Mount Airy, Cincinnati
Mount Airy is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.[1] The population was 9,210 at the 2020 census.[2] Interstate 74's Ohio-Iowa segment ends in Mount Airy, OH, while the westernmost North Carolina segment ends in Mount Airy, NC.
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 Mt. Airy Water Tower | |
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 Mount Airy (red) within Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hamilton |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,210 |
History
Mount Airy was incorporated as a village in 1865 from land given by Mill Creek and Green townships.[3] Mount Airy was annexed by the City of Cincinnati in 1911.[4]
The neighborhood includes the 1,471 acre Mt. Airy Forest, the largest of the Cincinnati parks. The Mt. Airy water tower, resembling a castle, was built in 1926-27. The complex includes 13 towers on two levels and has a capacity of 8.5 million gallons.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 768 | — |
| 1910 | 898 | +16.9% |
| 1920 | 1,025 | +14.1% |
| 1930 | 1,591 | +55.2% |
| 1940 | 1,649 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 2,371 | +43.8% |
| 1960 | 4,979 | +110.0% |
| 1970 | 11,844 | +137.9% |
| 1980 | 9,453 | −20.2% |
| 1990 | 9,404 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 9,710 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 8,779 | −9.6% |
| 2020 | 9,210 | +4.9% |
Notable people
- Ken Griffey Jr., Hall of Fame baseball player
- Jo Ellen Pellman, actress
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Airy
- "Mt. Airy 2020 Statistical Neighborhood Approximation" (PDF). City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Nelson, S. B. (1894). "History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1". p. 424. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- Clarke, S. J. (1912). "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2". The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 528. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- "Mt. Airy Water Towers". Ohio Memory. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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