Warren County is a

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located in the southwestern part of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 242,337. Its

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. The county is one of Ohio’s most affluent, with the county median income the highest of Ohio’s 88 counties. The county was created on May 1, 1803 from Hamilton County; it is named for Dr.

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, a hero of the

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who sent

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and the overlooked William Dawes on their famous rides and who died at the

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. Warren County is part of the

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History

Warren County was founded in 1803. The first non-Native American settlers were migrants from

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. During the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln received 60% of the vote in Warren County, and in 1864 he was reelected with 70% of the vote in the county. From that time on the county was a stronghold of the Republican party, with

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going on to carry the county by large margins in both 1868 and 1872.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. The county is a rough square with the sides roughly 20 miles (30 km) long.

Adjacent counties

* Montgomery County (northwest) * Greene County (northeast) *

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(east) * Clermont County (south) * Hamilton County (southwest) * Butler County (west)

Boundaries

Warren County was created by the first

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in the Act of March 24, 1803, 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 Little Miami; 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

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; thence west to the northeast corner of Section No. 7 in the third township of the aforesaid range; thence north to the Great Miami; 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 Wilmington. 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 January 30, 1815, 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 Franklin Township where

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is now located) was attached to Warren in compensation. The 1815 act was as follows: * 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 28 km² 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." Except for the sections formed by the Great and Little Miamis, the sides are all straight lines.

Lakes and rivers

The major rivers of the county are the

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, which flows through the northwest corner of the county in Franklin Township, and the

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which zig-zags across the county from north to south. There is one sizable lake, the

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, created by a

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dam on Caesars Creek in the northeast part of the county in Massie Township.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 158,383 people, 55,966 households, and 43,261 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 58,692 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.66%

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, 2.73%

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, 0.18% Native American, 1.26%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.31% from

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, and 0.84% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 55,966 households, out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.20% were

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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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 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

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for the county was $25,517. About 3.00% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the

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, including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 212,693 people, 76,424 households, and 57,621 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 80,750 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.5% white, 3.9% Asian, 3.3% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.7% were

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, 14.1% were

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, 12.0% were

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, 11.6% were

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, and 5.0% were

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. Of the 76,424 households, 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.6% were non-families, and 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age was 37.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $71,274 and the median income for a family was $82,090. Males had a median income of $61,091 versus $41,331 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,935. About 4.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the

, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Warren County is home to the Mason Business Center, a research and development facility for

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(P&G), whose global headquarters are located in downtown

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. Originally built in 1995 after three years of construction, P&G recently completed expansion of a new Beauty and Innovation Center in 2019, adding an additional 1,000 jobs for a total of 2,800 employees at the site. Mason is also home to the corporate headquarters of

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Top employers

According to the county's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the county are:

Government and infrastructure

Warren County has a 3-member Board of County Commissioners that administer and oversee the various County departments, similar to all but 2 of the 88 Ohio counties. The original county commissioners in 1804 were Robert Benham,

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and William James. The elected commissioners now serve four-year terms. Warren County's current elected commissioners are: * County Commissioners: Tom Grossmann (R), Shannon Jones (R), and David Young (R).

Hospitals

* Atrium Medical Center – Middletown (Formerly Middletown Regional Hospital) * Bethesda Medical Center at Arrow Springs – Lebanon (Branch of

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)

Post offices

The following post offices, with ZIP codes, serve Warren County: * Blanchester, 45107 *

, 45005 *

(Sharonville branch), 45241 *

(Symmes branch), 45249 * Clarksville, 45113 *

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(Centerville/Washington Twp. branch), 45458 *

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, 45005 * Harveysburg, 45032 * Goshen, 45122 * Kings Mills, 45034 *

, 45036 * Loveland, 45140 * Maineville, 45039 * Mason, 45040 *

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, 45342 * Middletown, 45044 * Monroe, 45050 *

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, 45152 * Oregonia, 45054 * Pleasant Plain, 45162 *

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, 45065 * Springboro,45066 * Waynesville, 45068

Telephone service

These are the telephone companies serving Warren County:

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(CL);

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(FP);

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(Cin);

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(AT&T);

