Middletown is a city located in

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and

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counties in the southwestern part of the

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, about 35 miles (47 km) north of

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. The population as of the 2020 census was 50,987. It is part of the

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. Formerly in

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, Turtlecreek, and

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townships, Middletown was incorporated by the

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on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886. The city was the home of

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(formerly

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), a major

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works founded in 1900. Although offices were moved to nearby

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in 2007, the AK Steel factory is still in Middletown. Middletown is also home to Hook Field Municipal Airport (airport code MWO), which was formerly served by commercial airlines but is currently only for general aviation. A regional campus of

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is located in Middletown. In 1957, Middletown was designated as an

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Name

The city's name is believed to have been given by its founder,

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, but questions remain unanswered as to why. One local historian stated that the city received its name because Vail had come from

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. Another writer believed that the city was named Middletown because it was the midway point of navigation on the

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, which was then considered a navigable stream. Another theory is credited to the city being roughly halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati. Vail centered the city in Fractional Section 28 of Town 2, Range 4 North. One of the first settlers in Middletown was Daniel Doty, who migrated there from New Jersey in the late 18th century.

Geography

Middletown is located at 39°30′N 84°23′W (39.5060, -84.3759). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Middletown adjoins the

. Middletown also borders the cities of Franklin, Monroe, Trenton, and Liberty and Madison Townships.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 50,987 people in 20,057 households in the city. The

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was . The racial makeup of the city was 81.3%

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, 11.2%

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, 0.0% Native American, 0.7%

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, 0.1 % Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 5.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.1% of the population. There were 20,057 households with an average 2.39 people living in each, 81% of whom had lived in the same house for at least 1 year. 85% of residents were high school graduates, and 15.6% had received Bachelor's degrees or higher. 6.2% of residents were under the age of 6, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 17.2% were over the age of 65. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% female and 47.7% male. The percentage of persons under 65 with a disability was 16.8%. The median household income was $42,290, and the annual per capita income average was $24,184. Approximately 22.5% of persons were below the poverty line. The average travel time to work was 23.1 minutes. 59.2% of residents worked in the civilian labor force, 54.5% of whom were female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 48,694 people, 20,238 households, and 12,505 families living in the city. The

was . There were 23,296 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.3%

, 11.7%

, 0.2% Native American, 0.5%

, 1.6% from

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, and 2.7% from two or more races.

of any race were 3.8% of the population. There were 20,238 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were

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living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 51,605 people, 21,469 households, and 13,933 families living in the city. The

was 2,011.4 people per square mile (776.5/km²). There were 23,144 housing units at an average density of 902.1 per square mile (348.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.98%

, 10.59%

, 0.25% Native American, 0.37%

, 0.03%

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, 0.36% from

, and 1.42% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 21,469 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were

living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,215, and the median income for a family was $43,867. Males had a median income of $35,705 versus $23,865 for females. The

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for the city was $19,773. About 9.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the

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, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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runs north-south through Middletown.

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and Ohio State Route 122 run east-west through the city. Ohio Route 122 accesses

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running to the east of Middletown. Middletown had multiple railroad stations serving the different railroads running through the city,

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(earlier, the

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) and

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. The last passenger trains were the Baltimore and Ohio's ''

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'' and

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's Cincinnati-Columbus train, both ending in 1971.

Notable people

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, NFL

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, professional golfer *

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, 38th

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pitcher *

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, basketball player and coach *

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recipient *

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, professional golfer on the

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and

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, U.S. Representative *

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, member of the

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Pop culture references

describes his life in Middletown in '' Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis'' (2016). His family had moved there from

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and became caught in the problems of industrial restructuring and loss of jobs.

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wrote negatively about a 2008 visit to Middletown in her autobiography ''Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far'' (2017). Kimmy Schmidt from the eponymous Netflix show falsely claims she is from Middletown, Ohio, in Season 1, Episode 3. Xanthippe looks it up on her phone, expecting Kimmy has made the place up, but is irritated to find that such a place exists. Middletown, Ohio is the home town of James Donovan Halliday, the creator of the OASIS in

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