Loveland, Ohio

Loveland is a city in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,307 at the 2020 census.<ref name="GR2" /> Considered part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Loveland is located near exit 52 off Interstate 275, about Template:Convert northeast of the Cincinnati city limits. It borders Symmes, Miami and Hamilton townships and straddles the Little Miami River. Once a busy railroad town, Loveland is now a major stop along the Little Miami Scenic Trail.

History

The city is named after James Loveland, who operated a general store and post office near the railroad tracks downtown. It was incorporated as a village on May 12 or 16, 1876, and incorporated as a chartered city in 1961.<ref name="Chamber history">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Clermont history" /><ref name="Pauwels" />

Settlement

Present-day Loveland originally lay at the edges of the Symmes Purchase and Virginia Military District, in what was then the Northwest Territory. The area was first settled in 1795<ref name="Paxton">Template:Cite web</ref> by Col. Thomas Paxton:

Paxton named the settlement after himself; it was renamed Loveland in 1850.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Village getaway

In its early days, Loveland was known as a resort town, with its summer homes for the wealthy, earning it the nickname "Little Switzerland of the Miami Valley." Future Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase maintained a country home near Loveland,<ref name="Cincinnati history">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Morris">Template:Cite book</ref> while the Cincinnati YWCA maintained a summer cottage there.<ref name="OhioHist 105">Template:Cite journal</ref> The area was also home to Ohio's first paper mill, built in 1810 by John Smith. A local road retains the mill's eventual name, Kugler Mill.<ref name="OhioHist 51">Template:Cite journal</ref> The area surrounding Loveland in Clermont County was well known for its peaches and strawberries.Template:Sfn The Obionsville Post Office began operations on October 24, 1831, then changed its name to the Loveland Post Office on January 14, 1848.<ref name="PO of Ohio">Template:Cite book</ref>

The Hillsboro and Cincinnati Railroad was chartered in 1846 to run a line between Hillsboro and O'Bannon Creek in Loveland on the Little Miami Railroad's route. By 1850, the H&C had completed the Template:Convert to Hillsboro, Ohio. The H&C would lease its line in perpetuity to the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and ultimately became the mainline of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Loveland's location at the junction of the Little Miami Railroad (now converted into the Loveland Bike Trail) and the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad fueled the city's growth, bringing "40 passenger trains per day, and 12 scheduled freight trains between Loveland and Cincinnati."<ref name="Chamber history" />

Another railroad ran through antebellum Loveland: the Underground Railroad's Eastern Route from Cincinnati included a stop at the village and continued northward to Waynesville and Lebanon.<ref name="Enquirer Trường">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Siebert">Template:Cite book Visible in Routes of the Underground Railroad, 1830 - 1865, by the same author.</ref> During the Civil War, Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his troops passed through Loveland, seizing possessions of northern and southern sympathizers alike (see Morgan's Raid).<ref name="DDN Bennish">Template:Cite news Review of Template:Cite book</ref>

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Railroad Station, circa 1914

Until wagon bridges were built across the Little Miami River, settlement of Loveland was mostly confined to the Clermont County side, which had access to a railroad station.<ref name="Clermont history">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="GLHSM history">Template:Cite web</ref> A wooden bridge spanned the river at Symmestown and Branch Hill from 1850 until it washed out six years later.<ref name="Enquirer July 4th">Template:Cite news</ref> For years, residents on both sides pushed for a bridge at Loveland, to avoid the long trip to Foster's Crossing or Miamiville, and by 1868 threatened to have Miami Township annexed to Hamilton County if Clermont County officials continued to obstruct the project.<ref name="Enquirer bridge meeting">Template:Cite news</ref> A $75,000 suspension bridge was finally built at Symmestown and Branch Hill and dedicated on July 4, 1871. It was anchored by four Template:Convert wrought iron columns, at that time the heaviest ever made in the United States.<ref name="Enquirer July 4th" /> A second bridge, connecting East and West Loveland, was completed between 1872 and 1876.

