Cincinnati, Ohio

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This article is about the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. There is also a town called Cincinnati, Iowa.

Cincinnati, "The Queen City" (also "The Queen of the West," "The Blue Chip City," "The City of Seven Hills," and also referred to as "Cincy") is a city in Southwestern Ohio, United States. It lies on the Ohio River and is the county seat of Hamilton CountyTemplate:GR.

As of the 2003 census, Cincinnati had a total population of 317,361, making it the third largest city in Ohio. It has a much larger metropolitan area covering parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, with nearly two million residents. It is home to both the Reds (Major League Baseball) and the Bengals (National Football League), as well as some major corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Federated Department Stores (owner of Macy's and Bloomingdale's), Chiquita Brands International, Great American Insurance Company, and the US Playing Card Company.

Contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 People from Cincinnati 5.1 Fictional characters 5.2 Music 6 Transportation 7 News 7.1 Radio 8 Cultural 8.1 Attractions 8.2 Buildings 8.3 Galleries 8.4 Movies 8.5 Museums 8.6 Music 8.7 Theater 9 Food culture 10 Sports 10.1 Major leagues 10.2 Minor leagues 10.3 Major colleges 11 Company Headquarters in Cincinnati 12 External links

History

Cincinnati was founded in 1788 by John Cleves Symmes. Surveyor John Filson named it "Losantiville". Filson[1] (http://www.filsonhistorical.org), who created the first map of Kentucky and authored the tale of Daniel Boone, formed the name "Losantiville" concatenating four terms, each of different language, meaning "The city opposite the mouth of the Licking River." "Ville" is French for "city," "anti" is Greek for "opposite," "os" is Latin for "mouth," and "L" was all that was included of "Licking River." Filson died in mysterious circumstances while surveying the purchase in September, 1788. In 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was president. The Society honored General George Washington, who was considered a latter day Cincinnatus—the Roman general who saved his city, then retired from power to his farm. To this day, Cincinnati in particular, and Ohio in general, are home to a disproportionately large number of descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers who were granted lands in the state.

In 1802, Cincinnati was chartered as a village, and in 1819, it was incorporated as a city. The introduction of steam navigation on the Ohio River in 1811 and the completion of the Miami and Erie Canal helped the city grow to 115,000 citizens by 1850. The nickname "Porkopolis" was coined around 1835, when Cincinnati was the country's chief hog packing center, and herds of pigs traveled the streets. Called the "Queen of the West" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (although this nickname was first used by a local newspaper in 1819), Cincinnati was an important stop on the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves escape from the South.

Cincinnati is also known as the City of Seven Hills, which is probably a romantic reference to Rome and Cincinnatus, though there is no agreement on the specific hills (http://www.cincinnati.com/local/atoz/upsanddowns.html) to which the name refers.

As a pioneer-era city, it compared with Pittsburgh and Nashville. As a "Riverboat" and canal-era city, it compared with Louisville, St. Louis and New Orleans. As an immigrant, industrial city it compared with Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit.

Because of its river setting and extensive park system, many commentators have remarked on Cincinnati's beauty, including Winston Churchill, who called it "the most beautiful of America's inland cities." The city's picturesque skyline was used as a backdrop for the fictional city of Monticello on the soap opera The Edge of Night, one of the many soap operas sponsored by Cincinnati soap maker Procter & Gamble.

Politics

Currently, although downtown Cincinnati generally votes Democratic like other Midwestern cities, greater Cincinnati/Hamilton County generally votes Republican.

The city is governed by a nine-member city council, whose members are elected at large. Prior to 1924, city council was elected through a system of wards. The ward system lent itself to corruption and Cincinnati was run by the Republican political machine of Boss Cox from the 1880's through the 1920's with a few brief interludes. A reform movement arose in 1923, led by another Republican, Murray Seasongood. Seasongood eventually founded the Charter Committee, which used ballot initiatives in 1924 to eliminate the ward system and replace it with the current at-large system and also to introduce a city manager. From 1924 to 1957, the council was selected by proportional representation. As of 1957, all candidates run in a single race and the top nine vote-getters are elected (the "9-X system"). The mayor was selected by the council. Starting in 1987, the top vote-getter in the city council race automatically became mayor. Starting in 1999, the mayor was chosen in a separate election and the city manager accepted a lesser role in government; these reforms were referred to as the "strong mayor" reforms. Cincinnati politics includes the participation of the Charter Party, the third-party with the longest history of winning in local elections.

Race relations are an evolving challenge in Cincinnati. On April 7, 2001, a Cincinnati policeman shot dead an unarmed 19-year-old African-American named Timothy Thomas after an extended pursuit. A week of race rioting followed (see 2001 Cincinnati Riots). After the unrest, some African-American leaders called for a boycott of downtown Cincinnati. The US Justice department contributed to the ongoing collaborative agreement.

