North Bend is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in Miami Township, Hamilton County,

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, along the

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. It is a part of the Greater Cincinnati area. The population was 857 at the 2010 census.

History

Harrison at cabin on North Bend of Ohio - 1840 lithograph

North Bend was founded in 1789. It was platted as Symmes City but ultimately never took that name. Instead, it was incorporated as the village of North Bend in 1845. It is named for its location, where the

meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex ban ...

s to the north. President

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

was born in North Bend. It was the home of his grandfather, President

William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...

. North Bend is the location of the grave of

John Cleves Symmes John Cleves Symmes (July 21, 1742February 26, 1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison and, thereby, t ...

Congress Green Cemetery Congress Green Cemetery is a historic military cemetery in North Bend, Ohio, near Cincinnati. The plot was excluded from Symmes Purchase because it was thought to contain mineral deposits. The land was first owned by the family of William Henry H ...

and of the

William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial is the final resting place of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States; his wife Anna Harrison; and his son John Scott Harrison, Representative and father of the twenty-third P ...

, the grave of William Henry Harrison.

John Scott Harrison John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He was a son of U.S. president William Henry Harrison and First Lady An ...

, the only man in U.S. history to be the son of a president and the father of a president, was born in North Bend and is buried in his father's vault in North Bend.

Eliza Hendricks Eliza Carol Hendricks ( Morgan; November 23, 1823 – November 3, 1903) was the wife of Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks. She was the second Lady of the United States from March to November 1885. She served as first lady of Indiana (1873–18 ...

, wife of U.S. Vice President

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

, also was born in North Bend. On May 5, 1865, North Bend was the site of an early hold-up of a railway train.

Geography

North Bend is located at (39.149658, -84.745828). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 857 people, 370 households, and 278 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 412 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.8% from

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, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 370 households, of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.63. The median age in the village was 52.7 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.8% were from 25 to 44; 37.3% were from 45 to 64; and 23.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 603 people, 253 households, and 182 families living in the village. The

was 560.3 people per square mile (215.6/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 269.5 per square mile (103.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.83%

and 0.17%

. There were 253 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were

living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 24.1% 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 2.80. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,979, and the median income for a family was $60,833. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $26,563 for females. The

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for the village was $28,792. About 4.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Village website
{{Authority control Villages in Hamilton County, Ohio Villages in Ohio Ohio populated places on the Ohio River 1789 establishments in the United States