Loveland incorporated as a village on May 16, 1876. John H. Law was elected the village's first mayor.<ref name="Pauwels" /> That year, the Cincinnati Campground at Loveland was the site of the holiness movement's tenth annual National Camp Meeting.<ref name="Enquirer camp meeting">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1886, the skeleton of a mastodon and prehistoric stone tools were found in a Loveland gravel pit.Template:Sfn

In 1903, Loveland voted to become a dry village,<ref name="Dry town">Template:Cite news</ref> prohibiting the sale of alcohol within the village limits 17 years before a national ban. Loveland was a center of the Temperance movement in Ohio.<ref name="NYT temperance">Template:Cite news</ref>

Downtown Loveland's proximity to the Little Miami River has made it vulnerable to flooding. The worst such event, the Ohio Flood of March 1913, destroyed a corn mill<ref name="Clermont history" /> and washed out the Loveland Bridge, which was replaced with an iron bridge the next year.<ref name="Beller">Template:Cite book</ref>

In the 1920s, The Cincinnati Enquirer ran a promotion that offered a free plot of land in Loveland, along the Little Miami River, after paying for a one-year subscription to the daily. The Loveland Castle was built on multiple plots obtained through this promotion.<ref name="Castle KOGT">Template:Cite web</ref>

Growing city

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Loveland Historical Society Museum

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Loveland's main welcome sign

After a population spike during the 1950s, Loveland reincorporated as a chartered city – the first of only two in Clermont County – on July 25, 1961,<ref name="Clermont history" /> with George Anderson as its first mayor.<ref name="Chamber history" /> The city absorbed smaller settlements, such as Paxton,<ref name="White Pillars">Template:Cite web</ref> Obanionsville, and Symmestown. German architect Rudolf Fränkel developed a master plan for Loveland.

Another major flood in 1959 led to the construction of a dike along the Little Miami River in 1962–1963.<ref name="GLHSM history" />

In 1969, Loveland elected Viola Phillips as mayor; she was the first woman to serve as a city official.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1972 and 1973, Loveland was the site of multiple Ku Klux Klan rallies that drew members from multiple states.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The long-abandoned Little Miami Railroad corridor was converted into a bike trail in the 1980s<ref name="Enquirer McNutt">Template:Cite news</ref> and became part of the Little Miami Scenic Trail in 1984.<ref name="Loveland HDR">Template:Cite web</ref>

Loveland has periodically sought to expand its borders by annexing surrounding areas, primarily to the more commercially active west. In 1993, the city attempted to annex parts of Deerfield Township, prompting petitions to instead merge the township with the City of Mason.<ref name="Hunter Deerfield">Template:Cite news</ref> Moves to merge Symmes Township with Loveland began the next year<ref name="Hunter Symmes">Template:Cite news</ref> but ultimately failed. In 1996, Loveland moved its eastern border by purchasing Col. Paxton's original White Pillars homestead,<ref name="White Pillars" /> which had remained unincorporated, despite being the first settlement in the Loveland area.

In the late 1990s, Loveland was designated a Tree City by the National Arbor Day Foundation, as it began a number of efforts to promote its Historic Downtown neighborhood, in part to celebrate the city's bicentennial. The programs included a renovation of Historic Downtown itself to sport a more "gentrified" look, for example replacing concrete sidewalks with brick ones, installing park benches throughout, and providing incentives to businesses willing to improve their façades. Major roads such as South Lebanon Road (County Road 298<ref name="ODOT Cinci urban 5">Template:Cite web</ref>) were expanded and given landscaped medians.