Geography

Cincinnati is located at 39°8'10" North, 84°30'11" West (39.136160, -84.503088)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 206.1 km² (79.6 mi²). 201.9 km² (78.0 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.01% water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2003, there are 317,361 people, 166,012 households, and 72,566 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,640.5/km² (4,249.0/mi²). There are 166,012 housing units at an average density of 822.1/km² (2,129.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 52.97% White, 42.92% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 148,095 households out of which 25.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.6% are married couples living together, 18.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 51.0% are non-families. 42.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 3.02.

The age distribution is 24.5% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $29,493, and the median income for a family is $37,543. Males have a median income of $33,063 versus $26,946 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,962. 21.9% of the population and 18.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 32.0% of those under the age of 18 and 14.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

People from Cincinnati

• Doris Day, popular singer and actress
• Roy Rogers, actor
• Ken Griffey, Jr., Major League Baseball player (born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Cincinnati)
• David Justice, Major League Baseball
• Barry Larkin, Major League Baseball
• Pete Rose, Major League Baseball
• Don Zimmer, Major League Baseball
• Jeremy Kahn, professional street luge athlete. (born in Louisville, but grew up in Cincinnati)
• Nick Lachey, lead singer of 98 Degrees, now married to Jessica Simpson (appearing together on the MTV reality show Newlyweds)
• Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President
• Henry Heimlich, co-developer of the Heimlich maneuver
• Bill Hemmer, former CNN anchor and reporter
• Linda Vester, FOX News Dayside w/ Linda Vester host
• Charles Manson, famous serial killer
• Sarah Jessica Parker, actress
• Carmen Electra, born Tara Leigh Patrick. Actress, Singer
• Oscar Robertson, Basketball Hall of Famer
• Albert Sabin, discoverer of oral polio vaccine
• Tony Snow, news commentator
• Steven Spielberg, movie director

• Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati and current talk show host
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, author and abolitionist
• Charles Phelps Taft II, Mayor of Cincinnati from 1955 to 1957
• Robert A. Taft, 'Mr. Republican', and Senate leader
• William Howard Taft, 27th President, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Lytle family; Longworth family; early leading Cincinnati families
• Ray Combs, host of Family Feud, 1988-1994
• Thomas Samuel Kuhn
• Jerry Rubin, political activist, Chicago Seven
• Daniel Carter Beard, founder Sons of Daniel Boone
• Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys football Hall of Famer
• George Clooney, (Augusta, KY) actor- ER & various movies
• Bootsy Collins, Parliament Funkadelic funk bass player
• Jamal Anderson, Nationwide Pimp and R&B and Rap singer
• Samual Leever, Major League Baseball player (born in Suburb of Goshen)
• Ted Turner, philanthropist and owner of CNN, the Atlanta Braves, and the Atlanta Hawks
• Jim Leyritz, Major League Baseball player
• Nick Clooney, (Maysville, KY) TV personality, writer, father of George Clooney and brother of Rosemary Clooney
• Edmund White, author

Fictional characters

• Aloysius Snuffleupagus' grandmother (fictional character on Sesame Street)
• The staff of the radio station in TV series, WKRP in Cincinnati
• Rain Man Dustin Hoffman's character was picked up from a suburban asylum by Tom Cruise
• Jody Silver from The Puzzle Place

Music

• Ellery - alt-folk
• Afghan Whigs - rock band
• Kendall Bruns - Visual Artist and Musician
• Boom Bip - Electronic Musician
• Cincinnati Brass Band
• Bootsy Collins, Funk bassist
• Henry Fillmore, march music composer
• The Isley Brothers, R&B and Soul singers
• Mamie Smith, blues singer
• Gary Stone - Evangelistic Elvis impersonator
• Blessid Union of Souls - Rock Band
• 98 Degrees - Boy Band of the '90s
• Oval Opus - Rock Band
• Hi-Tek Rapper and Producer
• Over the Rhine - Rock Band
• Midnight Star - Soul Music
• The Deele - Soul Music

Transportation

• Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport is located in Hebron, Kentucky, and serves Cincinnati, Ohio.
• The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, opened in 1866, links Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky. This bridge was the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge, also designed by Roebling.
• Cincinnati is accessible via interstates I-75, I-71 and I-74. I-275 is a beltway around the city, and I-471 links it to Newport, Kentucky.
• Lunken Airport - Cincinnati Municipal Airfield
• Amtrak Passenger Rail Service
• Greyhound Lines Bus Service
• Cincinnati has an unfinished Subway, abandoned during construction in 1925 due to cost overruns. Proposals exist to build a new system and resurrect the remaining tunnels.
• METRO city passenger bus, operated by SORTA, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
• TANK Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky operates Downtown.

