Editing Forest Park, Ohio

{{For|the unincorporated community in Ottawa County|Forest Park, Ottawa County, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Forest Park, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "Positioned For Progress"

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|image_caption            = Part of the [[Forest Fair Village]] shopping mall
|image_flag               = Flag of Forest Park, Ohio.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Forest Park, Ohio.png

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|map_caption              = Location in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]]

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|government_type          = [[Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Aharon Brown ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Hamilton County Officials 2022|url=https://votehamiltoncountyohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Hamilton-County-Elected-Officials-2022-updated-5-23-2022.pdf#page=11|website=Hamilton County Board of Elections|access-date=21 June 2022|page=11|date=23 May 2022}}</ref>
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 19839
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 20189
|population_density_km2   = 1208.70
|population_density_sq_mi = 3130.56

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45240
|area_code                = [[Area code 513|513]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-27706<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.forestpark.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Forest Park''' is the second most populous city in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], [[Ohio]], United States. It is a suburb of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 20,189 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Forest Park city, Ohio |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 30, 2012 }}</ref>

==History==
{{More citations needed section|date=September 2023}}
The City of Forest Park, Ohio was founded in 1956, two years after private developers Marvin Warner and Joseph Kanter purchased 3,400 acres of 5,930 acres north of Cincinnati originally set aside in 1935 by the Resettlement Administration under President Franklin D. Roosevelt to relocate struggling urban and rural families to one of three such communities planned by the government called Greenbelt towns.

The Greenbelt concept was abandoned in 1949 and the as yet undeveloped acreage of Greenhills, Ohio, which had opened in 1938, became available for purchase by the Warner-Kanter Corporation in 1954. After two years of planning they opened homes for purchase in the first residential area of Forest Park, the C section, in March 1956.

After growing to a population of 4800 in 1960 and incorporation as a village in 1961, then achieving city status in 1968, Forest Park intentionally became an “open city,” regularly adopting and passing resolutions and ordinances welcoming citizens regardless of race, creed or national origin, a policy intended to maintain the city's commitment to diversity.

Toward this end, in 1978, the Forest Park Housing Commission created “A Comprehensive Strategy for Maintaining Diversity in Forest Park, “to combat discriminatory practices by realtors, builders and corporations.”<ref>City of Forest Park Housing Commission, “A Comprehensive Strategy for Maintaining Diversity in Forest Park,” Typescript, March, 1978, Forest Park Historical Society Archives.</ref>

After a 1980 lawsuit filed by the city against a builder was dismissed for insufficient evidence, the Forest Park council issued a statement declaring that “people have the right to choose where to live, work or play based on their own free choice.  That right must be secured for all people and never be artificially restricted.”<ref>Forest Park Council, Resolution No. 30-1982, “Expressing the Policy of the Forest Park City Council with Regard to the Issuance of a ‘Quality of Integrated Life Statement’ in the City of Forest Park,” passed unanimously April 19, 1982; ''Cincinnati Post'', March 20, 29 and 30, 1982; ''Cincinnati Enquirer'', March 27 and 30 and April 20, 1982; ''Millcreek Valley News'', April 8 and 29, 1982.</ref>

The Quality of Integrated Life resolution of 1982 would serve as a guide to integrated living, reinforcing the long-held view that diversity was a strength of Forest Park as the city moved toward a new century. In 1991 this view was reinforced when a Quality of Life Task Force issued a vision statement reflecting the “shared values of a multicultural citizenry.”<ref>''The New Times'', April 20, 1991.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2013-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Borders===
Forest Park borders the following:
{|
|- valign=top
|
'''Cities'''
* [[Fairfield, Ohio|Fairfield]]
* [[Springdale, Ohio|Springdale]]
|
'''Villages'''
* [[Greenhills, Ohio|Greenhills]]
|
'''Townships'''
* [[Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Springfield]]
* [[Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Colerain]]
|
'''Counties'''
* [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]]
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 15139
|1980= 18770
|1990= 18609
|2000= 19463
|2010= 18720
|2020= 20189
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 19839
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/forestparkcityohio,US/PST045221|title=Forest Park city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Forest Park city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Forest Park city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3927706&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Park city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3927706&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forest Park city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3927706&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,035
|4,266
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,822
|36.15%
|22.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.93%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,911
|12,088
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,250
|56.06%
|64.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|21
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.11%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|713
|402
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,386
|3.66%
|2.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.87%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|11
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52
|0.06%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|81
|84
|style='background: #ffffe6; |131
|0.42%
|0.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.65%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|402
|605
|style='background: #ffffe6; |875
|2.07%
|3.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|289
|1,204
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,651
|1.48%
|6.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.13%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,463'''
|'''18,720'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''20,189'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the census of 2020, there were 20,189 people living in the city, for a population density of 3,130.56 people per square mile (1,208.70/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,856 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 19.9% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 56.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 6.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 7.5% from two or more races. 13.1% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Forest Park city, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Forest_Park_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3927706 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref>

There were 7,517 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 36.9% had a female householder with no spouse present. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64, and the average family size was 3.32.<ref name="2020 census"/>

24.3% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 60.3% were 18 to 64, and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.<ref name="2020 census"/>

According to the U.S. Census [[American Community Survey]], for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $58,257, and the median income for a family was $73,259. About 8.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. About 65.9% of the population were employed, and 27.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020 census"/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 18,720 people, 7,212 households, and 4,924 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2888.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,854 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1212.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 24.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 65.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.4% of the population.

There were 7,212 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 19,463 people, 7,505 households, and 5,238 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,990.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,748 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,190.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 36.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 56.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 7,505 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,298, and the median income for a family was $55,618. Males had a median income of $38,682 versus $28,454 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,820. About 5.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Winton Woods City School District]] covers most of Forest Park, along with Greenhills and Springfield Township.

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Forest Park and the surrounding areas also have several private school options, both on the elementary and high school levels. Several Catholic institutions supply the area with quality parochial education. On the elementary level, St. James of the Valley, in Wyoming; Sacred Heart School, in Fairfield; and St. Vivian school and St. Bartholomew School, both in Finneytown, provide K-8 schooling. On the high school level, Badin High School in Hamilton and Roger Bacon High School in St. Bernard offer co-ed 9-12 education, while McAuley High School in College Hill, St. Ursula Academy in East Walnut Hills and Mt. Notre Dame High School on Columbia Avenue offer all-girls 9-12 education and St. Xavier High School and Lasalle High School, both on North Bend Road, and Moeller High School in Blue Ash offer all-boys 9-12 education.
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Forest Park is served by a branch of the [[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/forestpark.html | title=Forest Park Branch | publisher=Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County | access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.forestpark.org/ City website]

{{Hamilton County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Cities in Hamilton County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Ohio]]
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