Greenhills, Ohio

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Greenhills is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,741 at the 2020 census. A planned community, it was established by the United States government during the Great Depression. Most of the village is a National Historic Landmark for its history as a planned modernist community.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

History

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Greenhills in February 1938

As one of three Greenbelt Communities built by the Resettlement Administration during the 1930s (the other two are Greenbelt, Maryland and Greendale, Wisconsin<ref name="Halpern">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>), Greenhills was designed to be surrounded by a "belt" of woodland and natural landscaping. Like the other six "FDR towns", Greenhills was founded as a sundown town, using restrictive covenants to prevent minorities from purchasing homes there.<ref name="Loewen">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Many families include third- and fourth-generation descendants of the village's original "pioneers" who occupied the original International-style townhomes. The original government-built area, the Greenhills Historic District, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and is a National Historic Landmark.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community's James Whallon House, which serves as the village hall is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>Template:NRISref</ref><ref>Village of Greenhills, Ohio Template:Webarchive, Village of Greenhills, n.d. Accessed November 17, 2009.</ref> The landmarked area encompasses about three quarters of the area within the village bounds, excepting only the northeastern section northeast of Farragut and Ingram Roads.<ref name="nhlnom">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 3,741 people living in the village, for a population density of 3,007.23 people per square mile (1,160.88/km²). There were 1,618 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 73.2% White, 15.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from some other race, and 8.5% from two or more races. 5.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2020 census">Template:Cite web</ref>

There were 1,409 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 36.3% had a female householder with no spouse present. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58, and the average family size was 3.39.<ref name="2020 census"/>

28.4% of the village's population were under the age of 18, 57.6% were 18 to 64, and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 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 $69,208, and the median income for a family was $80,625. About 10.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over. About 62.0% of the population were employed, and 31.9% 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 3,615 people, 1,499 households, and 968 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,645 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 88.0% White, 6.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 1,499 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 39 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

Education

Greenhills is served by the Winton Woods City School District and a branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
• List of sundown towns in the United States

External links

• Village website
• Waycross Community Media
• Winton Woods City School District