News

• Cincinnati is served by two daily newspapers: The Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by Gannett Co., and The Cincinnati Post, owned by the The E. W. Scripps Company.
• One African American newspaper is also published: The Cincinnati Herald.
• Two weekly newspapers serve Cincinnati proper. The older of the two is CityBeat, published by Lightborne Publishing. CiN Weekly is the second weekly and is published by Gannett Co. In addition, the Community Press newspapers serve various neighborhoods and suburbs in and around Cincinnati.
• A progressive monthly magazine, the Independent Eye, is also published.
• The following TV stations serve the Cincinnati area:
  • WLWT Channel 5 (http://www.channelcincinnati.com/) (NBC), owned by Hearst-Argyle
  • WCPO Channel 9 (http://www.wcpo.com/) (ABC), owned by Scripps-Howard
  • WKRC Channel 12 (http://www.wkrc.com/) (CBS), owned by Clear Channel
  • WXIX Channel 19 (http://www.fox19.com/) (FOX), owned by Raycom
  • WSTR Channel 64 (http://www.wb64.net/) (WB)
  • WOTH Channel 25 (http://www.wbqc.com/woth/), owned by WBQC
  • WBQC Channel 38 (http://www.wbqc.com) (UPN)
  • WCET Channel 48 (http://www.wcet.org) (PBS)

Radio

• These are the major talk and music radio stations in the Cincinnati area:
  • 55WKRC AM Talk Radio "The Talk Station"] [2] (http://www.55krc.com)
  • NewsRadio 700 WLW AM "The Big One" [3] (http://www.700wlw.com)
  • Sacred Heart Radio 740 AM] [4] (http://www.sacredheartradio.com)
  • News Talk 1160 WBOB AM] [5] (http://www.wbob.com)
  • 1360 Homer AM "The Sports Animal" Sports Radio] [6] (http://www.1360homer.com)
  • 1530 WCKY AM "The Revolution of Talk Radio"] [7] (http://www.wcky.com)

• • WGUC 90.9 FM NPR; Classical Music] [8] (http://www.wguc.org)
  • WVXU 91.7 FM NPR; Public Radio] [9] (http://www.wvxu.org/html/wvxu.html)
  • WOFX "The FOX" Classic Rock 92.5 FM] [10] (http://www.foxcincinnati.com)
  • WAKW "New Life 93" Christian 93.3 FM] [11] (http://www.wakw.com)
  • WVMX "Mix 94.1" Adult Contemporary FM] [12] (http://www.wvmx.com)
  • WMOJ "Jammin' Oldies" Oldies 94.9 FM] [13] (http://www.mojo949.com)
  • WYGY "The Star" Country 96.5 FM] [14] (http://www.wygy.com)
  • WAQZ "Cincinnati's New Rock 97.3" Alternative Rock 97.3 FM] [15] (http://www.newrock973.com)
  • WRRM "Warm 98" Soft Rock 98.5 FM] [16] (http://www.warm98.com)
  • WIZF "The Wiz" Hip Hop-Rap-R&B 100.9 FM] [17] (http://www.wizfm.com)
  • WKRQ "Q 102" Top 40 101.9 FM] [18] (http://www.wkrq.com)
  • WEBN "WEBN" Rock 102.7 FM] [19] (http://www.webn.com)
  • WGRR "Oldies 103.5" Oldies 103.5 FM] [20] (http://www.wgrr.com)
  • WNLT "K Love" Contemporary Christian 104.3 FM] [21] (http://www.klove.com)
  • WUBE "B 105" Country 105.1 FM] [22] (http://www.wube.com)
  • WPFB "The Rebel" Country 105.9 FM] [23] (http://www.1059therebel.com)
  • WKFS "KISS 107 FM" Top 40-Hip Hop-Rap 107.1] [24] (http://www.kisscincinnati.com)

Cultural

• Mt Adams

Attractions

• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
• Coney Island of Cincinnati
• Kings Island, located in Mason, a suburb 20 miles northeast of Cincinnati)
• Boomerang Bay Waterpark, also in Mason
• The Beach Waterpark, also in Mason
• TPC at River's Bend, a golf club that hosts a Champions Tour event (men's senior golf)
• Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, an important tennis tournament held in Mason

Buildings

• Carew Tower Open air observation deck
• PNC Tower 5th tallest in the world when it was built in 1914
• Scripps Center Home of the world headquarters for Scripps Howard
• Ingalls Building The world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper
• Star Tower
• Union Terminal A former train station; now a museum; example of Art Deco style. Amtrak station has returned to Union Terminal since renovation.
• US Bank Tower

