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Mount Healthy is a city in Hamilton County,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States, in the
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. The population was 6,098 at the 2010 census.


History

Mount Healthy was founded in 1817 as the village of Mount Pleasant. In 1850, the village renamed itself "Mount Healthy", following a
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, in which many of its citizens survived while those in the surrounding territory did not. The village became a city in 1951.


Geography

Mount Healthy is located at (39.231808, -84.547244). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 6,098 people, 2,716 households, and 1,454 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 3,034 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.4%
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, 33.0%
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, 0.2% Native American, 0.7%
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, 0.1%
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, 0.9% from
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, and 2.6% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 2,716 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were
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living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.5% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 40 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,222 households, and 1,772 families living in the city. The
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was 5,022.2 people per square mile (1,943.8/km2). There were 3,421 housing units at an average density of 2,403.2 per square mile (930.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 73.70%
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, 23.32%
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.49%
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, 0.06%
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, 0.60% from
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, and 1.64% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 3,222 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were
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living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,982, and the median income for a family was $41,753. Males had a median income of $31,783 versus $26,926 for females. The
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for the city was $18,662. About 6.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the
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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.


Education

There are currently three schools within the actual city limits (one square mile): Mt. Healthy South Elementary School, Mt. Healthy North Elementary School, and Mount Healthy Jr./Sr. High School, which are all part of the Mt. Healthy City School District. There is also the Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy which is a charter school. Mount Healthy is served by a branch of the
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.


Notable people

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Diyral Briggs Diyral Briggs (born October 31, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was part of the Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl XLV team that beat the Pittsburgh Steel ...
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Alice Cary Alice Cary (April 26, 1820February 12, 1871) was an American poet, and the older sister of fellow poet Phoebe Cary (1824–1871). Biography Alice Cary was born on April 26, 1820, in Mount Healthy, Ohio, off the Miami River near Cincinnati. He ...
poet *
Phoebe Cary Phoebe Cary (September 4, 1824 – July 31, 1871) was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820–1871).She was a great poet who composed a Legend of Northland which is a very beautiful poem. The sisters co-published poe ...
poet *
Robert S. Duncanson Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821 – December 21, 1872) was a 19th-century American landscape painting, landscapist of European and African ancestry. Inspired by famous American landscape artists like Thomas Cole, Duncanson created renowned landsca ...
first internationally known African-American artist * William Davis Gallagher journalist and poet * Oliver S. Glisson Navy rear admiral *
Joel Heath Joel Heath (born June 18, 1993) is a former American football defensive end. He was a three-year starter at Mount Healthy High School in Mount Healthy, Ohio and earned First-team All-State honors twice. He was also named the Associated Press All ...
professional football nose tackle,
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baking industry executive and sports philanthropist *
Jeff Hill Jeffrey Martin Hill (born September 24, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) r ...
professional football wide receiver,
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* Nathaniel Dana Carlile Hodges librarian *
Dummy Hoy William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy (May 23, 1862 – December 15, 1961) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C. franc ...
professional baseball center fielder,
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Pee Wee Hunt Walter Gerhardt "Pee Wee" Hunt (May 10, 1907 – June 22, 1979) was an American jazz trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader. Hunt was born in Mount Healthy, Ohio. He developed a musical interest at an early age, as his mother, Sadie, played the ban ...
jazz trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader * William H. MacKenzie New York state assemblyman * David Montgomery professional football running back,
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Elizabeth Nourse Elizabeth Nourse (October 26, 1859 – October 8, 1938) was a realist-style genre, portrait, and landscape painter born in Mt. Healthy, Ohio, in the Cincinnati area. She also worked in decorative painting and sculpture. Described by her contempo ...
realist painter *
Suzanne Farrell Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is an American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Farrell began her ballet training at the age of eight. In 1960, she received a scholarship t ...
American ballerina


References


External links


City website

Mt. Healthy Renaissance Project
a Community Development Corporation * {{Authority control Cities in Ohio Cities in Hamilton County, Ohio Populated places established in 1817 1817 establishments in Ohio