Editing Middletown, Ohio

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| motto              = "Bright past, even brighter future"

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'''Middletown''' is a city in [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]] and [[Warren County, Ohio|Warren]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. The population was 50,987 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]] in southwest Ohio, {{convert|29|mi}} northeast of [[Cincinnati]] and {{convert|20|mi}} southwest of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin No. 10-02) |date=December 1, 2009 |page=28 |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf#page=34 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004722/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |website=Statistical and Science Policy Branch, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, [[Office of Management and Budget]] |archive-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>

Incorporated in 1833 and designated a city in 1886, Middletown was formed from parts of [[Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio|Lemon]], [[Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio|Turtlecreek]], and [[Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio|Franklin]] townships. It was home to [[AK Steel Holding Corporation]], formerly known as Armco and founded in 1900, whose steel factory in Middletown still operates as part of [[Cleveland-Cliffs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland-Cliffs Completes Acquisition of AK Steel|url=https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_68e0491540f5a6c8067ca29570fcb795/clevelandcliffs/news/2020-03-13_Cleveland_Cliffs_Completes_Acquisition_of_AK_35.pdf|website=ClevelandCliffs.com}}</ref> The city also features [[Hook Field Municipal Airport]], now serving only general aviation, and a regional campus of [[Miami University Middletown|Miami University]]. In 1957, Middletown was named an [[All-America City Award|All-America City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730125247/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2012|title=Fear, caution, patriotism watchwords in Middletown}}</ref>

==History==
Middletown is mostly part of the 1788 [[Symmes Purchase]] of {{convert|311,682|acre|sqmi km2}}<ref name=OHC>{{cite web|title=Symmes Purchase|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Symmes_Purchase|website=Ohio History Central|publisher= Ohio Historical Society|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>  purchased by Judge [[John Cleves Symmes]] of [[New Jersey]] in 1788 from the [[Continental Congress]] as part of the [[Land Ordinance of 1785]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/1pridepub/docs/middletonian_july_2022_singles_final/s/16290290|title=Middletown History Stephen Vail|website=Issuu}}</ref>

Stephen Vail Jr. purchased land on the eastern bank of the [[Great Miami River]] from Symmes and platted 52 lots for the village in 1802. The purchase was complicated when it was discovered that Symmes did not own all the land thought to have been sold to Vail, and eventually, after Vail's death, the [[Ohio Supreme Court]] permitted the transactions to go through.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 1825, construction of the [[Miami and Erie Canal]] occurred, linking Middletown to [[Toledo, Ohio]] on [[Lake Erie]] and [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] on the [[Ohio River]].   A {{convert|20|mi|km|0}} branch called the [[Warren County Canal]] operated to [[Lebanon, Ohio]] from 1830 to 1852 when flooding on Shaker Run destroyed the branch. The [[Great Flood of 1913]] destroyed most of the Miami and Erie in the area. The canal was paved over and became the Verity Parkway<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=30430|title=The Miami & Erie Canal in Middletown Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref> In 1982, Middletown opened the Canal Museum to commemorate the events.<ref>https://ohio.org/things-to-do/destinations/canal-museum {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

Middletown was served by the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]],  [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway]], [[Erie Railroad]] and [[Pennsylvania Railroad]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Middletown-Ohio|title=Middletown &#124; Historic Town, Butler County, Cincinnati &#124; Britannica|date=July 22, 2024|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref>

Middletown was principally known for its agriculture and paper mills but became most famous as a steel town when George Verity, founder of [[American Rolling Mill Company]] (ARMCO) opened a [[Rolling (metalworking)|sheet steel rolling process]] plant in 1900.<ref name="auto"/>

===Etymology===
The city's name is believed to have been given by its founder, Stephen Vail, but questions remain unanswered as to why. One local historian stated that the city received its name because Vail had come from [[Middletown, New Jersey]]. Another writer believed that the city was named Middletown because it was the midway point of navigation on the [[Great Miami River]], which was then considered a navigable stream. Another theory is credited to the city being roughly halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gefpsoo1nRIC&pg=PA217 | title=A Geography of Ohio | publisher=Kent State University Press | date=1996 | access-date=8 December 2013 | author=Peacefull, Leonard | pages=217| isbn=9780873385251 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Butler County Towns and How They Obtained Their Names|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/903978/name_origins_in_butler_co_ohio/|newspaper=The Journal News|date=January 27, 1923|page=11|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 23, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> Vail centered the city in Fractional Section 28 of Town 2, Range 4 North. One of the first settlers in Middletown was Daniel Doty, who migrated there from New Jersey in the late 18th century.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|26.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|26.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Middletown adjoins the [[Great Miami River]]. Middletown also borders the cities of Franklin, Monroe, Trenton, and Liberty and Madison Townships.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 314
|1840= 809
|1850= 1087
|1860= 2070
|1870= 3046
|1880= 4538
|1890= 7681
|1900= 9215
|1910= 13152
|1920= 23584
|1930= 29992
|1940= 31220
|1950= 33695
|1960= 42115
|1970= 48767
|1980= 43719
|1990= 46758
|2000= 51605
|2010= 48694
|2020= 50987
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=24 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/middletowncityohio/PST045219|title=Quick Facts: Middletown city, Ohio|access-date=2021-09-11|website=census.gov}}</ref>
}}

===2020 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 2020, there were 50,987 people in 20,057 households in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1951.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Asian Pacific American|Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander]] and 5.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 20,057 households with an average 2.39 people living in each, 81% of whom had lived in the same house for at least 1 year. 85% of residents were high school graduates, and 15.6% had received bachelor's degrees or higher. 6.2% of residents were under the age of 6, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 17.2% were over the age of 65. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% female and 47.7% male. The percentage of persons under 65 with a disability was 16.8%.

The median household income was $42,290, and the annual per capita income average was $24,184. Approximately 22.5% of persons were below the poverty line. The average travel time to work was 23.1 minutes. 59.2% of residents worked in the civilian labor force, 54.5% of whom were female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> of 2010, there were 48,694 people, 20,238 households, and 12,505 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1859.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 23,296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|889.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 20,238 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 51,605 people, 21,469 households, and 13,933 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,011.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,144 housing units at an average density of {{convert|902.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 21,469 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,215, and the median income for a family was $43,867. Males had a median income of $35,705 versus $23,865 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,773. About 9.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:John B. Tytus House.jpg|thumb|John B. Tytus House]]

Sites in Middletown included on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Ohio|National Register of Historic Places]] include the [[South Main Street District (Middletown, Ohio)|South Main Street District]] and the [[John B. Tytus House]].

==Education==
In Butler County, all sections of Middletown are in the [[Middletown City School District]]<!--UNI 04440-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39017_butler/DC20SD_C39017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39017_butler/DC20SD_C39017_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The Middletown City district operates [[Middletown High School (Ohio)|Middletown High School]]. The Warren County portion is divided among several school districts, with one of them being the Middletown City District, and the others being [[Franklin City School District]]<!--UNI 04400--> and [[Lebanon City School District]]<!--UNI 04421-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39165_warren/DC20SD_C39165.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Warren County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39165_warren/DC20SD_C39165_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

[[Miami University]], based in [[Oxford, Ohio]], has a regional campus in Middletown. [[Miami University Middletown]] opened in 1966 as the first [[satellite campus]] in Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Middletown |url=https://miamioh.edu/regionals/about/regional-locations/middletown/index.html |website=Miami University Regionals |access-date=December 31, 2024 }}</ref> It has an annual enrollment of approximately 1,500 students.<ref>{{cite web|title=15th Day Headcount, Fall Term 2021 |url=https://highered.ohio.gov/static/files/uploads/hei/data-updates/final_ph_rpt_2021.xlsx |publisher=Ohio Department of Higher Education |access-date=December 31, 2024 }}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Ohio State Route 4]] runs north–south through Middletown. [[Ohio State Route 73]] and [[Ohio State Route 122]] run east–west through the city. Ohio State Route 122 accesses [[Interstate 75 in Ohio|Interstate 75]] running to the east of Middletown.

Middletown had multiple railroad stations serving the different railroads running through the city, [[Baltimore and Ohio]], [[Erie Railroad]], [[New York Central]] (earlier, the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway]]) and [[Pennsylvania Railroad]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Index of Railroad Stations|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=54 |issue=1 |date=January 1921}}</ref> The last passenger trains were the Baltimore and Ohio's ''[[Cincinnatian]]'' and [[Penn Central]]'s Cincinnati-Columbus train, both ending in 1971.<ref>"Project 1971," U. S. Passenger Trains operating on the eve of Amtrak, Reference: Journey to Amtrak; Harold A. Edmonson, Ed.; Kalmbach Publications; ©1972 https://www.streamlinerschedules.com/project1971.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173929/http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/project1971.html |date=July 20, 2019 }}</ref>

Transit service was formerly provided by the privately owned Ortman-Stewart Transportation Company, which ceased operations at the end of 1972.<ref name="North Verity 1977">{{Cite web |title=Photograph of the Middletown's downtown bus stop on North Verity Parkway, Middletown, Ohio, 1977 July |url=https://midpointedigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/CityofMidd/id/1199/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Midpointe Digital Archives |language=en}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{Cite web |title=Toddy Ortman Obituary (2007) - Butler County, OH - Journal-News |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hamilton/name/toddy-ortman-obituary?id=28021464 |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> --> Today, the [[Butler County Regional Transit Authority]] provides bus service in the city with connections to [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]], [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford]], as well as [[Springdale, Ohio|Springdale]], where riders can transfer to the [[Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority]] serving greater [[Cincinnati]].<ref name="North Verity 1977" />

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Steve Baumann]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASL–Steve Baumann |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Baumann.Steve.htm |access-date=January 10, 2025 |website=(NASL) jerseys}}</ref>
* [[Todd Bell]], NFL [[Safety (American football position)|safety]]
* [[Gay Brewer]], professional golfer
* [[James E. Campbell]], 38th [[governor of Ohio]]
* [[Butch Carter]], NBA player and coach; brother of Cris
* [[Cris Carter]], Hall of Fame NFL player
* [[Melville Collins]], actor, composer, pianist, and baritone
* [[Dan Daub]], [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[Brooklyn Decker]], fashion model
* [[Shaun Foist]], drummer for [[Breaking Benjamin]]
* [[Goodwen]], rock band
* [[Bill H. Gross|William Gross]], financier for [[Janus Capital Group]] and [[PIMCO]]
* [[Bill Hanzlik]], basketball player and coach
* [[J. Eugene Harding]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]]
* [[Kayla Harrison]], two-time [[List of Olympic medalists in judo|Olympic champion in judo]]
* [[Thomas Howard (baseball)|Thomas Howard]], former MLB player
* [[Howard Jones (American football coach)|Howard Jones]], Hall of Fame college football player and coach
* [[Patrick L. Kessler]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Vance Lehmkuhl]], vegan author, musician, cartoonist, and historian
* [[Frank Lickliter]], professional golfer on the [[PGA Tour]]
* [[Jerry Lucas]], [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] and [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
* [[Roy Lucas (American football)|Roy Lucas]], American football coach
* [[Buz Lukens]], U.S. Representative<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 1988]]|publisher=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=935}}</ref>
* [[Jalin Marshall]], professional football player
* [[McGuire Sisters]], vocal trio
* [[Debra Monk]], Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress
* [[Scott Nein]], member of the [[Ohio Senate]]
* [[Clarence Page]], columnist for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
* [[Susan Perkins]], [[Miss America]] 1978
* [[Chrystee Pharris]], television and film actress
* [[Rufus Phillips]], politician and businessman
* [[Raven Riley]], actress
* [[Gordon Ray Roberts]], Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Charlie Root]], MLB pitcher
* [[Josh Roush]], Filmmaker
* [[Terry Rukavina]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Van Gordon Sauter]], American Communications Executive
* [[Ed Schrock]], U.S. representative
* [[Kyle Schwarber]], MLB [[left fielder]]
* [[Shepherd Sisters]], vocal quartet
* [[Fannie Douglass Smith]], journalist
* [[Paul J. Sorg]], U.S. representative
* [[Ferdinand Van Derveer]], [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the Civil War
* [[JD Vance]], [[List of vice presidents of the United States|50th]] and current [[vice president of the United States]]<ref>{{cite web|title=How JD Vance's Ohio hometown defied his expectations|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-jd-vances-ohio-hometown-defied-his-expectations-2024-07-26/|author-first1=Nicholas P.|author-last1=Brown|date=July 26, 2024|website=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters Corporation|access-date=August 3, 2024|quote=In his bestselling 2016 memoir, Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance questioned whether rural, white Americans, like those in his native Middletown, Ohio, had the drive to reverse their economic decline.}}</ref>
* [[William Verity, Jr.]], 27th [[United States Secretary of Commerce|secretary of commerce]] between 1987 and 1989
* [[John M. Watson, Sr.]], trombonist and actor
* [[Virtue Hampton Whitted]], jazz singer and bassist
{{div col end}}

==In popular culture==
[[File:JD Vance official portrait (cropped headshot).jpg|110px|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Vice President [[JD Vance]]]]
Vice President [[JD Vance]] describes his life in Middletown in ''[[Hillbilly Elegy|Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis]]'' (2016). His family had moved there from [[Jackson, Kentucky]], and became caught in the problems of industrial restructuring and loss of jobs.

==See also==
* [[South Middletown, Ohio]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. ''Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio''. [[Hamilton, Ohio]]: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
* Jim Blount. ''The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of [[Butler County, Ohio]].'' [[Hamilton, Ohio]]: Past Present Press, 2000.
* Butler County Engineer's Office. ''Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003''. [[Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio]]: The Office, 2003.
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html ''A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers'']. [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. 
* [[Ohio Secretary of State|Ohio. Secretary of State]]. ''The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003''. [[Columbus, Ohio]]: The Secretary, 2003.

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Middletown (Ohio)|Middletown}}
*{{official website|https://www.cityofmiddletown.org}}
* [http://www.thechamberofcommerce.org/ Middletown Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.forbes.com/2008/12/08/towns-ten-economy-forbeslife-cx_mw_1209dying_slide_2.html "In Depth: America's Fastest-Dying Towns: 10. Middletown, Ohio"]

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[[Category:1833 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Butler County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Warren County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]