Galleries

• Carl Solway Gallery
• Cincinnati Art Galleries
• The Design Consortium Gallery
• Miller Gallery
• Visual History Gallery
• Weston Art Gallery

Movies

• A Rage In Harlem (1990)
• Airborne (1993)
• American Icon (2001)
• April's Fool (1998)
• An Innocent Man (1989)
• City of Hope (1990)
• Crocodile (2000)
• Crossing Fields (1996)
• Eight Men Out (1987)
• Fresh Horses (1988)
• Fright Mares (1997)
• In Too Deep (1999)
• Late Last Night (1998)
• Little Man Tate (1991)
• Lost In Yonkers (1991)
• Milk Money (1993)
• People Like Us (1998)
• Rain Man (1988)
• Seabiscuit (2002)
• Tango and Cash (1987)
• Tattered Angel (2001)
• The Mighty (1997)
• The Public Eye (1991)
• This Train (1998)
• Three Barbecues (2001)
• Traffic (2000)
• Triangles and Tribulations (1998)
• What Angels Fear (1998)
• With a Song in My Heart (1952)
• Wrestling With God (1990)

Museums

• American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Cincinnati Art Museum
• Cincinnati Fire Museum
• Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
• Cincinnati Observatory Center
• The Contemporary Arts Center
• Drake Planetarium
• Greater Cincinnati Science Education Center
• Harriet Beecher Stowe House
• National Signs of the Times Museum
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• Newport Aquarium (in Newport, Kentucky)
• The Taft Museum of Art
• Skirball Museum,Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (http://www.huc.edu)

Music

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Theater

• Know Theatre Tribe
• Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
• Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
• New Edgecliff Theater
• Cincinnati Theater Web (http://www.robbucher.com/cincytheatre)

Food culture

• Skyline Chili
• Montgomery Inn Ribs
• Graeter's Ice Cream
• LaRosa's Pizza
• Izzy's

Sports

Major leagues

• Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball
• Cincinnati Bengals, National Football League

Minor leagues

• Cincinnati Kings, USL Second Division
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, American Hockey League -- voluntarily suspended for 2005-2006 due to lack of an NHL affiliate. Team hopes to return in 2006-2007 with a new name and new NHL affiliate.

Major colleges

• Cincinnati Bearcats, University of Cincinnati; Big East
• Xavier Musketeers, Xavier University; Atlantic 10
• Miami Redhawks, Miami University; Mid-American Conference

The suburb of Mason hosts the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, one of the nine (men's) tennis events in the ATP Tennis Masters Series. Nearby Sparta, Kentucky is home to Kentucky Speedway.

In March, 2005 and 2006, the US Bank Arena will host the Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament.

Company Headquarters in Cincinnati

These companies have headquarters in Cincinnati:

• Procter & Gamble – Soon to be the world's largest consumer products company after Gillette acquistion
• Kroger – The largest supermarket chain company in the United States; 17th largest corporation in the U.S.
• Fifth Third Bank – One of the top 20 banks in the United States.
• Cinergy – Soon to merge with Duke Energy; the resulting company's headquarters will be in North Carolina.
• Cincinnati Bell
• Cincinnati Financial Corporation
• Chiquita Brands International
• Federated Department Stores – Soon to be the largest department store company in the U.S. pending the acquistion of May Department Stores. Federated Stores include Macy's and Bloomindale's. Formerly operated Lazarus department stores in the Cincinnati area, which have been rebranded as Macy's.
• US Playing Card Company – World's largest and most famous playing card company
• The Andrew Jergens Company, a subsidiary of Kao, Inc.
• General Electric Aircraft Engines (in Evendale, Ohio) – One of the largest, if not the largest, aircraft engine manufacturer.
• Luxottica Retail (in Mason, Ohio)
• Omnicare (in Covington, Kentucky)
• Roto-Rooter
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (in Erlanger, Kentucky)
• Fujitec America (in Lebanon, Ohio)
• Western & Southern Financial Group
• EW Scripps – A media company that owns many newspapers, cable channels, and news stations. Also hosts the National Spelling Bee.
• Convergys
• Portion PAC (in Mason, Ohio)
• Formica Corporation
• Cintas (in Mason, Ohio)
• Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America (in Mason, Ohio)
• Skyline Chili

External links

• Cincinnati official website (http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/)
• Cincinnati Film Commission (http://www.filmcincinnati.com)
• Cincinnati Skyline, Images and Photographs (http://www.cincyimages.com)
• City government in the reform period (http://www.cincinnati.com/local/atoz/government.html)
• Cincinnati by twilight (http://www.tysto.com/articles05/q2/20050407twilight.shtml) pictorial at Tysto.

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