Terrace Park

Terrace Park is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, and a wealthy suburb of Greater Cincinnati. The population was 2,251 at the 2010 census. The John Robinson Circus, founded by John H. Robinson, had its winter home in Terrace Park until 1916. The famous elephant Tillie was known to walk the streets of Terace Park, where she is now buried. The village has a total area of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km²), of which 1.17 square miles of it is land and 0.05 sq miles (0.13 km²) is water. The primary document for the history of Terrace park is "A Place CalledTerrace Park" by Ellis Rawnsley (1992). The earliest human inhabitants may have arrived as early as 12,000 years agothe Paleo-Indians. In January 1789, Abraham Covalt established a small fortified settlement called Covalt Station in what is now TerracePark. The area was surrounded by Shawnee settlements, and the Shawnee were hostile towards the white settlement in their midst. Before roads and railroads connected the village to other nearby settlements, most residents kept cattle and chickens, and engaged in other agricultural activities for their own subsistence, and had "homesteads" as opposed to the ordered residential village of today. In 2010, there were 758 households, and 615 families living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0,4% Asian, and 0,7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8%.

History

Mounds from the Adena culture are found throughout a wide area which contains Terrace Park. Before roads and railroads connected the village to other nearby settlements, most residents kept cattle and chickens, and engaged in other agricultural activities for their own subsistence. The John Robinson Circus, founded by John H. Robinson, had its winter home in Terace Park until 1916. It was not unusual for elephants to roam free about the village, until the village council asked in 1910 that they be restrained. The famous elephant Tillie was known to walk the streets ofTerrace Park, where she is now buried. Terrace Park was incorporated in 1893. It is located in Hamilton County, Ohio, in the southern part of the state. It has a population of about 2,000 people. The village is located on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs through the center of the town. The town is one of the oldest settlements in the state, dating back to at least 1000 B.C. The earliest human inhabitants may have arrived as early as 12,000 years agothe Paleo-Indians. In January 1789, Abraham Covalt established a small fortified settlement called Covalt Station in what is now Terrace park. The area was surrounded by Shawnee settlements, and the Shawnee were hostile towards the white settlement in their midst. In 1792, white settlers only returned after General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated the Native American Western Confederacy and secured the Treaty of Greenville which ceded all of southern Ohio (and other territory) to the United States.

Geography

Terrace Park is located at 39°936N 84°1829W (39.159911, -84.308192).According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km²) Terrace Park feeds into the Mariemont City School District, which includesMariemont High School. The village is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the village. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located in the Ohio Valley, one of the most populated areas in the state. The population of the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the village to have a total of 3,000 people. It has a land area of 2,200 square miles, of which 1.17 square miles is land and 0.13 km² is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,251 people, 758 households, and 615 families living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.,4% Asian, 0,2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. The median income for a household in theVillage was $95,530. As of 2019, the median household income in the Village was $160,000, making Terrace Park the most affluent town in Ohio with a population between 1,000 and 25,000. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.38, according to the 2010 census. The village's population was 2,273 at the 2000 census, with 794 housing units at an average density of 660.1 per square mile (255.5/km²) The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males. The population was 1,923.9 inhabitants per squaremile (742.8/ km²) in the 2010 Census. The census of 2000 was based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The town's population at the time of the 2000 Census was 2, 273.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Terrace Park, Hamilton County, Ohio = 10. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 28. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Terrace Park = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 4,456 individuals with a median age of 37.4 age the population dropped by -5.68% in Terrace Park, Hamilton County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,985.67 residents per square mile of area (766.48/km²). There are average 3.1 people per household in the 692 households with an average household income of $120,119 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.40% of the available work force and has dropped -5.79% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 19.02%. The number of physicians in Terrace Park per 100,000 population = 364.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Terrace Park = 38.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 13.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 177. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 42, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Terrace Park, Hamilton County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 89.77%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 57 years with median home cost = $350,160 and home appreciation of -24.52%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.57 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,814 per student. There are 15.8 students for each teacher in the school, 643 students for each Librarian and 624 students for each Counselor. 6.52% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 44.55% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 26.17% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).