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(TDS); and

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(F). Warren County is in the 513 and 937 area codes. The following exchange areas serve Warren County, listed with the area code and incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) abbreviation from above serving that exchange (list may not be up-to-date): * Bellbrook (937-AT&T): 310, 661, 848 * Blanchester (937-F): 783 * Butlerville (513-TDS): 877 * Centerville (937-AT&T): 350, 619, 885, 886 * Clarksville (937-F): 289, 501, 574, 577 * Franklin (937-AT&T): 514, 550, 557, 704, 743, 746, 748, 790, 806, 928 * Germantown (937-FP): 855 * Lebanon (513-CL): 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-CL): 336, 339, 398, 459, 492, 573, 622, 754, 229, 234, 701, 770 * Miamisburg-West Carrollton (937-AT&T): 247, 353, 384, 388, 530, 560, 847, 859, 865, 866, 914 * Middletown (513-AT&T): 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-AT&T): 360, 539 * Morrow (513-CL): 899 * New Burlington (937-F): 488 * South Lebanon (513-CL): 268, 480, 494 * Spring Valley (937-AT&T): 317, 659, 862 * Springboro (937-AT&T): 743, 746, 748, 885, 886 - (513-CL): 902, 915, 956 * Waynesville (513-CL): 897

Politics

Warren County has long been one of the most

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counties in Ohio, 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

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over Barry M. Goldwater. In 2008, Warren County cast the largest net vote for

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of any Ohio county. Before the Republican Party was formed, Warren County supported the Whigs. The Republican trend is no less pronounced at the state level. Since 1869, Warren County has almost always supported the Republican candidate for

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, the exceptions being in 1924 when it supported

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, 1932 (

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), 1952 (

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), and 1958 ( Michael V. DiSalle). However, other than DiSalle, each of these four Democrats, who were all victorious statewide, were conservative Democrats. In local races, Warren County occasionally elected Democrats for much of the 20th century. In 1976, two of the three county commission seats were won by Democrats, and as late as the 1990s, local elections between Democrats and Republicans frequently remained competitive. However, with the massive expansion of Warren County's population in the 1990s, the county swiftly became a Republican stronghold, this being indicated by the fact that Republicans' typically ran unopposed. In elections between 1996 and 2012, in which eight county offices were on the ballot, no Democrat filed to run. In November 1999, the last elected Democrat to hold office in Warren County, a member of the Educational Service Center (county school board), lost her seat to a Republican.

Education

Public school districts

* Blanchester City School District (also in Brown, Clermont, and Clinton) * Carlisle Local School District (also in Montgomery) ** Carlisle High School, Carlisle (the Indians) * Clinton-Massie Local School District (also in Clinton) * Franklin City School District ** Franklin High School, Franklin (the Wildcats) *

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(also in Clermont) *

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** Kings High School, Kings Mills (the Knights) *

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** Lebanon High School, Lebanon (the Warriors) *

Little Miami Local School District Little Miami Schools is a local school district in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States, situated mostly in Hamilton Township, Ohio. The district covers of land, including the villages of Morrow, Butlerville, and Maineville, Hamilt ...

(also in Clermont) **

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, Morrow (the Panthers) *

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(also in Clermont and Hamilton) * Mason City School District **

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, Mason (the Comets) * Middletown City School District (also in Butler) * Monroe Local School District (also in Butler) *

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(also in Butler and Hamilton) *

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(also in Montgomery) **

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, Springboro (the Panthers) * Wayne Local School District ** Waynesville High School, Waynesville (the Spartans) * Warren County Vocational School District ** Warren County Career Center, Lebanon *

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(also in Greene and Clinton)

Private schools

* Bishop Fenwick High School – Franklin * Lebanon Christian School – Lebanon * Mars Hill Academy - Mason * Middletown Christian Schools – Franklin * St. Margaret of York School – Loveland * Liberty Bible Academy – Mason * St. Susanna Parish School – Mason * Royalmont Academy – Mason * St. Francis de Sales – Lebanon * CinDay Academy - Springboro

Virtual schools

* Warren County Virtual Community School

Vocational schools

* Warren County Career Centerbr>Website

Colleges and universities

Warren County has no native colleges or universities, but was the original site selected for

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which instead located in

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in 1809.

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, a teachers college, was in Lebanon from 1855 until 1917 when it closed. Several colleges offer classes in Warren County at various locations, including

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of Dayton, the

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...

