Warren County, Ohio

Warren County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 158,383. The Census estimate for, was 201,861 making Warren County the second fastest growing county in Ohio and 80th in the United States. Its is. Warren County was erected, from , and named for Dr. , a hero of the  who sent  on his ride and who died at the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,054 (407 ). 1,035 km² (400 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.84%) is water. The county is a rough square with the sides roughly 20 miles (30 km) long.

Adjacent counties
Beginning in the northwest corner and proceeding clockwise, the following counties border Warren County:, , , , , and.

Boundaries
Warren County was created by the first in the Act of, , which also created Butler and Montgomery Counties. The act defined Warren County as "all that part of the county of Hamilton included within the following bounds, viz.: Beginning at the northeast corner of the county of Clermont, running thence west with the line of said county to the ; thence up the same with the meanders thereof to the north boundary of the first tier of sections in the second entire range of townships in the ; thence west to the northeast corner of Section No. 7 in the third township of the aforesaid range; thence north to the ; thence up the same to the middle of the fifth range of townships; thence east to the County line; thence with same south to the place of beginning." Originally this included land now in as far east as.

Clinton County proved a continuing headache to the legislature. The Ohio Constitution requires that every county have an area of at least four hundred square miles (1,036 km²). Clinton County's boundaries were several times adjusted in an effort to comply with that clause of the constitution. One of them, the Act of, , detached a strip of land from the eastern side to give to Clinton. That would have left Warren under four hundred square miles (1,036 km²), so a portion of Butler County (the part of where  is now located) was attached to Warren in compensation. The 1815 act was as follows: Except for the sections formed by the Great and Little Miamis, the sides are all straight lines.
 * Section 1--That all that part of the county of Butler lying and being within the first and second fractional townships in the fifth range, and adjoining the south line of Montgomery County, shall be and the same is hereby attached to and made part of the county of Warren.
 * Section 2--That eleven square miles of the territory of the county of Warren and extending parallel to the said eastern boundary of Warren County, along the whole length of such eastern boundary from north to south, shall be and the same is hereby attached to and made a part of the county of Clinton."

Lakes and rivers
The major rivers of the county are the, which flows through the northwest corner of the county in , and the which zig-zags across the county from north to south. There is one sizable lake, the, created by a dam on Caesars Creek in the northeast part of the county in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 158,383 people, 55,966 households, and 43,261 families residing in the county. The was 153/km² (396/sq mi). There were 58,692 housing units at an average density of 57/km² (147/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.66%, 2.73% or , 0.18% , 1.26% , 0.03% , 0.31% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 55,966 households out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who are 66 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,952, and the median income for a family was $64,692. Males had a median income of $47,027 versus $30,862 for females. The for the county was $25,517. About 3.00% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the, including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

Highways
and pass through the county as do /Ohio 3 and. Other major highways through the county are State Routes 28, 48, 63, 73, 122, 123, 132, 350, and 741. Interstate 71 crosses over the Little Miami River at the, the tallest bridge in Ohio.

Airports
Warren County has one public airport, designated as (KI68/I68). The runway is a 4502' x 65'paved and lighted North-South runway (01/19), and parallel taxiway. Navigation and communications equipment includes, ,, and. The airport runway, taxiway, and navigation equipment is owned by the County. The county leases a public terminal, but other facilities are owned and operated under contract by a private. The airport serves general and business aviation, but has no commercial airlines.

There are also three privately owned airports in the county; Waynesville airport, also know as Red Stewart Field (K40I/40I), Caesar's Creek Gliderport, and Brownies Lebanon Airport.

Rail and Bus
Warren County does not currently have passenger train service except for a scenic train that runs between Lebanon and Mason. Freight trains still serve Carlisle, and on a limited basis, Monroe, Mason, and Lebanon. Historically, there have been several trains that ran through the county whose stops became cities and villages. These trains include the, the , and the whose path is now replaced by the. There have been proposals to run commuter trains from Cincinnati to the Kings Island area, but none have ever found sufficient support or funding.

There is no public bus transportation based in Warren County, but there is limited service from Cincinnati to Mason and Kings Island. Middletown also runs bus service to eastern portions of Middletown that are located in Warren County.

