Editing Wyoming, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Wyoming, Ohio
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Wyoming Ohio 4020.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Streetside in Wyoming
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| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = Hamilton County Ohio Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wyoming highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the state of [[Ohio]]

<!-- Location -->
| 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]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Council-manager
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Melissa Monich<ref>{{cite web |title=Wyoming City Council |url=https://wyomingohio.gov/mayor-council/wyoming-city-council/ |website=Wyoming, OH |publisher=City of Wyoming, Ohio |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1861

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 7.47
| area_land_km2            = 7.47
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.88
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.88
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 8655
| pop_est_as_of            = 2022
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 8756
| population_density_km2   = 1172.08
| population_density_sq_mi = 3036.06

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| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 748
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|13|43|N|84|28|54|W|region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 45215, 45231
| area_code                = [[Area code 513|513]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 39-86730<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1086237<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1086237}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.wyomingohio.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = <ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Wyoming city, Ohio |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wyomingcityohio/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
}}
'''Wyoming''' is a city in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], [[Ohio]]. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 8,756 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): Wyoming city, Ohio |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 31, 2012 }}</ref>

==History==
Among the earliest European-American settlers in what is now Wyoming was the Pendery family, who arrived in 1805.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hB6AAAAMAAJ&q=cincinnati+the+queen+city+clarke&pg=PA530 | title=Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788–1912, Volume 2 | publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | date=1912 | access-date=2013-05-20 | author=Clarke, S. J. | pages=530}}</ref> Wyoming was named after [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania]], where some settlers had come from.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mangus|first1=Michael|last2=Herman|first2=Jennifer L.|title=Ohio Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bndxn4Qlt4EC&pg=PA584|year=2008|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-1-878592-68-2|page=584}}</ref> [[Robert Reily]] is considered the "Father of Wyoming" with men and women gathering at his home one week prior to the start of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] in 1861 choosing the name of the village - Wyoming, a Delaware Indian term meaning "large plains."<ref name=":0" />  In 1874, Wyoming officially became a Village with 600 residents; and in 1951, the Village incorporated as a city of over 5,000 persons, implementing the Council-Manager form of government.

Good transportation is an integral part of Wyoming's history and the leading reason for its prosperity.<ref name=":0" /> The city lies near the old pre-statehood road associated with [[Anthony Wayne]] that connected [[Cincinnati]] with locations farther north, such as [[Hamilton, Ohio|Fort Hamilton]] and [[Battle of Fallen Timbers|Fallen Timbers]]. Curves in the road were cut off in 1806 forming [[Ohio State Route 4|Springfield Pike]] through central Wyoming, later a toll road established by farmers Burns, Riddle, and Pendery of the Hamilton, Springfield, and Carthage Turnpike Company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=McCauley |first=Jennifer |date=July 17, 1986 |title=The Historic Resources of Wyoming, Ohio |journal=National Register of Historic Places}}</ref> In 1828, another mode of transportation became significant in the [[Miami and Erie Canal]], built a short distance to the east. Railroads reached the city in 1851 with the construction of the [[Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846–1917)|Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad]] forming the border between Lockland and Wyoming.<ref name=":0" /> With wide adoption of automobiles in the early 20th century, the Wright Highway and Mill Creek Expressway eventually became [[Interstate 75 in Ohio|Interstate 75]] (I-75) by the mid-20th century to present, which primarily runs through the [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]]; originally the Miami and Erie Canal and its [[Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal|locks]] east of Wyoming.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hand |first=Greg |date=June 8, 2021 |title=17 Curious Facts About the Miami & Erie Canal |journal=Cincinnati Magazine}}</ref>

Because of Wyoming's proximity to the thriving 19th century industry in Lockland, its easy transportation to the booming city of Cincinnati during the [[Gilded Age]], and its pleasant scenery, many wealthy industrialists purchased local farms and built grand country houses.<ref name=":0" />

Over multiple generations, early farms subdivided and additional areas were annexed into the city forming a primarily residential, pedestrian-scale [[bedroom community]] with emphasis on its educational and community-oriented values, culture, and assets. Wyoming was the first community in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] to implement a systematic laying of concrete sidewalks.<ref name=":0" />

===Architecture & the 'Village Historic District'===
As Wyoming grew throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century, "The Village" and "Wyoming Hills" became distinctive areas of the community, unique in their architecture and topography.<ref name=":0" /> While brick is commonplace exterior for buildings in Southwestern Ohio, weatherboard siding and historic [[Victorian architecture]] is predominant in the [[Village Historic District]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Wyoming Historical Society |date=December 2018 |title=The Architecture of the Village Historic District |journal=Wyoming's Village Historic District Wyoming, Ohio}}</ref> The proximity of the lumber mills along the [[Miami and Erie Canal]] and influence of original settlers and neighboring communities created the distinct New England weatherboard character; with the most notable historic vista in the Village Historic District lying along Worthington Avenue just south of Wyoming Ave.<ref name=":0" />