, and Wilmington College. Sinclair opened a branch in the Mason area in 2007. The University of Cincinnati owns of land at the intersections of I-71 and Wilmington road, but no plans for development on the site have been announced.

Libraries

The county has six public libraries: * Franklin Public Library - Franklin * Lebanon Public Library - Lebanon * Mary L. Cook Public Library – Waynesville * Mason Public Library - Mason * Salem Township Public Library - Morrow * Springboro Public Library - Springboro

Transportation

Highways

Interstate 71 Interstate 71 (I-71) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-64 and I-65 (the Kennedy Interchange) in Louisville, ...

Interstate 75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from S ...

U.S. Route 22 U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 in the Newark Airport Intercha ...

U.S. Route 42 * OH-3

State Route 3 * OH-28

State Route 28 * OH-48

State Route 48 * OH-63

State Route 63 * OH-73

State Route 73 * OH-122

State Route 122 * OH-123

State Route 123 * OH-132

State Route 132 * OH-350

State Route 350 * OH-741

State Route 741

Airports

Warren County has one public airport, designated as Lebanon-Warren County Airport (I68). The runway is a 4502' x 65' paved and lighted North-South runway (01/19), and parallel taxiway. Navigation and communications equipment includes PAPI,

AWOS Airport weather stations are automated sensor suites which are designed to serve aviation and meteorological operations, weather forecasting and climatology. Automated airport weather stations have become part of the backbone of weather observing ...

Pilot Controlled Lighting Pilot-controlled lighting (PCL), also known as aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting (ARCAL) or pilot-activated lighting (PAL), is a system that allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, run ...

, and

UNICOM A UNICOM (universal communications) station is an air-ground communication facility operated by a non-air traffic control private agency to provide advisory service at uncontrolled aerodromes and airports and to provide various non-flight services ...

. The airport runway, taxiway, and navigation equipment is owned by the County. The county leases a public terminal, but other facilities are privately owned and operated under contract by a

Fixed-base operator A fixed-base operator (FBO) is an organization granted the right by an airport to operate at the airport and provide aeronautical services such as fueling, hangaring, tie-down and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, ...

. The airport serves general and business aviation, but has no commercial airlines. There are also two privately owned operating airports in the county; Waynesville airport, also known as Red Stewart Field (40I), and Caesar Creek Gliderport (2OH9), both with grass runways. Operations have ceased at two former private paved runway airports, Brownie's Lebanon Airport (19I), and Lebanon San Mar Gale (OH79).

Rail and Bus

Warren County does not 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 Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway, the Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad, and the

Little Miami Railroad The Little Miami Railroad was a railway of southwestern Ohio, running from the eastern side of Cincinnati to Springfield, Ohio. By merging with the Columbus and Xenia Railroad in 1853, it created the first through-rail route from the important man ...

whose path is now replaced by the Little Miami Bike Trail. 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 in Warren County.

Waterways

There are no commercially navigable waterways in Warren County, but the

Warren County Canal The Warren County Canal was a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal in southwestern Ohio about in length that connected the Warren County seat of Lebanon to the main canal at Middletown in the mid-19th century. Lebanon was at the crossroads of two ...

did operate in the 19th century as a branch of the

Miami and Erie Canal The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a cost to the state government of $ ...

, bringing freight to Lebanon by canal boat. Recreationally, the Little Miami River can be traveled by canoe or kayak for its length through the county, and motorized boating can be done at Caesar's Creek Lake.

Media

''The Journal-News'' circulates in

, Springboro,

, and Turtlecreek Township. ''The

Dayton Daily News The ''Dayton Daily News'' (''DDN'') is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately ...

'', circulates in the northern part of the county. ''The

Cincinnati Enquirer ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, alt ...

'' circulates through most of the county while the ''

Cincinnati Post ''The Cincinnati Post'' was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. In Northern Kentucky, it was bundled inside a local edition called ''The Kentucky Post''. The ''Post'' was a founding publication and onetime ...

'' abandoned all distribution in the county in 2004. Among its weekly papers was '' The Western Star'', the oldest weekly in the state and the oldest newspaper west of the Appalachians published under its original name. It was closed on January 17, 2013. The ''Star,'' like the ''Pulse-Journal'' in Mason and the ''Star-Press'' in Springboro, was owned by the parent of the ''Middletown Journal'' and the ''Dayton Daily News'',

Cox Cox may refer to: * Cox (surname), including people with the name Companies * Cox Enterprises, a media and communications company ** Cox Communications, cable provider ** Cox Media Group, a company that owns television and radio stations ** ...