The front lawn of Loveland City Hall was decorated with a nativity scene annually from 1973 until 1993, when a representative of the Ku Klux Klan asked the city for permission to erect a cross beside the display.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Since then, the nativity scene has been placed on privately owned property.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Loveland Beautification Committee was established to sponsor various programs and events that aim to improve landscapes and other buildings around town. Under the mayorship of Lee Skierkiewicz, Loveland heavily promoted itself as a cycling destination. The Tour de Loveland, an annual cycling race, was started in order to promote the Loveland Bike Trail as the centerpiece of Historic Downtown Loveland. The city's efforts culminated with USA Cycling Elite National Championship criteriums in June 1998.<ref name="Queenan">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Keeler">Template:Cite news</ref> On January 24, 2005, Loveland City Council voted to cancel the Tour, due to declining attendance and a lack of sponsors.<ref name="Tour">Template:Cite news</ref>

On April 9, 1999, Loveland found itself in the path of an F4 tornado (see Fujita scale). The tornado claimed four fatalities, including a Loveland resident,<ref name="Enquirer Wilkinson">Template:Cite news</ref> before reaching the city.

With "four blooms", Loveland won the 2005 America in Bloom competition for cities with 10,001 to 15,000 residents.<ref name="AIB">Template:Cite web</ref> Loveland lost to St. Ives/Carbis Bay in the 2006 Communities in Bloom International Challenge, medium category, but won the "Communities in Bloom Youth Involvement Project Award."<ref name="CIB">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004, CSX Transportation leased the former Baltimore and Ohio railroad to RailAmerica's Indiana and Ohio Railway system.<ref name="Lane B&O">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="IORY map">Template:Cite map</ref> On May 4, 2007, Ohio's first four-quadrant gate was installed at the Second Street railroad crossing in Loveland,<ref name="Enquirer Kemme">Template:Cite news</ref> as part of a coordinated three-crossing system.<ref name="Enquirer Baker RR">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2013, Loveland was named a "Best Hometown" by Ohio Magazine.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Loveland went without a mayor from August to December 2017, after Mayor Mark Fitzgerald resigned under pressure from a recall effort and a move to replace him was declared invalid.<ref name="WLWT no mayor">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Enquirer Vilvens">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Magazine Smith" />

Zoning controversies

Loveland has seen several controversies over zoning regulation. After the city acquired the White Pillars property in 1996, it began plans to develop the land, which is situated on State Route 48. Prior to being elected councilman, Paul Elliot participated in a lawsuit against the city over attempting to rezone the property for commercial use without voter approval. In 2003, Mike Showler led a successful referendum to block the rezoning.<ref name="Enquirer McLaughlin">Template:Cite news</ref> An earlier attempt to develop a YMCA location on a section of Phillips Park also failed, when a group of residents protested the city's development plans, prompting the YMCA to abandon the location.<ref name="Enquirer Winston">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Courier YMCA">Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2006, Loveland announced a plan to build a Loveland Recreation Center on land adjacent to Phillips Park. The city planned to enter into an operating agreement with the YMCA once the center was built;<ref name="Courier YMCA2">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> however, the Recreation Center tax referendum was defeated in May 2007. The Recreation Center plan was later revised,<ref name="City rec center">Template:Cite web</ref> but Loveland residents again rejected an income tax levy to fund the center on November 6, 2007.<ref name="BOE real time">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Enquirer Whitaker YMCA">Template:Cite news</ref>

Shooter's Supply, a local gun store, proposed building an indoor shooting range at the former location of the Matthew 25: Ministries humanitarian aid agency. Nearby residents attempted to block the shooting range, which would be built near several apartment complexes and residential neighborhoods, as well as a church.<ref name="Enquirer Prendergast">Template:Cite news</ref> In May 2007, the building was instead converted into a luxury boarding facility for dogs.<ref name="Enquirer McKinney">Template:Cite news Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref> The city is situated at an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level.

Loveland can be reached by car most easily via Interstate 275, but State Route 48 also serves the city. State Route 3 / U.S. Route 22 touches the northwestern corner of Loveland, and State Route 126 passes through Remington and Miamiville to the south.

