Mount Airy, Cincinnati

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Mount Airy (red) within Cincinnati, Ohio
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hamilton
City Cincinnati
Population
 (2020)
  Total9,210

Mount Airy is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] The neighborhood is home to Mount Airy Forest, one of the oldest urban reforestation projects in the country. The population was 9,210 at the 2020 census. [2]

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History

Mount Airy was incorporated as a village in 1865 from land given by Mill Creek and Green townships. [3] Mount Airy was annexed by the City of Cincinnati in 1911. [4]

The neighborhood includes the 1,471 acre Mount Airy Forest, the largest of the Cincinnati parks. The Mt. Airy water tower, resembling a castle, was built in 1926-27. The complex includes 13 towers on two levels and has a capacity of 8.5 million gallons. [5]

Demographics

Population of Mt. Airy 1900-2020
YearPop.±%
1900 768    
1910 898+16.9%
1920 1,025+14.1%
1930 1,591+55.2%
1940 1,649+3.6%
1950 2,371+43.8%
1960 4,979+110.0%
1970 11,844+137.9%
1980 9,453−20.2%
1990 9,404−0.5%
2000 9,710+3.3%
2010 8,779−9.6%
2020 9,210+4.9%
[ citation needed ] [2]

As of the census of 2020, there were 9,210 people living in the neighborhood. There were 4,388 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 26.6% White, 61.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 5.4% from two or more races. 4.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [2]

There were 3,739 households, out of which 56.8% were families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals. [2]

27.5% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 60.9% were 18 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. 45.4% of the population were male and 54.6% were female. [2]

According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $27,920. About 24.5% of family households were living below the poverty line. About 23.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. [2]

Infrastructure

Interstate 74's Ohio-Iowa segment ends in Mount Airy, OH, while the westernmost North Carolina segment ends in Mount Airy, NC.[ citation needed ]

Notable people

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Airy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Airy 2020 Statistical Neighborhood Approximation" (PDF). City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. Nelson, S. B. (1894). "History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1". p. 424. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. Clarke, S. J. (1912). "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2". The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 528. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. "Mt. Airy Water Towers". Ohio Memory. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

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