Media Group. Other weeklies include the ''Franklin Chronicle''. For a time in the mid-1990s, Lebanon was the home of commercial radio station WMMA-FM, begun by Mike and Marilyn McMurray in 1994. The McMurrays sold to what was then known as American Radio Systems License Corp. a

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

-based chain of stations which also owned Cincinnati stations WGRR-FM and

WKRQ WKRQ (101.9 MHz, "Q102") is a radio station located in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. The station is licensed to Cincinnati and broadcasts from the WKRQ Tower. It airs an adult-leaning Top 40 (CHR) format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. It ...

(both since sold to various other owners). The new owners moved the station to Hamilton County. In 2010, the only radio station in the county at the time was WLMH-FM, a student-run station at Little Miami High School in Hamilton Township. It went off the air around 2010, and in 2012, the FCC removed WLMH from their database and cancelled their license as a result of no broadcasts for over a year. Warren County is assigned to the Cincinnati television market, but Dayton television stations treat it as part of their market as well.

Recreation and attractions

Kings Island Kings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company. It was part of a larger effort to move and expan ...

: Theme park * Western & Southern Open: Professional tennis tournament * The Beach Water Park: Outdoor water park *

Great Wolf Lodge Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born ...

: Indoor water park resort * Ozone Zipline Adventures: Ziplines ranging from 250 feet to 1300 feet *

Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad The Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad (LM&M Railroad) is a heritage railroad in Ohio. It offers passenger rides out of its depot in Lebanon, Ohio. Route history The train operates on approximately of track between Lebanon, Mason and Monroe – all ...

: Nostalgic, themed train rides *

Fort Ancient Fort Ancient is a name for a Native American culture that flourished from Ca. 1000-1750 CE and predominantly inhabited land near the Ohio River valley in the areas of modern-day southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana and western ...

: American Indian earthen mounds *

Caesar Creek State Park Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles (8 km) east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who ...

and Caesar Creek Lake *

Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village is a historically recreated community in Caesar Creek State Park, located in Waynesville, Ohio, United States. The village was formed when historic buildings were moved here in 1978 in order to save them from destruct ...

Little Miami Scenic Trail The Little Miami Scenic Trail is the fourth longest paved trail in the United States, running through five southwestern counties in the state of Ohio. The multi-use rail trail sees heavy recreational use by hikers and bicyclists, as well as the ...

: Scenic bike trail * Lebanon Countryside Trail * The Golden Lamb: Ohio's oldest continuously operating inn * La Comedia Dinner Theatre: Professional dinner theater * Morgan's Canoe Livery: Canoe rental on Little Miami National Scenic River * Bella Balloons & Gentle Breeze Balloons: Balloon sightseeing tours * Vertical Advantage Helicopters: Helicopter sightseeing tours * Start Skydiving: Skydiving * Red Stewart Airfield: Airplane sightseeing tours from a grass-strip airfield * Cincinnati AVP Open: Professional beach volleyball tournament * Warren County Historical Society Museum *

Glendower State Memorial Glendower, now known as Glendower Historic Mansion and Arboretum, is a historic Greek Revival style house located at 105 Cincinnati Avenue, U.S. Highway 42, U.S. Route 42, Cincinnati Avenue, in Lebanon, Ohio. It was built in 1836 by Amos Bennett f ...

Lebanon Raceway Miami Valley Gaming is a harness racing track and casino (a " racino") in Turtlecreek Township, Ohio. It opened in 2013 as a replacement for Lebanon Raceway, located in nearby Lebanon. The track conducts seasonal live racing on Friday and Satu ...

* Ohio Renaissance Festival * Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival * The Christmas Ranch

Communities

Cities

(part) *

(county seat) * Loveland (part) * Mason * Middletown (part) * Monroe (part) * Springboro (part)

Villages

* Blanchester (part) * Butlerville * Corwin * Harveysburg * Maineville *

* Pleasant Plain *

* Waynesville

Townships

* Clearcreek * Deerfield *

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

* Harlan * Massie * Salem * Turtlecreek *

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

* Wayne https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites

Census-designated places

* Five Points *

Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

* Kings Mills *

Landen Landen () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Landen proper and the villages of Attenhoven, Eliksem, Ezemaal, Laar, Neerlanden, Neerwinden, Overwinden, Rumsdorp, Wa ...