Loveland is located within three counties: Hamilton, Clermont and Warren. At least 61 Ohio cities cross county lines.<ref name="Multi-county">Template:Cite news</ref> Loveland has withdrawn from Symmes, Miami, and Hamilton Townships to form a coextensive set of paper townships each named Loveland Township.<ref name="Herald Houck paper">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Annexations">Template:Cite web</ref> Historic Downtown Loveland and the central business district lie in a small valley on opposite sides of the Little Miami Scenic River, the boundary between Hamilton and Clermont counties, whereas most of Loveland's residential areas are located on the hills surrounding the valley on either side. Loveland City Hall is located in Clermont County, whereas most of the population resides in Hamilton County.<ref name="Multi-county" />

These areas include some neighborhoods from the 1950s and earlier, as well as a number of newer subdivisions built as part of the urban sprawl that saw nearby Mason grow tremendously. Unlike Mason and other suburbs closer to Interstate 71 and Interstate 75, Loveland is considered somewhat of a "bedroom community", where residential neighborhoods (and churches) seemingly outnumber businesses, and many residents make the half-hour commute to Downtown Cincinnati for work each day.

The 513 area code includes the entirety of Loveland. The 45140 ZIP code also includes the entire city, with the exception of a few recently annexed businesses that belong to the 45249 ZIP code (Symmes).<ref name="HamCo Census tracts" /> The United States Postal Service lists a number of place names as unacceptable for this ZIP code, including "Murdock" and "Twenty Mile Stand";<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> however, "Loveland, Ohio" is acceptable for Camp Dennison's 45111 ZIP code. The 45108 FIPS55 code and US XHT LOCODE both correspond to the city proper.

Demographics

In 1880, when the first census was taken of Loveland in Clermont County, the village had 595 residents,<ref name="Census 10">Template:Cite book</ref> while the unincorporated Hamilton County community of West Loveland had 197.<ref name="HamHist">Template:Cite book</ref> In 1890, Loveland grew to 761 residents in Clermont and Warren counties,<ref name="OH 1895">Template:Cite web Compiled from Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="OH Sec State 1893">Template:Cite book</ref> while West Loveland's population increased to 392.<ref name="CinHamHist">Template:Cite book</ref>

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 13,307 people living in the city, for a population density of Template:Convert. There were 5,561 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 88.6% White, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 5.7% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2020 census">Template:Cite web</ref>

There were 5,135 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 24.3% had a female householder with no spouse present. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54, and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name="2020 census"/>

26.0% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 57.4% were 18 to 64, and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6. 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 $75,610, and the median income for a family was $89,899. About 7.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over. About 65.3% of the population were employed, and 44.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020 census"/>

2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 12,081 people, 4,701 households, and 3,270 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,961 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 2.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.7% Asian (of whom 36% were Asian Indian and 20% were Chinese), 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population, of whom 53% were of Mexican descent.

There were 4,701 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the city was 38 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

The median income for a household in the city was $68,801, and the median income for a family was $89,199. Males had median earnings of $70,262 versus $44,652 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,024, while the unemployment rate was 5.4% for those age 16 or older. About 8.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. According to 2002 data from the Internal Revenue Service, Loveland residents gave 2.60% of their net income to charity.<ref name="Enquirer Korte">Template:Cite news</ref>

Economy

Tourism associated with the Loveland Bike Trail forms a significant part of downtown Loveland's economy. There is light industry at the Loveland Commerce Park in the northwestern corner of the city. Companies headquartered in Loveland include Dos Madres Press and Rozzi Fireworks.

From 1986 to 1998, the Baldwin Piano & Organ Company was headquartered in Loveland.<ref name="Business Courier Baldwin">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Osborne">Template:Cite book</ref> Martinizing Dry Cleaning, Totes Isotoner, Pro Mach, and Blue Chip Cookies were also formerly headquartered in Loveland.

