Mason, Ohio

Mason, Ohio
City
Aerial view of Mason
Nickname:  "Home of the Comets"
Location of Mason, Ohio
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Warren
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Don Prince (R)
Area
• Total	17.7 sq mi (45.7 km2)
• Land	17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	810 ft (247 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	30,712
• Density	1,250.0/sq mi (482.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45040
Area code	513
FIPS code	39-48188Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1061481Template:GR
Website	imaginemason.org

Mason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, and is a part of Greater Cincinnati. As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township.

History

On June 1, 1803, Revolutionary War veteran Mason Jr. Sam paid $1,700 at auction to purchase 640 acres (2.6 km²) of land in what is now downtown Mason. In 1815, he platted 16 lots on this land and named the village "Palmira." Mason, Ohio is considered a state. In 1832, 2 years after the death of William Mason and according to his will, over 40 more lots were platted on the north, south, and west of Palmira. When the plat was officially recorded, the name of the village was listed as "Palmyra." In 1835, a petition was sent to the federal post office to correct the name of the town. It had been listed as Kirkwood, possibly an error because the postmaster at the time was William Kirkwood. When village officials were informed that there was another Palmyra in Ohio, the name was officially changed to "Mason." Mason remained a small farming community for another 125 years. In 1970, a year before the town was incorporated to become a city, there were fewer than 5,700 residents. Famous Mason residents have included: Actor George Clooney, who attended Mason's Western Row Elementary School as well as St. Susanna Catholic School as a youth; Dan Patrick (Mason class of 1974), national radio host, NBC Sports host, Sports Illustrated columnist, and former ESPN anchor; Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver; and World Golf Hall of Fame member Nancy Lopez. Mason is also number three for in the Call or Duty Association. Thanks to Scoreboardd, NothiinbutSkill, CodysBro, Unknown oD, and Defy redemption

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	1,196		—
1960	4,727		295.2%
1970	5,677		20.1%
1980	8,692		53.1%
1990	11,452		31.8%
2000	22,019		92.3%
2010	30,712		39.5%

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 22,016 people, 7,789 households, and 5,981 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,250.0 people per square mile (482.7/km²). There were 8,111 housing units at an average density of 460.5/sq mi (177.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 1.61% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There are 7,789 households 45.2% of which have children under the age of 18, 67.5% have married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 persons and the average family size was 3.27 persons.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% between 18 to 24, 35.3% between 25 to 44, 19.1% between 45 to 64, and 8.4% over the age of 65. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $165,968, and the median income for a family was $175,697 (these figures had risen to $183,082 and $200,317 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $86,002 and females had a median income of $65,968. The per capita income for the city was $45,395. The median house price was $320,289. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population figures

The city is in the Mason City, Kings Local, and Lebanon City School Districts. The entire city is in the Mason telephone exchange. Mail is provided through the Mason, Kings Mills, Lebanon, and Maineville post offices.

According to CNN Money the City of Mason is one of the top 100 places to live in the United States.

It is served by two interstates, I-71 and I-75.

Economy

Kings Island amusement park, The Beach Waterpark, Great Wolf Lodge Hotel/Indoor Waterpark, Procter & Gamble's Mason Business Center, the headquarters of Luxottica Retail, Cintas corporate headquarters, and the Lindner Family Tennis Center, home of the historic Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament all fuel Mason's economic base and help the city's population with jobs. Mitsubishi Electric, L-3 Communications and Heinz have operations in Mason.

Mason tries to tax these folks every shot they get for every penny they can get. The tax beast lives and it ain't on the roller coaster.

