Editing St. Bernard, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = St. Bernard, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village]]
|image_skyline            = Nurre-Royston House.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Nurre-Royston House]], built 1859
|image_flag               = Flag of St. Bernard, Ohio.png
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|image_map                = Hamilton County Ohio Incorporated and Unincorporated areas St. Bernard highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the state of [[Ohio]]
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|map_caption1             = Detailed map of St. Bernard
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]]
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.53
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|population_total         = 4070
|population_density_km2   = 1023.97
|population_density_sq_mi = 2651.47
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-69470<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1086226<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1086226}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.cityofstbernard.org}}
}}

'''St. Bernard''' or '''Saint Bernard'''<ref name=gnis/> is a village in [[Hamilton County, Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is an [[enclave]] and [[suburb]] of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 4,070 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
St. Bernard was laid out in 1851 at the intersection of Main Street (now [[Vine Street, Cincinnati]]), the [[Miami and Erie Canal]], and the [[Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846–1917)|Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fGjfLGwjTfcC&q=steven%20rolfes&pg=PA33|title=Bond Hill: Origin and Transformation of a 19th Century Cincinnati Metro-Suburb|publisher=Lulu.com|date=November 1, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2013|author=Varady, Aharon|page=33|isbn=9781411615946}}</ref> The town was originally built up chiefly by Germans.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hB6AAAAMAAJ&q=cincinnati+the+queen+city+clarke&pg=PA531|title=Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2|publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|year=1912|access-date=May 20, 2013|author=Clarke, S.J.|page=531}}</ref>

St. Bernard was incorporated as a village in 1878.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdUyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA425 | title=History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1|author=Nelson, S.B.|date=1894|access-date=December 11, 2013|page=425}}</ref>

==Geography==
St. Bernard along with [[Norwood, Ohio|Norwood]] and [[Elmwood Place, Ohio|Elmwood Place]], is an enclave surrounded by the city of [[Cincinnati]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 1022
|1890= 1770
|1900= 3384
|1910= 5002
|1920= 6312
|1930= 7487
|1940= 7387
|1950= 7066
|1960= 6778
|1970= 6131
|1980= 5396
|1990= 5344
|2000= 4924
|2010= 4368
|2020= 4070
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2"/><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><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=May 17, 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=November 22, 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the census of 2020, there were 4,070 people living in the village, for a population density of 2,651.47 people per square mile (1,023.97/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,093 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 70.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 20.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 6.6% from two or more races. 2.2% 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=St. Bernard village, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/St._Bernard_village,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3969470 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>

There were 1,747 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 30.1% had a female householder with no spouse present. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name="2020 census"/>

15.8% of the village's population were under the age of 18, 68.7% were 18 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.7. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 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 village was $68,373, and the median income for a family was $95,761. About 5.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. About 70.2% of the population were employed, and 25.9% 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=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,368 people, 1,869 households, and 1,090 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2818.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1372.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 80.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 1,869 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the village was 38.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,924 people, 2,069 households, and 1,251 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|3,196.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,195 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,424.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 2,069 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% 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 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,356, and the median income for a family was $45,366. Males had a median income of $35,095 versus $26,672 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,036. About 7.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
St. Bernard has a joint public school district with the neighboring [[Elmwood Place, Ohio|Village of Elmwood Place]]. The district is called St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Village Schools, and is separate from [[Cincinnati Public Schools]].  The district has one building for both the elementary and high school. The village is also home to two parochial schools; St. Clement Elementary and Roger Bacon High School.

St. Bernard is served by a branch of the [[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/stbernard.html|title=St. Bernard Branch|publisher=Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofstbernard.org Village website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006073633/http://stbernard.hccanet.org/ St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City Schools]
* [http://www.rogerbacon.org Roger Bacon High School]

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[[Category:Villages in Hamilton County, Ohio|Saint Bernard, Ohio]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Enclaves in the United States]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]