Mount Airy, Cincinnati

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Mount Airy is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] The neighborhood is home to Mount Airy Forest, one of the oldest urban reforestation projects in the country. The population was 9,210 at the 2020 census.[2]

Mount Airy
Mt. Airy Water Tower
Mt. Airy Water Tower
Mount Airy (red) within Cincinnati, Ohio
Mount Airy (red) within Cincinnati, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHamilton
CityCincinnati
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,210

History

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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 Mount 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

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Population of Mt. Airy 1900-2020
YearPop.±%
1900768—    
1910898+16.9%
19201,025+14.1%
19301,591+55.2%
19401,649+3.6%
19502,371+43.8%
19604,979+110.0%
197011,844+137.9%
19809,453−20.2%
19909,404−0.5%
20009,710+3.3%
20108,779−9.6%
20209,210+4.9%
[citation needed][2]

As of the census of 2020, there were 9,210 people living in the neighborhood. There were 4,388 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 26.6% White, 61.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 5.4% from two or more races. 4.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[2]

There were 3,739 households, out of which 56.8% were families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals.[2]

27.5% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 60.9% were 18 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. 45.4% of the population were male and 54.6% were female.[2]

According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $27,920. About 24.5% of family households were living below the poverty line. About 23.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher.[2]

Infrastructure

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Interstate 74's Ohio-Iowa segment ends in Mount Airy, OH, while the westernmost North Carolina segment ends in Mount Airy, NC.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Airy
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Airy 2020 Statistical Neighborhood Approximation" (PDF). City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Clarke, S. J. (1912). "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2". The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 528. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Mt. Airy Water Towers". Ohio Memory. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

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