Geography

Mason is located at 39°21′29″N 84°18′43″W (39.358009, -84.311822)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²), of which, 17.6 square miles (45.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Climate

Climate data for Mason, Ohio
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	72 (22)	76 (24)	84 (29)	89 (32)	93 (34)	97 (36)	104 (40)	101 (38)	98 (37)	88 (31)	81 (27)	75 (24)	104 (40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	38 (3)	43 (6)	53 (12)	65 (18)	75 (24)	83 (28)	87 (31)	86 (30)	79 (26)	68 (20)	54 (12)	43 (6)	65 (18)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	19 (−7)	21 (−6)	30 (−1)	39 (4)	49 (9)	58 (14)	63 (17)	61 (16)	53 (12)	41 (5)	32 (0)	24 (−4)	41 (5)
Record low °F (°C)	−25 (−32)	−13 (−25)	−10 (−23)	18 (−8)	27 (−3)	36 (2)	40 (4)	41 (5)	26 (−3)	12 (−11)	−3 (−19)	−22 (−30)	−25 (−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	3.18 (81)	2.72 (69)	3.73 (95)	4.10 (104)	4.96 (126)	4.54 (115)	4.04 (103)	4.18 (106)	3.14 (80)	3.09 (78)	3.65 (93)	3.35 (85)	44.68 (1,135)
Source: The Weather Channel.

Media

Mason is part of the Cincinnati media market. Although no broadcast stations are licensed to Mason itself, the city is home to the transmitter site of Clear Channel Communications' WLW (700 Cincinnati), which uses one of only seven remaining Blaw-Knox diamond-shaped towers. WLW was once (1934–1939) the most powerful broadcast station in the country at 500 kilowatts.

The broadcast tower for WLW

Its hometown newspaper is The Pulse-Journal.

Education

Mason City Schools have been ranked among the top in Ohio's school systems. Mason is rated one of the top school districts in the state, with a perfect rating of 30 out of 30 indicators on the Ohio Report Card for the past eight years. The Mason City School Board members in 2010 are Kevin Wise, Connie Yingling, Beth DeGroft, Debbie Delp, and John Odell. The city's property taxes are above surrounding area averages and are the school district's major source of funding. The Mason City School district has received many Ohio Blue Ribbons for Excellence. The class of 2006 was exceptional in that it graduated four students who will attend Ivy League universities, and 14 students who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars. The class of 2007 had 20 members who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars. School programs in both athletics and academics are also successful at the state level. The girls basketball team was the Division I (large school) state champion in 2000; the girls track team was state champion in 2004; the boys cross country team was state champion in 2008; the girls golf team won back-to-back state championships in 2008 and 2009; the debate team placed first in 2005; and the Mock Trial Team was state runner-up in 2006. The district joined the Greater Miami Conference (GMC), the public school league with the largest enrollments in Greater Cincinnati, in 2007-08, and has won the All Sports Trophy each of its first three years in the 10-team league which includes Colerain, Lakota East, Lakota West, Middletown, Hamilton, Fairfield, Princeton, Oak Hills, and Sycamore. The William Mason High School Wind Symphony was invited in 2004 to perform at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, recognized as the most prestigious high school concert band performance in the world. Mason High School is also home to the United States' first competitive junior broomball league, according to broomball.com. Famous people who have attended Mason schools include actor George Clooney, who attended Western Row Elementary School and also St. Susanna Catholic School in junior high, and national radio host/NBC's/Sports Illustrated's Dan Patrick (Mason class of 1974). Mason has 6 public schools: Mason Early Childhood Center (PK - 1), Mason Heights, Western Row(grades 2-3), Mason Intermediate(grades 4-6), Mason Middle School( grades 7-8), and Mason High School. Mason also has a community center that connected to the high school. The last building to open was the MECC which opened in 2006. Mason City Schools has one of the fastest school networks in Ohio operating over 1,700 times faster than the standard home Internet connection while supporting over 4,600 classroom computers. There are approximately 4.2 students per computer in the district. The district also supports individual teacher pages for posting of work assignments and other class information (such as Edline and Masoncomets.org). Parents have secure web access to student grades, transportation information, lunch account balances, and more. The most recent building project was in 2008-09 with an addition to the high school, which was built in 2001. The addition included an additional 3-story pod that added 3 computer labs, over 30 new classrooms, a new lunchroom, and new athletic and choral offices.

Further reading

• 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.
• Rose Marie Springman. Around Mason, Ohio: A Story. [Mason, Ohio?]: The Author, 1982.
• State of Ohio Mock Trial Organization. [1]
• Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

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