Greenhills is a

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in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,741 at the 2020 census. A planned community, it was established by the United States government during the

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. Most of the village is a National Historic Landmark for its history as a planned modernist community.

History

As one of three Greenbelt Communities built by the Resettlement Administration during the 1930s (the other two are Greenbelt, Maryland and Greendale, Wisconsin), Greenhills was designed to be surrounded by a "belt" of woodland and natural landscaping. Like the other six "FDR towns", Greenhills was founded as a sundown town, using restrictive covenants to prevent minorities from purchasing homes there. Many families include third- and fourth-generation descendants of the village's original "pioneers" who occupied the original International-style townhomes. The original government-built area, the Greenhills Historic District, is listed on the

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and is a National Historic Landmark. The community's James Whallon House, which serves as the village hall is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The landmarked area encompasses about three quarters of the area within the village bounds, excepting only the northeastern section northeast of Farragut and Ingram Roads.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 3,741 people living in the village, for a population density of 3,007.23 people per square mile (1,160.88/km²). There were 1,618 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 73.2%

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, 15.0% Black or

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0%

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, 2.2% from some other race, and 8.5% from two or more races. 5.0% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,409 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 36.3% had a female householder with no spouse present. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58, and the average family size was 3.39. 28.4% of the village's population were under the age of 18, 57.6% were 18 to 64, and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the village was $69,208, and the median income for a family was $80,625. About 10.7% of the population were living below the

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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over. About 62.0% of the population were employed, and 31.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,615 people, 1,499 households, and 968 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 1,645 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 88.0%

, 6.7%

, 0.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1%

, 0.7% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 1,499 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the village was 39 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

Education

Greenhills is served by the Winton Woods City School District and a branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

References

External links

Village website

Waycross Community Media

Winton Woods City School District
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