Arts and culture

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Loveland Artist Studios

Although the city's unusual name came from the last name of the village storeowner and postmaster,<ref name="Clermont history" /> rather than the concept, Loveland has incorporated a "love" theme throughout the city. Loveland water towers and park signs sport the city's logo: a red heart inscribed with a sun, clouds, and the Little Miami River, and surrounded with the city's nickname, "Sweetheart of Ohio." The Loveland Post Office was the site of the United States Postal Service's issuance of a 29¢ commemorative "Love Sunrise" stamp on January 27, 1994, the first self-adhesive Love stamp.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Each year since 1972, the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce has run a special Valentine's Day program, which includes a poetry contest and the selection of a volunteer "Valentine Lady". The Valentine Lady helps stamp up to 20,000 envelopes by hand with a Valentine-themed cachet and cancellation that reads "There is nothing in this world so sweet as Love."<ref name="Enquirer Brunsman2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Chamber Valentine">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Herald Chamber">Template:Cite news</ref> The first Valentine Lady was Doris Pfiester.<ref name="Enquirer Kemme slogans">Template:Cite news</ref> Loveland has held a greeting card design contest annually since 1989.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:As of, Valentine's Day is the only day of the year when non-residents may reserve Loveland City Hall for marriage ceremonies, other than for senior citizens.<ref name="Post marriage">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

The city's mascot is the Loveland frog, a legendary humanoid frog from the area.

The Grail's national headquarters and retreat center, known as Grailville, has been located just outside Loveland since 1944.<ref name="Grailville">Template:Cite news</ref>

The soul, funk, and retro-soul record label Colemine Records is based in Loveland and shares a building with its associated record store, Plaid Room Records. Colemine was founded in 2007 and has released records by artists such as Durand Jones & The Indications, Black Pumas, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, and Ikebe Shakedown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Parks and recreation

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Loveland Bike Trail

Biking along the Loveland Bike Trail and canoeing along the Little Miami River are popular activities during the summer. Loveland has a series of 16 city parks, including neighborhood "tot lots", Nisbet Park, a Veteran's Memorial, and Fireman's Memorial. The parks are maintained by the City of Loveland Recreation Commission. The Loveland Bike Trail is a popular segment of the Little Miami Scenic Trail, a state park that runs through the city. From spring to fall, people canoe down the Little Miami River, departing from the livery at Loveland Canoe & Kayak.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Shield's Crossing is located in Loveland. The Gothic-style building, also known as the William Johnston House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="NRHP">Template:Cite web</ref>

Chateau Laroche, a historical museum and folly also known as the Loveland Castle, is located just outside of the city in Loveland Park.

Loveland's indoor attractions include Castle Skateland, a roller skating rink not to be confused with the museum;<ref name="Skateland">Template:Cite news</ref> and the Loveland Stage Company, a theatre group that started in 1979 and has performed at least two major productions each year since 1980. In October 2002, after several years of fundraising and renovations, the group moved into Crist Theater, an old movie theater donated by the Loveland–Symmes Fire Department, which is stationed next door.<ref name="StageCo">Template:Cite web</ref> The building had to be rebuilt<ref name="Cincy.com Kraus">Template:Cite web</ref> after a fire gutted it on October 20, 2008.<ref name="Enquirer Baker LSC">Template:Cite news</ref>

Government

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The rear of Loveland City Hall

Loveland uses a council–manager form of government. The Loveland City Council has seven at-large seats, elected to four-year terms in non-partisan elections held every two years. Template:As of, they are held by Mayor Kathy Bailey, Vice-Mayor Rob Weisgerber, and councilmembers Neal Oury, Kent Blair, Ted Phelps, Angie Settell and Tim Butler.<ref name="Council">Template:Cite web</ref> Dave Kennedy is City Manager.<ref name="City manager" /> Traffic cases and other misdemeanors are heard in Loveland Mayor's Court, which is presided over by a magistrate.<ref name="Mayor's Court">Template:Cite news</ref>

At the federal level, Loveland is located within Ohio's 2nd congressional district.<ref name="SOS Congress">Template:Cite web</ref> At the state level, it is also served by the 27th, 62nd, and 65th House districts;<ref name="SOS House">Template:Cite web</ref> the 7th and 14th Senate districts;<ref name="SOS Senate">Template:Cite web</ref> and the 1st and 12th appellate court districts.<ref name="SOS appeals">Template:Cite web</ref> See Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for the current representatives of the respective state districts.

