Hyde Park is an affluent neighborhood on the east side of

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. The population was 14,193 at the 2020 census. It is located on the eastern side of Cincinnati, approximately six miles away from

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. Much of the neighborhood is situated between

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. At the center is Hyde Park Square, which is within a 2-block area of Erie Avenue primarily bounded by Edwards Road on the West and Michigan Avenue on the East. The square features a park in the center surrounded by retail shops and restaurants. Its centerpiece is the Kilgour Fountain, which features a draped female figure with fluted basins. It was donated in 1900 by John and Charles Kilgour. The

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Ice Cream parlor has been present on Hyde Park Square since 1938. In 2010,

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named Hyde Park one of "America's Best Neighborhoods", citing the education levels of its residents and its high concentration of shops and restaurants.

Demographics

Source - City of Cincinnati Statistical Database

History

Hyde Park initially consisted of a rural area with very few houses as late as 1885, until the

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linked it with

in the 1872. Shortly afterwards, population began to increase and in 1892, several prominent Cincinnati real estate businessmen, collectively known as the Mornington syndicate, capitalized on the new transportations to downtown and purchased much of the land to create a community exclusively for Cincinnati's wealthy, selling old parcels to residents who met such criteria. In 1896, the village of Hyde Park was incorporated and was named after the affluent

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. In November 1903, Hyde Park was annexed by the City of Cincinnati. Almost immediately thereafter, it experienced a real estate boom, bringing hundreds of new residents. Today, the neighborhood is rather thickly populated.

Geography

Hyde Park is located on the eastern side of Cincinnati, approximately six miles away from the

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. Much of the neighborhood is situated between

and the

. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of

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, Evanston, Mt. Lookout, O'Bryonville, Oakley, and the City of Norwood. Hyde Park is located on a plateau above the Ohio River Valley and the

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. Linwood Road, Torrence Parkway and Delta Avenue, all flow towards the Ohio River and follow the major pathways by the major drainage valleys that cut into the plateau.

Climate

As part of Cincinnati, Hyde Park is in the

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zone (

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: ''Dfa''):

Economy

Hyde Park is a largely residential neighborhood, as such, its economy is focused towards small, privately-owned businesses. Hyde Park Square is considered the neighborhood's commercial district and hosts several family-owned shops and boutiques, restaurants, art galleries, banks, and real estate agencies.

Education

The

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district operates public schools, including

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, Clark Montessori, Kilgour Elementary and The Hyde Park School. Private schools in the neighborhood include the Summit Country Day School, the Springer School and Center, the Cardinal Pacelli School and St. Mary Grade School. Hyde Park is also served by a branch of the

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Schools

* Hyde Park School, elementary school * Kilgour School, elementary school *

, high school * Clark Montessori, high school * Summit Country Day school, Catholic school * Cardinal Pacelli School, Catholic school, part of the National Blue Ribbon School Program. * St. Mary Grade School, Catholic school, part of the National Blue Ribbon School Program. *

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Neighborhoods bordering Hyde Park

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* Evanston * Mt. Lookout * Oakley * O'Bryonville Also bordering Hyde Park is the city of Norwood.

Notable people

* Levi Addison Ault,

Parks Commissioner *

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winning

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, Chief Justice, Alaska Supreme Court *

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, entrepreneur, Former Cincinnati

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References

Notes

External links

Hyde Park Square website
{{Authority control Neighborhoods in Cincinnati