Monfort Heights, Ohio

Monfort Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, part of the Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The population of Monfort Heights was 12,070 at the 2020 census. In previous censuses, the area was listed as two separate CDPs, Monfort Heights East and Monfort Heights South.

Monfort Heights, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°11′17″N 84°36′7″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHamilton
Area
[1]
 • Total5.93 sq mi (15.37 km2)
 • Land5.93 sq mi (15.36 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
930 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,070[3]
 • Density2,034.73/sq mi (785.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-51212[4]
GNIS feature ID1065476[2]

History

The community was earlier known as "Wisenburg" or "Wisenburgh"[5][6] A post office named "Monfort" was established on March 17, 1900, with Frank Lumler as its first postmaster. The office was named in honor of Civil War Captain Elias Riggs Monfort, who was then the postmaster of Cincinnati. The office was discontinued on September 14, 1905.[7] The name almost disappeared until the late 1920s when a name was needed for a new school district after the consolidation of three area districts and the name "Monfort Heights" was selected.[5][8][9]

A 1944 study cited a population of 250 for Monfort Heights in 1920.[10]

The first Cincinnati area McDonald's was opened by Lou Groen in Monfort Heights in 1959. It was at this restaurant that he created the iconic Filet-O-Fish sandwich to lure his Catholic customers during lent and on Fridays.[11]

Geography

Monfort Heights is located at 39°11′17″N 84°36′7″W,[12] 9 miles (14 km) northwest of downtown Cincinnati. The community "runs along North Bend Road with its heart at the intersection of West Fork and North Bend Roads."[5] Just south of this intersection is Exit 14 of Interstate 74 which runs east–west through the CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2), all land.[13]

Notable person

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. Lueders, pg. 122
  6. Lueders, pg. 107
  7. "Monfort Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. Lueders, pg. 78
  9. "History of Green Township". Green Township. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  10. Miller, Zane L. (2000) [first published 1968]. Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era (revised ed.). Ohio State University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-8142-0861-4. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  11. |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/02/26/ash-wednesday-2020-wearing-ashes-marks-beginning-lent/4878518002/|
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  13. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monfort Heights CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

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