According to the Loveland Code of Ordinances, the city's corporate seal consists of "the coat of arms of the state engraved in the center and the words 'City of Loveland' engraved around the edge".<ref name="Ord 105.01">Loveland City Ordinance 105.01 Template:Webarchive: "Corporate Seal". Walter H. Drane Company.</ref>

The city flag was adopted on August 27, 1974. It was designed by Howard A. Miller, a retired Air Force captain and vexillologist who lived in Loveland. Its diagonally divided field represents the three counties in which Loveland is located. A red heart in the center is a pun on the name of founder James Loveland; the city's year of settlement is inscribed on the heart. A buckeye leaf surmounts the heart, representing Ohio.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Education

The city's public school district, Loveland City School District, operated as separate Loveland East and Loveland West districts until 1926.<ref name="Chamber history" /> Until 2009, Loveland High School was located in Symmes Township, just outside the city limits. The northern- and southernmost parts of Loveland are served by Sycamore Community School District. Surrounding communities lie within the boundaries of Kings Local School District (see Kings High School), Milford Exempted Village School District (Milford High School), and Little Miami Local School District (Little Miami High School).<ref name="PUCO school map">Template:Cite web</ref> The city is also served by the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development and a regional vocational school district. There are many private schools located near Loveland, including Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Archbishop Moeller High School, and Ursuline Academy at the secondary level, and St. Margaret of York School, St. Columban School, and Children's Meeting House Montessori School at the elementary level. At the 2000 census, 24.6% of Loveland children attended private or parochial schools, the nineteenth-highest rate among Greater Cincinnati communities.<ref name="Enquirer Alltucker">Template:Cite news</ref>

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County maintains a branch library in downtown Loveland, as well as a larger regional branch library in Symmes Township.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The nearest branch of the Clermont County Public Library is in Milford. Warren County has no county-wide public library system, but the Mason Public Library is the nearest public library in the county.

Media

Loveland lies within the Cincinnati media market. Some Dayton-area media is also available. Cable television is provided by Spectrum. Cincinnati Bell provides IPTV service under the FiOptics brand.

"Loveland Local News" covers Loveland business, political, sports, and education, foucing on Loveland and surrounding areas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

"Loveland Magazine" is an online newspaper.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

"Eye on Loveland" produces and distributes a free podcast focused on the politics of the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Cincinnati Enquirer once published The Loveland Herald, a weekly newspaper, but the newspaper ceased publication in early 2019. The Herald began as The Tri-County Press in 1901 and took its present name in 1917. The Herald editorial offices were located in Miami Township until 2015 and then located to the Enquirer headquarters in downtown Cincinnati.Template:Citation needed

Defunct newspapers include The Loveland Herald (1901–2019), The Loveland Weekly Herald (1877–?), The Loveland Enterprise (1884–?), The Hustler (1906–1911), The Loveland News World (1980s), and The Loveland Record.<ref name="CCGS">Template:Cite web</ref>

Infrastructure

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Loveland Post Office

Law enforcement

Loveland is protected by the Loveland Police Division and the Loveland–Symmes Fire Department, a member of the Northeast Fire Collaborative.<ref name="Bradley">Template:Cite news</ref> Dispatching for both is handled by Northeast Communications Center (NECC), which provides Wireless Enhanced 911 service and also activates the local network of tornado sirens.<ref name="LSFD Knapp">Template:Cite web</ref>

Services

The city lies in the Little Miami telephone exchange, within Cincinnati Bell's ILEC coverage area.<ref name="PUCO phone maps">Template:Cite web</ref> Loveland receives electric and natural gas services from Duke Energy Ohio, formerly Cincinnati Gas & Electric.<ref name="PUCO power maps">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="PUCO gas maps">Template:Cite web</ref> Waste disposal and recycling services are provided by Rumpke through the Southwest Ohio Regional Refuse (SWORRE) consortium.<ref name="Herald Houck waste">Template:Cite news</ref> Loveland has water interconnectivity agreements with the City of Cincinnati and Clermont County.<ref name="Cincinnati Lehr">Template:Cite news</ref> Loveland's Polk Run Wastewater Treatment Plant is part of Hamilton County's Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) under a 1985 operating agreement. The city sought to end the agreement in 2008, due to district-wide rate increases,<ref name="Enquirer Brunsman">Template:Cite news</ref> but was barred from leaving MSD by a court ruling affirmed by the U.S. 6th Circuit Appeals Court.<ref name="Enquirer Horn">Template:Cite news</ref>

