Lebanon, Ohio
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Lebanon is a city located in Warren County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,962. It is the county seat of Warren CountyTemplate:GR. It was named after the Biblical Lebanon because of the many juniper trees there, mistaken for the Lebanon Cedar. It is known today as "The Cedar City". The name is pronounced LEB-nuhn.
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Geography
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Location of Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon is located at 39°25'36" North, 84°12'45" West (39.426724, -84.212631)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.5 km² (11.8 mi²). 30.5 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 16,962 people, 5,887 households, and 4,209 families residing in the city. The population density is 556.4/km² (1,440.6/mi²). There are 6,218 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (528.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.98% White, 6.36% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,887 households out of which 40.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% are non-families. 24.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.08.
In the city the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 114.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $46,856, and the median income for a family is $52,578. Males have a median income of $40,361 versus $27,551 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,897. 6.4% of the population and 4.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Historic population figures
The city had 10,461 people in 1990, 9,636 in 1980, 7,934 in 1970, 5,993 in 1960, 4,618 in 1950, 3,890 in 1940, 3,396 in 1920, and 2,867 in 1900.
Claim to fame
The 1979 movie Harper Valley P.T.A. with Barbara Eden was shot in Lebanon as was the 1995 movie Milk Money with Ed Harris and Melanie Griffith.
Famous People from Lebanon, Ohio
Woody Harrelson, Thomas Corwin, John McLean, Andrew McBurney
History
Lebanon is in the Symmes Purchase. The first settler in what is now Lebanon was Ichabod Corwin, uncle of Thomas Corwin, who came to Ohio from Bourbon County, Kentucky and settled on the north branch of Turtle Creek in March 1796. The site of his cabin is now on the grounds of Berry Intermediate School on North Broadway and is marked with a monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The town was laid out in September 1802 on land owned by Ichabod Corwin, Silas Hurin, Ephraim Hathaway, and Samuel Manning in Sections 35 and 35 of Town 5, Range 3 North and Sections 5 and 6 of Town 4, Range 3 North of the Between the Miami Rivers Survey.
Lebanon is largely within the Lebanon telephone exchange, but parts are in the Mason and South Lebanon exchanges.
External links
- Official site (http://www.ci.lebanon.oh.us)
References
- Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
- The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
- John W. Hauck. Narrow Gauge in Ohio. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing, 1986. ISBN 0871086298
- Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0899332811
- William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
- Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.