Middletown, Ohio
Middletown, Ohio Nickname(s): middle town/city or mid-city or Middie City Location of Middletown in Butler County and the state of Ohio Location of Middletown in Butler County and the state of Ohio State Ohio Middletown is a town/city located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S.
State of Ohio.
Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a town/city in 1886.
The populace of Middletown as of the 2010 census was 48,694. It is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan Travel Destination as defined by the U.S.
The town/city was the home of AK Steel Holding Corporation (formerly Armco), a primary steel works established in 1900 until offices were moved to West Chester Township, Ohio in 2007, but AK Steel's factory still resides in Middletown.
A county-wide ground of Miami University is positioned in Middletown.
One small-town historian stated that the town/city received its name because Mr.
Another writer believed that the town/city was titled Middletown because it was the midway point of navigation on the Great Miami River, which was then considered a navigable stream.
Another theory is credited to the town/city being roughly halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati. Vail centered the town/city in Fractional Section 28 of Town 2, Range 4 North.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 26.43 square miles (68.45 km2), of which 26.19 square miles (67.83 km2) is territory and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) is water. Middletown also borders the metros/cities of Franklin, Monroe, Trenton, and Liberty and Madison Townships.
As of the census of 2010, there were 48,694 citizens , 20,238 homeholds, and 12,505 families residing in the city.
There were 23,296 housing units at an average density of 889.5 per square mile (343.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.3% White, 11.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.6% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 20,238 homeholds of which 31.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 38.3 years.
24.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,605 citizens , 21,469 homeholds, and 13,933 families residing in the city.
There were 23,144 housing units at an average density of 902.1 per square mile (348.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 86.98% White, 10.59% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other competitions, and 1.42% from two or more competitions.
There were 21,469 homeholds out of which 29.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $36,215, and the median income for a family was $43,867.
About 9.2% of families and 12.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
Jerry Lucas Ohio State and NBA basketball player Vance describes his life in Middletown in Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.
Middletown is referenced in the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
"Butler County Towns and How They Obtained Their Names".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio.
The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio.
Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers.
City of Middletown Middletown City Schools Middletown, Ohio" Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Ohio, United States Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Ohio, United States State of Ohio
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Middletown, Ohio - Cities in Butler County, Ohio - Cities in Warren County, Ohio - 1833 establishments in Ohio - Populated places established in 1833
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