Lebanon, Ohio
Encyclopedia
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census
of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density
was 1,440.6 people per square mile (556.4/km²). There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile (204.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.98% White, 6.36% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races
, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 5,887 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples
living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,856, and the median income for a family was $52,578. Males had a median income of $40,361 versus $27,551 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $20,897. About 4.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
, but parts are in the Mason
and South Lebanon
exchanges. Local and long distance telephony services for the city are primarily provided by CenturyLink
(formerly Embarq
, Sprint's local telephony division) and Cincinnati Bell
.
The city is one of the handful in the nation that used to operate a government-run cable television
and telephone
service, as well as being a fiber-to-the-neighborhood Internet service provider
. Controversial since it began operation in 1999, the Lebanon telecommunications system had struggled to recover its expenses and had accumulated over $8 million in debt. However, residents in the area, at the time, paid up to 50% less for the aforementioned services than neighboring communities, therefore saving over $40 million of the resident's money. In the 2006 general election, however, voters approved the sale of this city-run telecommunications system to Cincinnati Bell
.
is located in Lebanon on the corner of S. Broadway and Main St. It is recognized as Ohio's oldest inn having been established in 1803. This inn has been visited by 12 presidents.
, at the Warren County Fairgrounds, has conducted live harness racing
for decades. It also offers simulcasting of races throughout North America.
Consists of:
-3 Basketball gyms
-2 Weight Rooms
-3 Indoor Pools
-1 Outdoor Pool
-Tennis Courts
-Racquetball Courts
-Preschool
-Daycare
-Gymnastics Center
-Indoor Turf Soccer field
-Aerobics Room
-Senior Citizen Center
-2 Water-parks (1 inside 1 outside)
-Sports Medicine Center
-Rock Climbing Wall
-2 Indoor Tracks
-Acres of Forest
-Outdoor Soccer Fields
-Outdoor Track
-Pond
-Baseball Fields
-Outdoor Skate-Park
-Outdoor Playground
- Locker Rooms
- Outdoor Volleyball
- Flag Football Fields
with Barbara Eden
and the 1994 movie Milk Money with Ed Harris
and Melanie Griffith
were both shot in Lebanon. The Village Ice Cream Parlor http://www.villageicecreamparlor.com/hollywood.html contains memorabilia from both of these movies.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,440.6 people per square mile (556.4/km²). There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile (204.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.98% White, 6.36% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 5,887 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,856, and the median income for a family was $52,578. Males had a median income of $40,361 versus $27,551 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $20,897. About 4.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Services
Lebanon lies largely within the Lebanon telephone exchangeTelephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
, but parts are in the Mason
Mason, Ohio
Mason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community...
and South Lebanon
South Lebanon, Ohio
South Lebanon is a village located in Union and Hamilton Townships in central Warren County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,538, down from 2,696 in 1990...
exchanges. Local and long distance telephony services for the city are primarily provided by CenturyLink
CenturyLink
CenturyLink, Inc. is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company, founded as Central Telephone & Electronics Corporation in 1968, later changed its name to Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in 1971, and then was called CenturyTel, Inc. from 1999 to 2010...
(formerly Embarq
Embarq
Embarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States , serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long distance, high-speed data and wireless services to residential and business customers...
, Sprint's local telephony division) and Cincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio, and its nearby suburbs in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Its incumbent local exchange carrier subsidiary uses the name Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC,...
.
The city is one of the handful in the nation that used to operate a government-run cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
and telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
service, as well as being a fiber-to-the-neighborhood Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
. Controversial since it began operation in 1999, the Lebanon telecommunications system had struggled to recover its expenses and had accumulated over $8 million in debt. However, residents in the area, at the time, paid up to 50% less for the aforementioned services than neighboring communities, therefore saving over $40 million of the resident's money. In the 2006 general election, however, voters approved the sale of this city-run telecommunications system to Cincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio, and its nearby suburbs in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Its incumbent local exchange carrier subsidiary uses the name Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC,...
.
Television
- Channel 6 - The Lebanon Channel http://www.ci.lebanon.oh.us/departments/channel6.html City Cable
- Broadcast television from Cincinnati and Dayton markets
Landmarks
Golden Lamb
The Golden Lamb InnGolden Lamb Inn
The Golden Lamb Inn is the oldest hotel in Ohio, having been established in the Warren County seat of Lebanon in 1803. The present four-story structure is built around the 1815 rebuilding of the inn, maintaining its colonial architecture. It is known as the Golden Lamb because that image appeared...
is located in Lebanon on the corner of S. Broadway and Main St. It is recognized as Ohio's oldest inn having been established in 1803. This inn has been visited by 12 presidents.
Lebanon Raceway
Lebanon RacewayLebanon Raceway
Lebanon Raceway is a harness racing track located in Lebanon, Ohio, at the Warren County Fairgrounds. The track conducts live racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and holds meets beginning in autumn and running through the winter, as well as in the spring...
, at the Warren County Fairgrounds, has conducted live harness racing
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
for decades. It also offers simulcasting of races throughout North America.