Waterways
There are currently no commercially navigable waterways in Warren County, but the did operate in the 19th century as a branch of the ,bringing freight to Lebanon by. Recreationally, the Little Miami River can be traveled by canoe or kayak for it's length through the county, and motorized boating can be done at Caesar's Creek Lake.

Post Offices
The following post offices, with ZIP codes, serve Warren County: Note: This list may be incomplete.
 * , 45107
 * , 45005
 * (Sharonville branch), 45241
 * (Sycamore branch), 45249
 * , 45113
 * (Centerville/Washington Twp. branch), 45458
 * , 45005
 * , 45032
 * , 45122
 * , 45034
 * , 45036
 * , 45140
 * , 45039
 * , 45040
 * , 45342
 * , 45044
 * , 45050
 * , 45152
 * , 45054
 * , 45065
 * ,45066
 * , 45068

Telephone service
There are telephone companies serving Warren County: the United Telephone Company of Ohio, a subsidiary of (Utd); the Germantown Independent Telephone Company (Ger);  (Cin);, a subsidiary of  (Oh); the Little Miami Telephone Company, a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems (LM); and , a subsidiary of  (GTE). Warren County is in the 513 and 937 area codes.

The following exchange areas serve Warren County, listed with the exchange prefixes used and the area code and company serving that exchange.


 * Bellbrook (937-Oh): 310, 661, 848
 * Blanchester (937-GTE): 783
 * Butlerville (513-LM): 877
 * Centerville (937-Oh): 350, 619, 885, 886
 * Clarksville (937-GTE): 289, 501, 574, 577
 * Franklin (937-Oh): 514, 550, 557, 704, 743, 746, 748, 790, 806, 928
 * Germantown (937-Ger): 855
 * Lebanon (513-Utd): 228, 282, 331, 695, 696, 836, 850, 932, 933, 934
 * Little Miami (513-Cin): 239, 248, 274, 334, 340, 444, 453, 575, 576, 583, 600, 677, 683, 697, 707, 716, 722, 774, 831, 833, 965
 * Mason (513-Utd): 336, 339, 398, 459, 492, 573, 622, 754, 229, 234, 701, 770
 * Miamisburg-West Carrollton (937-Oh): 247, 353, 384, 388, 530, 560, 847, 859, 865, 866, 914
 * Middletown (513-Oh): 217, 222, 224, 261, 267, 292, 306, 318, 320, 355, 392, 420 ,422, 423, 424, 425, 433, 435, 464, 465, 571, 594, 649, 705, 727, 783, 804, 849, 890, 915
 * Monroe (513-Oh): 360, 539
 * Morrow (513-Utd): 899
 * South Lebanon (513-Utd): 268, 480, 494
 * Spring Valley (937-Oh): 317, 659, 862
 * Waynesville (513-Utd): 897

Media
The  circulates in, , , and. The , which is printed in Franklin, circulates in the northern part of the county. The  circulates through most of the county while the  abandoned all distribution in the county in 2004.

Among its weekly papers are , the oldest weekly in the state and the oldest newspaper west of the Appalachians published under its original name. It, like the Pulse-Journal in Mason and the Star-Press in Springboro, are owned by the parent of the Middletown Journal and the Dayton Daily News,. Other weeklies include the Franklin Chronicle.

For a time in the mid-1990s, Lebanon was the home of a commercial radio station, WMMA-FM, 97.3, but its owners sold out and the new owners moved the station to Hamilton County. The only radio station in the county is WLMH-FM, a student-run station at Little Miami High School in.

Warren County is assigned to the Cincinnati television market, but Dayton television stations treat it as part of their market as well.

Public libraries

 * - Waynesville
 * - Waynesville
 * - Waynesville

Townships
The following eleven townships make up Warren County:

School districts
There are seventeen school districts having territory in Warren County. Those listed in bold are primarily in Warren, those in italics are primarily in other counties. The county each district is chiefly located in is bolded.


