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Walnut Hills | |
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 Walnut Hills (red) within Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,344 |
Walnut Hills is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] [2] One of the city's oldest hilltop neighborhoods, it is a large diverse area on the near east side of Cincinnati. The population was 6,344 in the 2020 census.
The neighborhood was named from the farm of an early settler, Reverend James Kemper, which he called Walnut Hill. [3] For generations, the Kemper family lived in the Kemper Log House. Walnut Hills was annexed to the City of Cincinnati in September, 1869. [4]
After the turn of the century, new migrants from Cincinnati's downtown basin moved to the area. Like South Avondale, Walnut Hills was home to many Jewish and Italian families. An area on the western side of McMillan St. was known as “Little Italy.” After construction of the Union Terminal, and other public housing projects demolished housing in the West End, many African Americans moved to the area in the 1930s. When modern suburbs were created after World War II, many of community's middle class white residents moved out of Walnut Hills. Similarly, middle class African Americans moved from the area after less affluent residents moved to the area. Almost 80% of Walnut Hills was populated by African Americans by 1970. [5]
Walnut Hills is home to multiple historic sites. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was where Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family lived, as well as the site where she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. [6]
The Walnut Hills Library, Cincinnati's first Carnegie Library, and the Walnut Hills United Presbyterian Church's remaining tower at Taft and Gilbert were designed by architect Samuel Hannaford. [7]
The commercial district at Peebles' Corner, originally called Kemper's Corner, was once the busiest district outside Downtown Cincinnati, with six street cars lines intersecting at McMillan and Gilbert by the end of the 19th century. [8]
The original site of Walnut Hills High School is located in the neighborhood. [9]
Several historic districts in Walnut Hills have been listed on the National Register. These include the Gilbert-Sinton Historic District, Gilbert Row, and Peeble's Corner Historic District.
| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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| 1900 | 16,136 | — | ||
| 1910 | 18,018 | +11.7% | ||
| 1920 | 21,125 | +17.2% | ||
| 1930 | 21,545 | +2.0% | ||
| 1940 | 22,824 | +5.9% | ||
| 1950 | 23,369 | +2.4% | ||
| 1960 | 20,658 | −11.6% | ||
| 1970 | 14,049 | −32.0% | ||
| 1980 | 9,907 | −29.5% | ||
| 1990 | 8,917 | −10.0% | ||
| 2000 | 7,790 | −12.6% | ||
| 2010 | 6,495 | −16.6% | ||
| 2020 | 6,344 | −2.3% | ||
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As of the census of 2020, there were 6,344 people living in the neighborhood. There were 4,223 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 32.8% White, 60.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [10]
There were 3,777 households, out of which 32.6% were families. About 65.7% of all households were made up of individuals. [10]
12.7% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 71.8% were 18 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. 48.5% of the population were male and 51.5% were female. [10]
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 $30,259. About 30.5% of family households were living below the poverty line. About 27.8% of adults had a bachelor's degree or higher. [10]
Evanston is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. A mostly African-American neighborhood since the 1960s, it is known as "the educating community," and is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Walnut Hills, Hyde Park, North Avondale, and Walnut Hills, as well as the City of Norwood. The population was 8,838 at the 2020 census.
Clifton is is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. The population was 8,408 in the 2020 census.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic home in Cincinnati, Ohio which was once the residence of influential antislavery author Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Northside is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was originally known as Cumminsville, but renamed to "Northside" several decades ago after I-74 divided the neighborhood into Northside and South Cumminsville. Northside has a racially and socio-economically diverse population, with concentrations of college students, artists, young professionals, and many members of the creative class. It is also the city's gay village, hosting several local LGBT organizations and events. The population was 8,096 at the 2020 census.
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East Walnut Hills is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1867 and annexed in 1873, it is located in the eastern side of the city. The population was 4,103 at the 2020 census.
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The Alexandra is a historic apartment building located on Gilbert Avenue in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Constructed in 1904 as the neighborhood's first large apartment building, it was one of many such buildings constructed for the real estate management firm of Thomas J. Emery's Sons. It has been named a historic site.
College Hill is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1813 and annexed in 1911, 1915, and 1923, it is located in the northwestern part of the city. It was originally called Pleasant Hill due to its prime location, but was later renamed College Hill because of the two colleges that were established there in the mid-nineteenth century. The neighborhood is not to be confused with North College Hill, which borders College Hill to the north but is not part of Cincinnati. The population was 16,039 at the 2020 census.
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American Biblical scholar who helped spread public education in the United States. Over his career, he was a professor of languages and Biblical and sacred literature at Andover Theological Seminary, Dartmouth College, Lane Theological Seminary, and Bowdoin College. He was the husband and literary agent of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the best-seller Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Corryville is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is located immediately east of the University of Cincinnati, southeast of Clifton, south and west of Avondale, northwest of Walnut Hills, and north of Mount Auburn. The population was 4,373 at the 2020 census.
Queensgate is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It sits in the valley of Downtown Cincinnati and has been dominated by industrial and commercial warehouses for most of its history. Cincinnati's nickname of "Porkopolis" started here with hog slaughtering in the early 19th century.
Downtown Cincinnati is the central business district of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, as well the economic and symbiotic center of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Originally the densely populated core of the city, the neighborhood was transformed into a commercial zone in the mid-20th century. The population was 5,835 at the 2020 census.
The Cincinnati riots of 1836 were caused by racial tensions at a time when African Americans, some of whom had escaped from slavery in the Southern United States, were competing with whites for jobs. The racial riots occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States in April and July 1836 by a mob of whites against black residents. These were part of a pattern of violence at that time. A severe riot had occurred in 1829, led by ethnic Irish, and another riot against blacks broke out in 1841. After the Cincinnati riots of 1829, in which many African Americans lost their homes and property, a growing number of whites, such as the "Lane rebels" who withdrew from the Cincinnati Lane Seminary en masse in 1834 over the issue of abolition, became sympathetic to their plight. The anti-abolitionist rioters of 1836, worried about their jobs if they had to compete with more blacks, attacked both the blacks and white supporters.
The Cincinnati riots of 1841 occurred after a long drought had created widespread unemployment in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Over a period of several days in September 1841, unemployed whites attacked black residents who defended themselves. Many blacks were rounded up and held behind a cordon and then moved to the jail. According to the authorities, this was for their own protection.
Donald Andrew Spencer Sr. was one of the first African American realtors in Cincinnati, the first African American broker to join the Cincinnati Board of Realtors, the first African American broker to serve as President of the Cincinnati Board of Realtors, and the first African American trustee at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He was appointed trustee of Ohio University by former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan. He was the first African American to chair the Ohio University board of trustees in 1979 and served on the Ohio University board from 1974 to 1983. He was also the charter member of the Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, a predominantly African American fraternity, at the University of Cincinnati. He chartered the chapter in 1939.
Peebles' Corner Historic District is a registered historic district surrounding the intersection of East McMillan Street and Gilbert Avenue in the neighborhood of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1985.
Jennie Davis Porter was an American educator. She was the first African-American to receive a PhD from the University of Cincinnati and became the first black female principal of a public school in Cincinnati. In 1989, she was posthumously inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.
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