St. Bernard or Saint Bernard is a village in

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. It is an

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and

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. The population was 4,070 at the 2020 census.

History

St. Bernard was laid out in 1851 at the intersection of Main Street (now Vine Street, Cincinnati), the

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, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway. The town was originally built up chiefly by Germans. St. Bernard was incorporated as a village in 1878.

Geography

St. Bernard along with Norwood and Elmwood Place, is an enclave surrounded by the city of

. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 4,070 people living in the village, for a population density of 2,651.47 people per square mile (1,023.97/km²). There were 2,093 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 70.6%

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, 20.2%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1%

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, 1.2% from some other race, and 6.6% from two or more races. 2.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,747 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were

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living together, 19.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 30.1% had a female householder with no spouse present. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 3.05. 15.8% of the village's population were under the age of 18, 68.7% were 18 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.7. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. According to the U.S. Census

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, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the village was $68,373, and the median income for a family was $95,761. About 5.8% of the population were living below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. About 70.2% of the population were employed, and 25.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,368 people, 1,869 households, and 1,090 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 80.0%

, 15.7%

, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1%

, 0.9% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 1,869 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were

living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the village was 38.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 4,924 people, 2,069 households, and 1,251 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 2,195 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.41%

, 6.46%

, 0.18% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.02%

, 0.43% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 2,069 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were

living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% 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 3.09. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,356, and the median income for a family was $45,366. Males had a median income of $35,095 versus $26,672 for females. The

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for the village was $18,036. About 7.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

St. Bernard has a joint public school district with the neighboring Village of Elmwood Place. The district is called St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Village Schools, and is separate from

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. The district has one building for both the elementary and high school. The village is also home to two parochial schools; St. Clement Elementary and Roger Bacon High School. St. Bernard is served by a branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

References

External links

Village website

St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City Schools

Roger Bacon High School
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