
Mount Lookout is one of the 52
neighborhoods
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of
Cincinnati
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. It is located northwest of
Linwood Linwood may refer to:
Places
Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of linden trees. Australia
* Linwood, South Australia
*Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales
Canada
* Linwood, Ontario
* Linwood, ...
, overlooking the
Ohio River
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valley. The population was 5,173 at the
2020 census.
History
The
Mount Lookout Observatory moved to the neighborhood in 1873.
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 5,173 people living in the neighborhood. There were 2,292 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 91.3%
White
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, 1.6%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.1%
Native American, 1.7%
Asian, 0.0%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.6% from
some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,266 households, out of which 62.8% were families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals.
22.8% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 62.9% were 18 to 64, and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. 47.0% of the population were male and 53.0% were female.
According to the U.S. Census
American Community Survey
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for the period 2016–2020, the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $129,922. About 1.5% of family households were living below the
poverty line
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. About 80.6% of adults had a bachelor's degree or higher.
Parks
Mount Lookout is home to
Alms Park
Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park (often shortened to Alms Park) is an urban park located in the Mt. Lookout and Columbia-Tusculum neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board, and its entrance is locat ...
and
Ault Park
Ault Park is the fourth-largest park in Cincinnati at 223.949 acres (0.9 km2), owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board. It lies in the Mount Lookout neighborhood on the city's east side. The hilltop park has an overlook which comma ...
.
Education
Kilgour School,
Cardinal Pacelli School and St. Ursula Villa School are the only schools located within the community.
References
External links
Mt. Lookout Community CouncilMt. Lookout ObservatoryMt. Lookout Community Overview
Neighborhoods in Cincinnati
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