* Loveland Park

Unincorporated communities

* Beedles Station *

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...

Blue Ball Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when o ...

(a neighborhood of Middletown) * Brown's Store * Cozaddale * Crosswick * Dallasburg *

Dodds The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) are a network of schools, both primary and secondary, that serve the dependant, dependents of United States military and civilian United States Department of Defense (DoD) personnel in three ar ...

* Edwardsville *

* Fosters * Genn Town * Greentree Corners * Hagemans Crossing * Hammel * Hillcrest * Henpeck *

Hicks Hicks, also spelled Hickes, is a surname. See also Hix. Surname A (... Hicks) * Aaron Hicks (born 1989), American professional baseball center fielder * Adam Hicks (born 1992), American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter * Akiem Hicks (born ...

Hopkinsville Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...

* Kenricksville *

Level Level or levels may refer to: Engineering *Level (instrument), a device used to measure true horizontal or relative heights *Spirit level, an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal or vertical *Canal pound or level *Regr ...

* Mathers Mill * Middleboro * Mount Holly *

Murdoch Murdoch ( , ) is an Irish/Scottish given name, as well as a surname. The name is derived from old Gaelic words ''mur'', meaning "sea" and ''murchadh'', meaning "sea warrior". The following is a list of notable people or entities with the name. ...

* Oregonia * Pekin * Red Lion * Roachester * Rossburg * Ridgeville * San Mar Gale * Socialville * Twenty Mile Stand * Union Village * Utica * Zoar

Notable natives and residents

Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. ...

, Astronaut * Robert Benham, Pioneer politician * Clarence Brown, Jr., Congressman *

John Chivington John Milton Chivington (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894) was an American Methodism, Methodist pastor and Freemasonry, Mason who served as a colonel (United States), colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign ...

, Civil War officer *

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the ...

, Governor *

Brant Daugherty Brant David Daugherty (born August 20, 1985) is an American actor, known for his recurring role as Noel Kahn on the teen drama television series ''Pretty Little Liars''. In 2013, he had a recurring role as Brian in the NBC daytime drama '' Days ...

, Actor * William H. P. Denny, Newspaper publisher *

Clifford B. Harmon Clifford Burke Harmon (July 1, 1866 – June 25, 1945) was a wealthy American real estate developer and founding partner of Wood, Harmon & Co., as well as a noted early amateur aviator. Early life Clifford Burke Harmon was born on July 1, 18 ...

, Aviator *

Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

, Actor *

Cordell Hull Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...

, Secretary of State * Bruce E. Ivins, Scientist *

Michael Larson Paul Michael Larson (May 10, 1949 – February 16, 1999) was an American television game show contestant from Ohio who appeared on the CBS program ''Press Your Luck'' in 1984. Larson is notable for winning US$110,237 () in cash and prizes, at the ...

, Game-show contestant * Donald Lukens, Congressman * William C. McClintock, Newspaper publisher *

John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...

, U.S. Supreme Court justice *

Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senat ...

, Governor * Marcus Mote, Early Ohio Artist *

Anthony Muñoz Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the US ...

, NFL player * Corwin M. Nixon, Ohio State Representative (1962-1992), Ohio House of Representatives Minority Leader (1979-1992) *

Dan Patrick Dan Patrick may refer to: * Dan Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player * Dan Patrick (politician) (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas and political and sports radio journalist * Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), Ame ...

, Sports broadcaster * Marty Roe, Musician * Thomas Ross, Congressman *

Larry Sparks Larry Sparks (born September 25, 1947) is an American Bluegrass singer and guitarist. He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Award. 2005, won IBMA for Album of the Year and Re ...

, Musician * Wilson E. Terry, Spanish–American War soldier * Durbin Ward, Civil War general * Mark Whitacre, FBI informant, Inspiration for the book and movie ''

The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical-crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie ...

'' * Joseph Whitehill, Ohio state treasurer * Steve Wilson, Ohio State Senator

References

External links

Official county site

Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Warren County Historical Society

* ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwarren/ Warren County genealogical information {{authority control 1803 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1803