 * 1) ' (also in Brown, Clermont, and Clinton''')
 * 2)  (also in Montgomery)
 * 3) ' (also in Clinton''')
 * 4) Franklin City School District
 * 5) Goshen Local School District (also in Clermont)
 * 6) Kings Local School District
 * 7) Lebanon City School District
 * 8) Little Miami Local School District (also in Clermont)
 * 9) Loveland City School District (also in Clermont and Hamilton)
 * 10) Middletown City School District (also in Butler)
 * 11) Monroe Local School District (also in Butler)
 * 12)  (also in Butler and Hamilton)
 * 13) Spring Valley Local School District (also in Greene)
 * 14) Springboro Community City School District (also in Montgomery)
 * 15) Wayne Local School District
 * 16) Xenia City School District (also in Greene and Clinton)
 * 1) Xenia City School District (also in Greene and Clinton)

Politics
Warren County is staunchly and has been since the party was established in the 1850s. Since the first presidential election after its founding, 1856, Warren County has supported the Republican candidate for president all but once, the exception being 1964 when Warren County voted for  over. Before the Republican party was formed, Warren County supported the. Since 1869, Warren County has almost always supported the Republican candidate for, the exceptions being in 1924 when it supported , 1932 , 1952 , and 1958. However, excepting DiSalle, each of these four Democrats, who were all victorious statewide, was a conservative Democrat.

In local races, Warren County occasionally elected Democrats. In 1976, two of the three county commission seats were won by Democrats. Until the mid-1990s, Democrats regularly ran for county offices and, while almost always losing, did not do so badly. However, with the massive expansion in population in the 1990s, the county became extremely Republican, so much so the Democrats fail to field any candidates. In the 1996, 2000, and 2004 elections, in which eight county offices were on the ballot, there were no Democratic candidates for any of them. In November 1999, the last Democrat to hold office in Warren County, a member of the Educational Service Center (county school board), lost her seat to a Republican.

Notable natives and residents
Among the famous who have inhabited the county are:
 * Astronaut (Turtlecreek Township)
 * Congressman
 * Civil War officer
 * Governor
 * Newspaper publisher (Lebanon)
 * Aviator (Lebanon)
 * Actor (Lebanon)
 * Secretary of State (attended school in Lebanon)
 * Game-show contestant (Lebanon)
 * Congressman
 * Newspaper publisher (Lebanon)
 * U.S. Supreme Court justice (Lebanon)
 * Governor
 * Football player (Deerfield Township)
 * Sports broadcaster
 * Musician (Lebanon)
 * Congressman
 * Politician
 * Spanish-American war soldier
 * Civil War general (Lebanon)
 * Ohio state treasurer

Recreation and attractions

 * : Theme Park
 * : Water park
 * : Indoor Water park resort
 * : Nostalgic, themed train rides
 * : American Indian earthen mounds
 * and Caesar's Creek Lake
 * : Scenic bike trail
 * : Ohio's oldest, continuously operating inn
 * : Professional Tennis Tournaments
 * : One of the nation's largest professional dinner theatres
 * : Professional Tennis Tournaments
 * : One of the nation's largest professional dinner theatres

Public School Districts

 * Carlisle Local Schools
 * , Carlisle (the Indians)
 * Franklin City Schools
 * , Franklin (the Wildcats)
 * Kings Local School District
 * Kings High School, Kings Mills (the Knights)
 * Lebanon City Schools
 * , Lebanon (the Warriors)
 * Little Miami Local Schools
 * , Morrow (the Panthers)
 * Mason City School District
 * , Mason (the Comets)
 * Springboro Community City School District
 * , Springboro (the Panthers)
 * Wayne Local School District
 * , Waynesville (the Spartans)

Colleges and Universities
Warren County has no native colleges or universities, but was the original site selected for which instead located in  in 1809. , a teachers college, was located in Lebanon from 1855 until 1917 when it closed. Several colleges currently offer classes in Warren County at various locations, including of Dayton, the, and. Sinclair opened a branch in the Mason area in 2007. The University of Cincinnati owns 398 acres of land at the intersections of I-71 and Wilmington road, but no plans for development on the site have been announced.

Hospitals in Warren County

 * - Middletown (Opens December 2007, formerly Middletown Regional Hospital)
 * - Lebanon (Branch of )

State facilities in Warren County

 * District 8 headquarters
 * District 8 headquarters
 * District 8 headquarters