In the early 1900s, proximity to the railroad lines added many [[Sears Modern Homes]] ("kit homes"), and other similar manufacturers, that shipped the building components via railroad [[boxcar]]s to be assembled on site, having been selected by owners through [[mail order]] catalog.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sidler |first=Scott |date=August 9, 2021 |title=The History of Sears Kit Homes |url=https://thecraftsmanblog.com/the-history-of-sears-kit-homes/}}</ref> These added homes generally were built on lots divided from the original and built between the Victorian houses.<ref name=":1" /> Other styles such as ranch homes, contemporary, mid-century modern, and others became prominent in the Wyoming Hills area as intensive suburban development occurred after World War II.<ref name=":1" />

The Wyoming Ohio Historical Society was formed in the early 1980s prior to establishment of the city's [[Village Historic District]] in 1986, listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It promotes historical research and preservation of Wyoming's heritage while operating the Wyoming History Museum. The district itself contains approximately three hundred 19th and early 20th century homes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wyoming Historical Society |date=2017 |title=A Walking Tour |journal=A Self-Guided Walk Through Wyoming's Historic Village District}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.87|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1880= 840
|1890= 1454
|1900= 1450
|1910= 1893
|1920= 2323
|1930= 3767
|1940= 4466
|1950= 5582
|1960= 7736
|1970= 9089
|1980= 8282
|1990= 8128
|2000= 8261
|2010= 8428
|2020= 8756
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 8655
|estref=
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><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=28 November 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=28 November 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=17 May 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>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wyomingcityohio,US/PST045221|title=Wyoming city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the census of 2020, there were 8,756 people living in the city, for a population density of 3,036.06 people per square mile (1,172.08/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,239 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 79.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 10.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 6.3% from two or more races. 2.6% 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=Wyoming city, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wyoming_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3986730 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>

There were 2,998 households, out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 21.7% had a female householder with no spouse present. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89, and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name="2020 census"/>

33.5% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 53.4% were 18 to 64, and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 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 $133,500, and the median income for a family was $147,245. About 1.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over. About 62.1% of the population were employed, and 72.3% 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 8,428 people, 3,105 households, and 2,385 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2936.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,272 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1140.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 3,105 households, of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 42.4 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% 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 8,261 people, 3,047 households, and 2,404 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,865.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,172 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,100.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 3,047 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population is age-diverse with 30.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 40&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $88,241, and the median income for a family was $103,089. Males had a median income of $71,851 versus $40,601 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $38,180. About 0.7% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Culture ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2024}}
The city and school district sponsors many community events throughout the year including May Fete, the Wyoming Art Show, Fourth of July Parade and Celebration, Fall Festival, Homecoming, Light Up Wyoming, and others. The city awards residents annually for improvements and beautification of their residences, maintaining unique and historic trees, as well as civic contributions and volunteerism.

==Education==
Wyoming is served by the [[Wyoming City School District]]. The district was ranked 24th in the state with a performance index score of 104.868 in 2023.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} There are three elementary schools (Elm, Hilltop, and Vermont), one middle school, and one [[Wyoming High School (Ohio)|high school]].

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

==Notable people==
*[[Tom Agna]], award-winning comedy writer and actor
*[[Jacob Ammen]], United States Army general
*[[Alyssa Beckerman]], gymnast
*[[Jacob H. Bromwell]], congressman from Ohio and mayor of Wyoming
*[[Deena Deardurff]], Olympic swimmer
*[[George Benson Fox]], United States Army officer, American industrialist, political figure
*[[John R. Fox]], Medal of Honor recipient
*[[William Greider]], journalist
*[[Paul Hackett (politician)|Paul Hackett]], politician
*[[Judson Harmon]], politician, U.S. Attorney General, 45th Governor of Ohio
*[[Angelo Herndon]], [[Labour movement|labor]] organizer unconstitutionally convicted in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
*[[Milton Herndon]], [[National Guard (United States)|U.S. national guardsman]], steelworker, labor organizer and [[XV International Brigade|Abraham Lincoln Brigade]] volunteer in the [[Spanish Civil War]]
*[[Livingston W. Houston]], president of [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
*[[Peter G. Levine]], stroke researcher and educator
*[[Robert McGinnis]], artist
*[[C.F. Payne]], illustrator
*[[David Payne (athlete)|David Payne]], Olympic silver medalist hurdler
*[[John Weld Peck]], federal judge
*[[John E. Pepper Jr.|John E. Pepper, Jr]], American businessman
*[[Ahmed Plummer]], [[cornerback]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
*[[Robert Reily]], founder of Wyoming and United States Army officer
*[[Jeff Russell]], [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
*[[David Shenk]], author
*[[Tracy Smith (journalist)|Tracy Smith]], CBS News journalist
*[[Otto Warmbier]], college student who was [[torture]]d  in [[North Korea]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Ohio]]
* [[Village Historic District]]
* [[Wyoming Pastry Shop]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Wyoming, Ohio}}
* [http://www.wyomingohio.gov/ City of Wyoming official website]

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