Middletown is a city in
Butler
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and
Warren
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* Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits
* Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named
Warren may also refer to:
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* Warren (biogeographic region)
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counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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. The population was 50,987 at the
2020 census. It is part of the
Cincinnati metropolitan area
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in southwest Ohio, northeast of
Cincinnati
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and southwest of
Dayton
Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...
.
Incorporated in 1833 and designated a city in 1886, Middletown was formed from parts of
Lemon
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,
Turtlecreek, and
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People and characters
* Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name
* Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name
* Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...
townships. It was home to
AK Steel Holding Corporation
AK Steel Holdings Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in West Chester Township, Ohio. The company, whose name was derived from the initials of Armco, its predecessor company, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, was acquir ...
, formerly known as Armco and founded in 1900, whose steel factory in Middletown still operates as part of
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CCI, formerly Cliffs Natural Resources) is an American steel manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio. They specialize in the mining, beneficiation, and pelletizing of iron ore, as well as steelmaking, including stamping a ...
. The city also features
Hook Field Municipal Airport
Middletown Regional Airport, also known as Hook Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Middletown, a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The airport ...
, now serving only general aviation, and a regional campus of
Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohi ...
. In 1957, Middletown was named an
All-America City
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.
History
Middletown is mostly part of the 1788
Symmes Purchase
The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, was an area of land totaling roughly in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren counties of southwestern Ohio, purchased by Judge John Cleves Symmes of New Jersey in 1788 from the Contine ...
of
purchased by Judge
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, the ...
of
New Jersey
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in 1788 from the
Continental Congress
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as part of the
Land Ordinance of 1785
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.
Stephen Vail Jr. purchased land on the eastern bank of the
Great Miami River
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from Symmes and platted 52 lots for the village in 1802. The purchase was complicated when it was discovered that Symmes did not own all the land thought to have been sold to Vail, and eventually, after Vail's death, the
Ohio Supreme Court
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permitted the transactions to go through.
In 1825, construction of the
Miami and Erie Canal
The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, 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 co ...
occurred, linking Middletown to
Toledo, Ohio
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on
Lake Erie
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and
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
on the
Ohio River
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. A branch called the
Warren County Canal operated to
Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,841 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
History
Lebanon is in the Symmes Purchase. Th ...
from 1830 to 1852 when flooding on Shaker Run destroyed the branch. The
Great Flood of 1913
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destroyed most of the Miami and Erie in the area. The canal was paved over and became the Verity Parkway In 1982, Middletown opened the Canal Museum to commemorate the events.
Middletown was served by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway,
Erie Railroad
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and
Pennsylvania Railroad
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.
Middletown was principally known for its agriculture and paper mills but became most famous as a steel town when George Verity, founder of
American Rolling Mill Company
AK Steel Holdings Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in West Chester Township, Ohio. The company, whose name was derived from the initials of Armco, its predecessor company, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, was acqui ...
(ARMCO) opened a
sheet steel rolling process plant in 1900.
Etymology
The city's name is believed to have been given by its founder, Stephen Vail, but questions remain unanswered as to why. One local historian stated that the city received its name because Vail had come from
Middletown, New Jersey
Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, . Another writer believed that the city was named Middletown because it was the midway point of navigation on the
Great Miami River
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, which was then considered a navigable stream. Another theory is credited to the city being roughly halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati. Vail centered the city in Fractional Section 28 of Town 2, Range 4 North. One of the first settlers in Middletown was Daniel Doty, who migrated there from New Jersey in the late 18th century.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Middletown adjoins the
Great Miami River
The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) (Shawnee language, Shawnee: ''Msimiyamithiipi'') is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe Nat ...
. Middletown also borders the cities of Franklin, Monroe, Trenton, and Liberty and Madison Townships.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
census
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of 2020, there were 50,987 people in 20,057 households in the city. The
population density
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was . The racial makeup of the city was 81.3%
White
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, 11.2%
African American
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, 0.0%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
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and 5.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
There were 20,057 households with an average 2.39 people living in each, 81% of whom had lived in the same house for at least 1 year. 85% of residents were high school graduates, and 15.6% had received bachelor's degrees or higher. 6.2% of residents were under the age of 6, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 17.2% were over the age of 65. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% female and 47.7% male. The percentage of persons under 65 with a disability was 16.8%.
The median household income was $42,290, and the annual per capita income average was $24,184. Approximately 22.5% of persons were below the poverty line. The average travel time to work was 23.1 minutes. 59.2% of residents worked in the civilian labor force, 54.5% of whom were female.
