Sharonville, Ohio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sharonville, Ohio
City
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Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Detailed map of Sharonville
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Hamilton
Area
• Total	9.86 sq mi (25.54 km2)
• Land	9.81 sq mi (25.40 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	13,560
• Estimate  (2019)	13,684
• Density	1,395.19/sq mi (538.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45241
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-71892
GNIS feature ID	1061198

Sharonville is a city largely in Hamilton county in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,560 at the 2010 census. Of this, 11,197 lived in Hamilton County and 2,363 lived in the southeast corner of West Chester Township in Butler County.

Sharonville is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area and located about 13 mi from downtown Cincinnati.

History

Settlers arrived in what is now Sharonville in 1788. The community was first known as Sharon. The village of Sharonville was incorporated in 1911 and received its city rights in 1962.

Geography

Sharonville is located at 39°16′53″N 84°23′50″W / 39.28139°N 84.39722°W / 39.28139; -84.39722 (39.281259, -84.397253).

It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.89 square miles (25.61 km²), of which 9.83 square miles (25.46 km²) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 13,560 people, 6,187 households, and 3,429 families living in the city. The population density was 1,379.5 inhabitants per square mile (532.6/km²). There were 6,647 housing units at an average density of 676.2 per square mile (261.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.7% White, 8.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population.

There were 6,187 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

Culture

Sharonville is home to the Heritage Village Museum, an open-air historic house museum.

Economy

Ford Motor Company owns the Sharonville Transmission plant, which covers roughly one square mile.

Sharonville is also the home of Gorilla Glue's headquarters.

Education

Sharonville is home to Princeton High School, the secondary school of the Princeton City Schools, a consolidated school district encompassing the communities of Evendale, Glendale, Lincoln Heights, Sharonville, Springdale and Woodlawn. Other schools within Sharonville include Princeton Community Middle School, Sharonville Elementary School, Stewart Elementary School, Heritage Hill Elementary School and St. Michael Elementary school. Also, Scarlet Oaks (one of the four campuses of the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development) is located in Sharonville.

Sharonville is served by a branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Notable people

• Carmen Electra, actress and dancer
• Tom Waddle, football analyst and former NFL player
• Liz Wheeler, political commentary, analyst
• Spencer Ware, NFL Football Player

See also

In Spanish: Sharonville para niños