East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati
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East Walnut Hills | |
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Cincinnati | |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,103 |
East Walnut Hills is one of the 52
History
Founded in 1867 as the incorporated Village of Woodburn, East Walnut Hills is known as the home to many prominent Cincinnatians.[citation needed] Initially developed by combining a small German Catholic community and the suburban estates of Cincinnati businessmen, the village was annexed into Cincinnati by 1873.[2]
Historic architecture and former residents
The neighborhood includes a historic district between the
Formerly known as Madisonville Pike in the early 1850s, Madison Road is the site of the earliest development in the neighborhood.[citation needed] The historic John S. Baker House was designed by Cincinnati Architect James Keys Wilson.[citation needed] Other prominent East Walnut Hills residents are William W. Scarborough, grocery merchant, Joshua Hall Bates, a Union general who built his home in 1858,[citation needed] and Civil War veteran and heir to a liquor baron Charles Dexter.[3]
The neighborhood is known as an urban forest because of the number of large trees.[citation needed] There is also a bird sanctuary between Wold Ave and Dexter Place.[citation needed]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1900 | 3,325 | — | ||
1910 | 3,977 | +19.6% | ||
1920 | 4,925 | +23.8% | ||
1930 | 5,217 | +5.9% | ||
1940 | 5,543 | +6.2% | ||
1950 | 6,018 | +8.6% | ||
1960 | 5,350 | −11.1% | ||
1970 | 5,425 | +1.4% | ||
1980 | 4,106 | −24.3% | ||
1990 | 3,741 | −8.9% | ||
2000 | 3,630 | −3.0% | ||
2010 | 3,794 | +4.5% | ||
2020 | 4,103 | +8.1% | ||
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As of the census of 2020, there were 4,103 people living in the neighborhood. There were 2,715 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 70.9%
There were 2,346 households, out of which 33.1% were families. 56.7% of all households were made up of individuals.[1]
6.2% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 73.0% were 18 to 64, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. 40.2% of the population were male and 59.8% were female.[1]
According to the U.S. Census
See also
- John S. Baker House, located in East Walnut Hills
References
- ^ a b c d e "East Walnut Hills 2020 Statistical Neighborhood Approximation" (PDF). City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ East Walnut Hills Assembly https://eastwalnuthills.org/history/
- ^ Brent Coleman, Charles Dexter’s legacy: his home The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 9, 2014