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 48,694 people, 20,238 households, and 12,505 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 23,296 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.3%
White
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, 11.7%
African American
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, 0.2%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, 1.6% from
other races, and 2.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.
There were 20,238 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.5% 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 2.97.
The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 51,605 people, 21,469 households, and 13,933 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 23,144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.98%
White
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, 10.59%
African American
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, 0.25%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.36% from
other races, and 1.42% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 21,469 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% 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 2.94.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,215, and the median income for a family was $43,867. Males had a median income of $35,705 versus $23,865 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $19,773. About 9.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture

Sites in Middletown included on the
National Register of Historic Places
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include the
South Main Street District and the
John B. Tytus House.
Education
In Butler County, all sections of Middletown are in the
Middletown City School District. The Middletown City district operates
Middletown High School. The Warren County portion is divided among several school districts, with one of them being the Middletown City District, and the others being
Franklin City School District and
Lebanon City School District.
Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public university, public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest List of colleges and universities in Ohio, university in Ohi ...
, based in
Oxford, Ohio
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, has a regional campus in Middletown.
Miami University Middletown
Miami University Middletown or Miami Middletown is a satellite campus of Miami University in Middletown, Ohio. It was founded in 1966 and is the oldest regional campus of Miami University and Ohio's first regional campus.satellite campus
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in Ohio. It has an annual enrollment of approximately 1,500 students.
Transportation
Ohio State Route 4
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runs north–south through Middletown.
Ohio State Route 73
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and
Ohio State Route 122 run east–west through the city. Ohio State Route 122 accesses
Interstate 75
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running to the east of Middletown.
Middletown had multiple railroad stations serving the different railroads running through the city,
Baltimore and Ohio
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,
Erie Railroad
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,
New York Central
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(earlier, the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway) and
Pennsylvania Railroad
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. The last passenger trains were the Baltimore and Ohio's ''
Cincinnatian'' and
Penn Central
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's Cincinnati-Columbus train, both ending in 1971.
Transit service was formerly provided by the privately owned Ortman-Stewart Transportation Company, which ceased operations at the end of 1972.
Today, the
Butler County Regional Transit Authority provides bus service in the city with connections to
Hamilton
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* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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,
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
, as well as
Springdale, where riders can transfer to the
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
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serving greater
Cincinnati
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.
Notable people
*
Steve Baumann, soccer player
*
Todd Bell
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, NFL
safety
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Meanings
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*
Gay Brewer
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Career
Brewer turned professional in 1956 and made his first cut, at the Agua Calie ...
, professional golfer
*
James E. Campbell
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, 38th
governor of Ohio
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*
Butch Carter
Clarence Eugene "Butch" Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Early years
Carter excelled in basketball and football at Middletow ...
, NBA player and coach; brother of Cris
*
Cris Carter
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, Hall of Fame NFL player
*
Melville Collins, actor, composer, pianist, and baritone
*
Dan Daub,
MLB
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pitcher
*
Brooklyn Decker
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, fashion model
*
Shaun Foist, drummer for
Breaking Benjamin
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*
Goodwen, rock band
*
William Gross, financier for
Janus Capital Group
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and
PIMCO
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*
Bill Hanzlik
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College career
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, basketball player and coach
*
J. Eugene Harding,
U.S. representative
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*
Kayla Harrison
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, two-time
Olympic champion in judo
*
Thomas Howard, former MLB player
*
Howard Jones, Hall of Fame college football player and coach
*
Patrick L. Kessler,
Medal of Honor
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recipient
*
Vance Lehmkuhl,
vegan
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author, musician,
cartoonist
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, and historian
*
Frank Lickliter
Franklin Ray Lickliter II (born July 28, 1969) is an American professional golfer. He featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, going as high as 41st in 2001.
Early life
Lickliter was born in Middletown, Ohio, adjacent to his ho ...
, professional golfer on the
PGA Tour
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*
Jerry Lucas
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,
Ohio State
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and
NBA
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basketball player
*
Roy Lucas, American football coach
*
Buz Lukens, U.S. Representative
*
Jalin Marshall, professional football player
*
McGuire Sisters
The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters:
* Ruby Christine McGuire (July 30, 1926 – December 28, 2018)
* Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire (February 13, 1928 – September 7, 2012)
* P ...
, vocal trio
*
Debra Monk
Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She is the recipient of a Tony Award (1993), two Drama Desk Awards (1988, 2007), the Helen Hayes Award (19 ...
, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress
*
Scott Nein
Scott R. Nein of Middletown, Ohio, (April 13, 1951 – August 19, 2023) was an American politician of the Republican party, who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly.
Political career
Nein was encouraged by John Boehner to run for th ...
, member of the
Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of t ...
*
Clarence Page
Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of the ''Chicago Tribune'' editorial board.
Early years
Page was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Middletown High School in Middletown where ...
, columnist for the ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and ...
''
*
Susan Perkins,
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...
1978
*
Chrystee Pharris
Chrystee Pharris is an American actress, best known for her role as Simone Russell on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions''.
Life and career
Chrystee Pharris first became known as Simone Russell, a recurring character from 2001 to 2006 on t ...
, television and film actress
*
Rufus Phillips
Rufus Colfax Phillips III (August 10, 1929 – December 29, 2021) was an American writer, businessman, politician, and Central Intelligence Agency and United States Agency for International Development employee.
Life
Phillips was born in Middle ...
, politician and businessman
*
Raven Riley, actress
*
Gordon Ray Roberts, Medal of Honor recipient
*
Charlie Root
Charles Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941. Root batted and threw right-handed. He holds the club record f ...
, MLB pitcher
*
Josh Roush, Filmmaker
*
Terry Rukavina,
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...
player
*
Van Gordon Sauter
Van Gordon Sauter (born September 14, 1935) is a television executive who was the president of CBS News and the president of Fox News. He is a member of the Brown political family of California.
Education
Sauter graduated with a bachelor' ...
, American Communications Executive
*
Ed Schrock
Edward Lee Schrock (born April 6, 1941) is a retired naval officer (1964–1988) and American Republican politician who served as a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1996 to 2001. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ja ...
, U.S. representative
*
Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Joseph Schwarber (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Washington Nati ...
, MLB
left fielder
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*
Shepherd Sisters
The Shepherd Sisters (also known as the Sheps) were an American vocal quartet of four sisters born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, United States: Martha (born Martha Jane Shepherd, April 22, 1932 – February 24, 1998), Gayle (born Joyce Gayle ...
, vocal quartet
*
Fannie Douglass Smith, journalist
*
Paul J. Sorg
Paul John Sorg (September 23, 1840 – May 28, 1902) was an American businessman, Civil War veteran, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1894 to 1897.
Biography
He was born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Vi ...
, U.S. representative
*
Ferdinand Van Derveer
Ferdinand Van Derveer (February 27, 1823 – November 5, 1892) was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Van Derveer was born in Middletown, Ohio. He was educated at Farmer's College, studied law, pas ...
,
brigadier general in the Civil War
*
JD Vance
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August2, 1984) is an American politician, author, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran who is the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republic ...
,
50th and current
vice president of the United States
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*
William Verity, Jr., 27th
secretary of commerce
The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary rep ...
between 1987 and 1989
*
John M. Watson, Sr., trombonist and actor
*
Virtue Hampton Whitted, jazz singer and bassist
In popular culture
Vice President
JD Vance
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August2, 1984) is an American politician, author, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran who is the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republic ...
describes his life in Middletown in ''
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis'' (2016). His family had moved there from
Jackson, Kentucky
Jackson is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,231 according to the 2010 U.S. census.
It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became Lees College.
H ...
, and became caught in the problems of industrial restructuring and loss of jobs.
See also
*
South Middletown, Ohio
References
Further reading
* Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. ''Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio''.
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located north of Cincinnati along the Great Miami River, Hamilton is the second-most populous city in the Cincinnati metropolitan area and the List of municipaliti ...
: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
* Jim Blount. ''The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of
Butler County, Ohio
Butler County is a County (United States), county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 390,357. Its county seat and largest city is Hamilton, Ohio, Ham ...
.''
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located north of Cincinnati along the Great Miami River, Hamilton is the second-most populous city in the Cincinnati metropolitan area and the List of municipaliti ...
: Past Present Press, 2000.
* Butler County Engineer's Office. ''Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003''.
Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the south central portion of the county. The population was 22,645 at the 2020 census. Before annexations by the cities of Hamilton and Fai ...
: The Office, 2003.
''A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers'' Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882.
*
Ohio. Secretary of State. ''The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003''.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...
: The Secretary, 2003.
External links
*
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
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1833 establishments in Ohio
Cities in Butler County, Ohio
Cities in Ohio
Cities in Warren County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1833