Harmon Golf Course
Harmon Golf Course is a 9 hole, par 36 public golf course located on south East Street. It was constructed in 1912, and was at one time nicknamed "Augusta of the North."Countryside YMCA
Considered to be one of the largest YMCA's in all of America,Consists of:
-3 Basketball gyms
-2 Weight Rooms
-3 Indoor Pools
-1 Outdoor Pool
-Tennis Courts
-Racquetball Courts
-Preschool
-Daycare
-Gymnastics Center
-Indoor Turf Soccer field
-Aerobics Room
-Senior Citizen Center
-2 Water-parks (1 inside 1 outside)
-Sports Medicine Center
-Rock Climbing Wall
-2 Indoor Tracks
-Acres of Forest
-Outdoor Soccer Fields
-Outdoor Track
-Pond
-Baseball Fields
-Outdoor Skate-Park
-Outdoor Playground
- Locker Rooms
- Outdoor Volleyball
- Flag Football Fields
Events
- Lebanon Blues Festival
- Warren County Fair http://www.warrencountyfair.org/
- Country Apple Fest http://www.countryapplefest.com/
- Horse Drawn Carriage Parade and Christmas Festival http://www.lebanonchamber.org/asp/cal_det.aspx?calid=454
In popular culture
The 1979 movie Harper Valley PTAHarper Valley PTA
"Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both Billboard's Hot 100 and the U.S...
with Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early years:...
and the 1994 movie Milk Money with Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his performances in Appaloosa, Radio, The Rock, The Abyss, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, A History of Violence, and The Truman Show. Harris has also narrated commercials for The Home Depot and other companies...
and Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
were both shot in Lebanon. The Village Ice Cream Parlor http://www.villageicecreamparlor.com/hollywood.html contains memorabilia from both of these movies.
Notable inhabitants
Notable people from Lebanon include:- Neil ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongNeil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon....
- first man on the moon; has made his home in Lebanon for a number of years - Thomas CorwinThomas CorwinThomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
- Ohio politician - Charles CretorsCretorsC. Cretors & Company was established in 1885 with the invention of the first popcorn machine to pop corn in oil. 126 years later they are still manufacturing popcorn machines and other concessions equipment. C. Cretors & Co. is still owned by the Cretors family in Chicago, which is in its fifth...
- invented the first popcorn machine in 1885 - Woody HarrelsonWoody HarrelsonWoodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
- actor - Bruce Edwards IvinsBruce Edwards IvinsBruce Edwards Ivins was an American microbiologist, vaccinologist, senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland and the key suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks.On Tuesday, July 29, 2008 he died of an overdose of...
, the government scientist who committed suicide while under investigation for the 2001 anthraxAnthraxAnthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...
attacks - Michael LarsonMichael LarsonPaul Michael Larson was a contestant on the American television game show Press Your Luck in May 1984 that aired on TV in June 1984. Larson's claim to fame was his winning $110,237 in cash and prizes, at the time the largest one-day total ever won on a game show...
- famous game show contestant on Press Your LuckPress Your LuckPress Your Luck is an American television daytime game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. It premiered on September 19, 1983 on CBS and ended on September 26, 1986. In the show, contestants collected "spins" by answering trivia questions and then used the spins on an 18-space game...
in 1984 - Andrew McBurneyAndrew McBurneyAndrew Graham McBurney was an American Republican politician who served as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1866 to 1868....
- Lieutenant Governor of OhioLieutenant Governor of OhioThe position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship...
, 1866–1868 - John McLeanJohn McLeanJohn McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S...
- politician and jurist - Edward E. MooreEdward E. MooreNot to be confused with George E. Moore, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51Edward E. Moore , an attorney and real-estate man, was an Indiana state senator for eight years in the early part of the 20th Century and a City Council member in Los Angeles, California, from 1925 to...
, Indiana state senator and Los Angeles City Council member - Gordon Ray Roberts - Medal of Honor recipient
- Marty Roe - lead singer of the band Diamond Rio
- Robert A. ScholtzRobert A. ScholtzRobert A. Scholtz is a distinguished professor of Electrical engineering at University of Southern California, known for ultra-wideband and spread spectrum communications....
, professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... - Russel WrightRussel WrightRussel Wright was an American Industrial designer during the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1920s through the 1960s, Russel Wright created a succession of artistically distinctive and commercially successful items that helped bring modern design to the general public.-Designer:Russel...
- industrial designer and artist; responsible for the wide acceptance of Modernism in America
See also
- Lebanon Countryside TrailLebanon Countryside TrailThe Lebanon Countryside Trail is a rail trail in Ohio.Largely used as a bicycle trail, it links the city of Lebanon, Ohio on the north to the Little Miami Scenic Trail at Middletown Junction on the south. The trail is about long...
- Lebanon School District
- Lebanon High SchoolLebanon High School (Ohio)Lebanon High School is a public high school in Lebanon, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Lebanon City School District. Their mascot is the Warrior and the school logo is the side profile of an American Indian wearing a full feathered headdress. The primary school colors are Maroon and White,...
- Warren County CanalWarren County CanalThe Warren County Canal was a branch of the Miami and Erie Canal in southwestern Ohio about in length that connected the Warren County seat of Lebanon to the main canal at Middletown in the mid-19th century. Lebanon was at the crossroads of two major roads, the highway from Cincinnati to Columbus...
- Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway
- Lebanon-Warren County AirportLebanon-Warren County AirportLebanon-Warren County Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Lebanon, on Greentree Road, in Warren County, Ohio, United States....