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Encyclopedia > Lebanon, Ohio

Lebanon is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,962 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren CountyGR6. It was named after the Biblical Lebanon because of the many juniper trees there, mistaken for the Lebanon Cedar. It is known today as "The Cedar City". The name is pronounced LEH-buh-nihn. Although an old small town in its own right it serves as a suburban bedroom community of Cincinnati and is increasingly looked at as a cheaper, less congested alternative to places like Mason. Location in the state of Ohio Formed May 1, 1803 Seat Lebanon Area  - Total  - Water 1,054 km² (407 mi²) 19 km² (8 mi²) 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Location in the state of Ohio Formed May 1, 1803 Seat Lebanon Area  - Total  - Water 1,054 km² (407 mi²) 19 km² (8 mi²) 1. ... Binomial name Juniperus virginiana L. The Eastern Juniper (Juniperus virginiana), is a widespread North American species of juniper, often also called Eastern Redcedar (though it is unrelated to the cedars). ... Binomial name Cedrus libani A. Rich. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... {{Infobox City image_seal=Mason, Ohio Seal. ...

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Geography

Location of Lebanon, Ohio

Lebanon is located at 39°25′36″N, 84°12′45″W (39.426724, -84.212631)GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias OH county maps by Catbar. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.5 km² (11.8 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 16,962 people, 5,887 households, and 4,209 families residing in the city. The population density was 556.4/km² (1,440.6/mi²). There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (528.1/mi²). 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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


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. Matrimony redirects here. ...


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. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Historic population figures

The city had 10,461 people in 1990, 9,636 in 1980, 7,934 in 1970, 5,993 in 1960, 4,618 in 1950, 3,890 in 1940, 3,396 in 1920, and 2,867 in 1900. This article is about the year. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...


History

Lebanon is in the Symmes Purchase. The first settler in what is now Lebanon was Ichabod Corwin, uncle of Thomas Corwin, who came to Ohio from Bourbon County, Kentucky and settled on the north branch of Turtle Creek in March 1796. The site of his cabin is now on the grounds of Berry Intermediate School on North Broadway and is marked with a monument erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, a section of land in Southwestern Ohio in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren Counties. ... Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy) (July 29, 1794 - December 18, 1865) was a member of the United States House of Representatives (elected as a Whig to the 22nd Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1831, until... Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...


The town was laid out in September 1802 on land owned by Ichabod Corwin, Silas Hurin, Ephraim Hathaway, and Samuel Manning in Sections 35 and 35 of Town 5, Range 3 North and Sections 5 and 6 of Town 4, Range 3 North of the Between the Miami Rivers Survey. --69. ...


Services

Lebanon lies largely within the Lebanon telephone exchange, but parts are in the Mason and South Lebanon exchanges. A Verizon Central Office in Lakeland, Florida at night. ... {{Infobox City image_seal=Mason, Ohio Seal. ... South Lebanon is a village located in the central part of Warren County, Ohio in southwestern Ohio in Union and Hamilton Townships. ...


The city is one of the handful in the nation that operates a government-run cable television, telephone, and Internet service provider. Controversial since it began operation in 1999, the Lebanon telecommunications system has sturggled to recover its expenses and has accumulated over $8 million in debt. In the 2006 general election, however, voters approved the sale of the city-run telecommunications system to Cincinnati Bell. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Look up Telephone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Embarq Corporation, formally a division of Sprint, is Lebanon's Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC). Embarq offers local and long distance voice, data, high speed internet, wireless, and entertainment services to customers in 18 states including Warren County.[1]


Media

Print

  • Western Star Newspaper [2]

Landmarks

Golden Lamb

The Golden Lamb Inn is located in Lebanon on the corner of S. Broadway and Main St. It is recognized as the Ohio's oldest inn being established in 1803. This inn has been visited by 12 presidents. Location of Lebanon The Golden Lamb Inn is the oldest hotel in Ohio, having been established in the Warren County seat of Lebanon in 1803. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Lebanon Raceway

Lebanon Raceway, at the Warren County Fairgrounds, has conducted live harness racing for decades. It also offers simulcasting of races throughout North America. Lebanon Raceway is a harness racing track located in Lebanon, Ohio, at the Warren County Fairgrounds. ... A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... A simulcast takes place when a program or event is simultaneously broadcast across more than one broadcast platform at the same time. ...


Events

  • Lebanon Blues Festival [3]
  • Warren County Fair [4]
  • Country Apple Fest [5]

Claim to fame

The 1979 movie Harper Valley PTA 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 [6] contains memorabilia from both of these movies. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Harper Valley PTA is a country music song written by Tom T. Hall. ... Barbara Eden (born August 23, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Milk Money is a romantic comedy film about three friends who travel to the city to hire a prostitute (Melanie Griffith) to strip for them, then try and set her up with their single dad (Ed Harris). ... Ed Harris as Richard Brown in The Hours Edward Allen Ed Harris (born November 28, 1950) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director and producer. ... Melanie Griffith at Cannes, 2000 Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957 in New York City) is an American film actress. ...


Famous people from Lebanon include:

Neil Armstrong has also resided in or near Lebanon since 1971. Impromptu shot of Woody Harrelson in Eugene, Oregon, 2004 Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961), better known as Woody Harrelson, is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winner American actor. ... Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy) (July 29, 1794 - December 18, 1865) was a member of the United States House of Representatives (elected as a Whig to the 22nd Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1831, until... John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) 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. Supreme Courts. ... Michael Larson on Press Your Luck, 1984 Paul Michael Larson (May 10, 1949 – February 16, 1999) was a contestant on the United States television game show Press Your Luck. ... Diamond Rio is a country band formed in 1989. ... Gordon Ray Roberts won the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam, July 11, 1969. ... Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...


External links

Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

References

  • Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
  • The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
  • John W. Hauck. Narrow Gauge in Ohio. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing, 1986. ISBN 0-87108-629-8
  • Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
  • Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  • William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
  • Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Yarmouth is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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