, is an historic Greek Revival style house located at 105 Cincinnati Avenue, U.S. Route 42, Cincinnati Avenue, in Lebanon, Ohio. It was built in the 1836 by Amos Bennett for John Milton Williams, a Lebanon merchant, and named...
- Lebanon RacewayLebanon RacewayLebanon Raceway is a harness racing track located in Lebanon, Ohio, at the Warren County Fairgrounds. The track conducts live racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and holds meets beginning in autumn and running through the winter, as well as in the spring...
Public School Districts
- Carlisle Local Schools
- Carlisle High School, Carlisle (the Indians)
- Franklin City Schools
- Franklin High SchoolFranklin High School (Ohio)Franklin High School is a public high school in Franklin, Ohio....
, Franklin (the Wildcats)
- Franklin High School
- Kings Local School District
- Kings High SchoolKings High School (Kings Mills, Ohio)Kings High School is a public high school in Kings Mills, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kings Local School District. The school's mascot is the Knights. The School has been rated excellent for 10 consecutive years under Ohio academic standards. The school competes athletically in the...
, Kings Mills (the Knights)
- Kings High School
- Lebanon City Schools
- Lebanon High SchoolLebanon High School (Ohio)Lebanon High School is a public high school in Lebanon, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Lebanon City School District. Their mascot is the Warrior and the school logo is the side profile of an American Indian wearing a full feathered headdress. The primary school colors are Maroon and White,...
, Lebanon (the Warriors)
- Lebanon High School
- 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 SchoolSpringboro High SchoolSpringboro High School is a secondary school, in Springboro, Ohio with a total of over 1,600 students and 90 teachers. The student population has continued a steady trend of growth of 100 students per school year...
, Springboro (the Panthers)
- Springboro High School
- Wayne Local School District
- Waynesville High School, Waynesville (the Spartans)
Private Schools
- Bishop Fenwick High School (Franklin, Ohio)Bishop Fenwick High School (Franklin, Ohio)Bishop Fenwick High School is a parochial high school in Middletown, Ohio, USA. While it is in the city limits of Middletown, it has a Franklin mailing address.-History:...
- Lebanon Christian School - Lebanon, Ohio
- Middletown Christian Schools - Franklin, Ohio
- Saint Margaret of York School - Loveland, Ohio
- Liberty Bible Academy - Mason, Ohio
Colleges and Universities
Warren County has no native colleges or universities, but was the original site selected for Miami UniversityMiami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
which instead located in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...
in 1809. National Normal University
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. It opened in 1855 as Southwestern State Normal College and took the name National Normal University in 1870. Alfred Holbrook was the first president and the school's guiding force for most of its existence. He resigned in 1897...
, a teachers college, was located in Lebanon from 1855 until 1917 when it closed. Several colleges currently offer classes in Warren County at various locations, including Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College is an urban community college located in downtown Dayton, Ohio and is the largest community college at a single location in the state of Ohio....
of Dayton, the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, and Wilmington College. Sinclair opened a branch in the Mason area in 2007. The University of Cincinnati owns 398 acres (1.6 km²) of land at the intersections of I-71 and Wilmington road, but no plans for development on the site have been announced.
Hospitals in Warren County
- Atrium Medical Center - Middletown (Formerly Middletown Regional Hospital)
- Bethesda Medical Center at Arrow Springs - Lebanon (Branch of Bethesda North HospitalBethesda North HospitalBethesda North Hospital is an acute, tertiary, teaching hospital in Montgomery, Ohio, United States that provides a wide range of services to individuals and families throughout the northeast corridor of Cincinnati and into Butler, Clinton and Warren counties. Founded in 1970 as a community...
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Historical articles about Warren County
- Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway
- Little Miami RailroadLittle Miami RailroadThe Little Miami Railroad, now defunct, was a railway of southwestern Ohio, running from the eastern side of Cincinnati to Springfield, Ohio. By merging with the Columbus and Xenia Railroad it created the first through rail route from the important manufacturing city of Cincinnati to the state...
- Middletown and Cincinnati RailroadMiddletown and Cincinnati RailroadThe Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.It connected Middletown, Butler County with Middletown Junction, Warren County, a distance of 14 miles....
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Ohio
- Warren County CanalWarren County CanalThe Warren County Canal was a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal in southwestern Ohio about in length that connected the Warren County seat of Lebanon to the main canal at Middletown in the mid-19th century. Lebanon was at the crossroads of two major roads, the highway from Cincinnati to Columbus...
State facilities in Warren County
- Lebanon Correctional InstitutionLebanon Correctional InstitutionThe Lebanon Correctional Institution is a prison operated by the U.S. state of Ohio's Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Warren County's Turtlecreek Township, about four miles west of Lebanon and two miles east of Monroe on State Route 63...
- Warren Correctional InstitutionWarren Correctional InstitutionThe Warren Correctional Institution is a prison operated by the State of Ohio's Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections in Warren County's Turtlecreek Township....
- Ohio Department of TransportationOhio Department of TransportationThe Ohio Department of Transportation is the organization of state government responsible for developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike. In addition to highways, the department also helps develop public transportation and...
District 8 headquarters
Further reading
- 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, OhioCarlisle, OhioCarlisle is a village located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio in northwestern Warren and southern Montgomery counties. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 4,915, down from 5,121 in the 2000 census. This population loss caused Carlisle to once again become a village...
: 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, MaineYarmouth, MaineYarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located approximately ten to fifteen miles north of Portland. Its population was 8,349 at the 2010 census....
: 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, OhioMason, OhioMason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community...
: The Author, 1982. - Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.