Notable people

Arts and entertainment

• Wilbur G. AdamTemplate:Snd painter and illustrator
• Wendy Barrie-WilsonTemplate:Snd Broadway actress
• Nancy Ford ConesTemplate:Snd photographer, featured on Woman's Home Companion and Country Life in America<ref name="CMA Cones">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• Ann DonahueTemplate:Snd television writer<ref name="Enquirer Donahue">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Vanessa GermanTemplate:Snd sculptor, painter, writer, activist, performer, and poet<ref name="Amy">Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Emma Montgomery McRaeTemplate:Snd professor of English literature
• Lillian MorrisTemplate:Snd Survivor: Pearl Islands contestant<ref name="Enquirer Morris">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ashley PalmerTemplate:Snd actress and singer<ref name="Herald Gibson Palmer">Template:Cite news</ref>
• William SchickelTemplate:Snd spiritual artist and architect who redesigned the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jerry SpringerTemplate:Snd former Mayor of Cincinnati, television host<ref name="CincyMag Graham">Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Madison YoungTemplate:Snd porn star

Athletics

• Todd BenzingerTemplate:Snd former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder<ref name="Enquirer Groeschen">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Journal Matthews">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Don BiggsTemplate:Snd Canadian retired professional ice hockey player<ref name="Biggs">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tyler BiggsTemplate:Snd ice hockey player, Orlando Solar Bears
• Steve BrownTemplate:Snd darts player
• Adam EngelTemplate:Snd professional baseball outfielder, Chicago White Sox
• Matt HamillTemplate:Snd mixed martial arts fighter and three-time NCAA Wrestling Division III national champion
• Joe KellyTemplate:Snd professional football linebacker<ref name="Enquirer Kraft">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Dan KetchumTemplate:Snd gold medalist in swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics<ref name="Enquirer Zipperstein">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Tacks LatimerTemplate:Snd professional baseball catcher and convicted murderer<ref name="SABR Daly">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Henry W. LeverTemplate:Snd head football coach, Texas Christian University
• Bob LohrTemplate:Snd professional golfer<ref name="NYT Lohr">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jack PfiesterTemplate:Snd professional baseball player<ref name="Pfiester">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Drew PlittTemplate:Snd professional football quarterback in the XFL<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Herb RoyerTemplate:Snd college football coach
• Mike SylvesterTemplate:Snd professional basketball player, silver medalist for Italy in 1980 Summer Olympics<ref name="Herald Meale">Template:Cite news</ref>

Business

• Cecil BauerTemplate:Snd former Mayor of Loveland, owner of Bauer Insurance
• Joshua I. SmithTemplate:Snd founder of Maxima Corporation;<ref name="DDN Schultz">Template:Cite news</ref> chair of the United States Commission on Minority Business Development

Military

• James HallTemplate:Snd Army captain, editor of Western Monthly Magazine, lawyer, and jurist<ref name="Robson">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Politics and law

• Gary AbernathyTemplate:Snd newspaper editor, Republican Party official, and political commentator
• Salmon P. ChaseTemplate:Snd Chief Justice of the United States<ref name="Cincinnati history" /><ref name="Morris" />
• William JohnstonTemplate:Snd Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory, superior court judge, and Whig gubernatorial nominee
• Lindiwe MabuzaTemplate:Snd formerly South African ambassador to Germany<ref name="Ebony Massaquoi">Template:Cite news</ref> and High Commissioner to the UK<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Anna McGarryTemplate:Snd social activist on interracial justice and community organizer
• Bill SchickelTemplate:Snd Iowa State Representative
• Joe UeckerTemplate:Snd Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 66th District

See also

• Loveland Park, Ohio

Further reading

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External links

• Template:Official website
• Lovin LifeTemplate:Snd official tourism website
• Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum