Editing Ross, Ohio

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|population_total         = 3478
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'''Ross''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio|Ross Township]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 3,478 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Ross sits along [[U.S. Route 27]] between [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] and [[Oxford, Ohio]]. Ross is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:United States Post Office (Ross, Ohio).jpg|left|thumb|US Post Office in Ross]]
The settlement was laid out by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark on February 1, 1817, as Venus; the spelling later became corrupted as "Venice".<ref>{{cite book|author=Bert Surene Bartlow|title=Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H283AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA345|year=1905|publisher=B. F. Bowen|page=345}}</ref> Since there was already another post office in the state called Venice,<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=153|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=137}}</ref> near Lake Erie, this one was renamed in 1834 as Ross.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Butler | title=Butler County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ross is located along the southern border of Butler County. To the south are the townships of [[Crosby Township, Ohio|Crosby]] and [[Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Colerain]] in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], including the CDP of [[Dunlap, Ohio|Dunlap]] in Colerain Township.

[[U.S. Route 27]] forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to [[Cincinnati]] and north to [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford]]. State Routes [[Ohio State Route 126|126]] and [[Ohio State Route 128]] run through the center of Ross as [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]] Cleves Road. Route 126 splits off to the west toward [[Brookville, Indiana]], while Route 128 continues southwest towards [[Cleves, Ohio|Cleves]]. The [[Great Miami River]] forms the southeastern edge of the CDP.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP of Ross has a total area of {{convert|8.14|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.07|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.07|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.85%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968602| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191826/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968602| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ross CDP, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3478
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:Venice Cemetery (Ross, Ohio).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Venice Cemetery in Ross]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,971 people, 725 households, and 551 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,162.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 753 housing units at an average density of {{convert|444.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 725 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% 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 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $46,354. Males had a median income of $37,463 versus $26,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,701. About 4.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

== Economics ==
Ross functions as a [[bedroom community]] northwest of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], and includes small businesses and family-owned restaurants, serving the local community and travelers along US-27.

==Education==
Ross Local Schools serve the CDP proper and surrounding Ross Township. The buildings are located on three campuses and serve Kindergarten through 12th grade. The athletic teams are known as the Rams and compete in the [[OHSAA Southwest Region athletic conferences|Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC)]].

=== Schools ===
* Morgan Elementary School
* Elda Elementary School
*Ross Intermediate School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home - Ross Intermediate School|url=https://www.rossrams.com/RIS/home|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.rossrams.com}}</ref>
* Ross Middle School
* [[Ross High School (Hamilton, Ohio)|Ross High School]]

==References==
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{{Butler County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Butler County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1817]]
[[Category:1817 establishments in Ohio]]