Hooven is a

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(CDP) in southeastern Whitewater Township, Hamilton County,

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, United States. The population was 534 at the 2010 census. Hooven has a ZIP code of 45033.

Geography

Hooven is located at , in the valley of the Great Miami River, northwest of downtown

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. State Route 128 is the main road through the community, running northeast to Miamitown.

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forms the southern edge of the CDP, and Interstate 275 forms the northwestern edge, with access to Hooven via Exit 21. The Great Miami River is the eastern edge of the community. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.96%, is water.

Demographics

Gulf Oil Refinery

The Gulf Oil Company began operations at a facility in Hooven in 1931, producing a variety of products including

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, and home-heating oil. In 1985, the site was acquired by the

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. That same year the

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started investigating the site as a result of fuel flowing into the nearby Great Miami River. In 1986, the refinery was closed, eliminating over 200 jobs and severely impacting the local economy of Hooven. Since then, Chevron has been negotiations with the EPA and undergoing major clean up of the site's contaminated soil and groundwater. The EPA states that during the refinery's operation, an estimated 5 million gallons of refined gasoline and diesel fuel leaked into the local

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. The residents of Hooven are supplied clean drinking water from the

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public drinking water supply, which was not contaminated by the refinery.

References

Census-designated places in Hamilton County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio {{HamiltonCountyOH-geo-stub