ZIP Code 45036

Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Ohio, United States, in the state's southwestern region. The population was 20,033 at the 2010 census. The first European settler in what is now Lebanon was Ichabod Corwin, uncle of Ohio Governor Thomas Corwin. Lebanon was named after the Biblical Lebanon because of the many juniper or Eastern Red cedar trees there, similar to the Lebanon Cedar. The city is one of the few in the nation to once operate a government-run cable television and telephone service, as well as being a fiber-to-the-neighborhood Internet service provider. In the 2006 general election, voters approved the sale of this city-run telecommunications system to Cincinnati Bell. The Shakers thrived in the area, and built a settlement about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lebanon called Union Village. A local man, Malchalm Worley was their first convert. Since the Shakers did not engage in procreation, they relied on converts to increase their numbers. By 1900, there were almost no Shakers left in Ohio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.97 square miles (33.59 km²), of which 12.96 square miles(33.57 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles ("0.03 km²") is water. City legend has it that Lebanon didn't grow as large as Cincinnati or Dayton due to the 'Shaker Curse'.

History

Lebanon is the primary city name, but also Mason are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Lebanon, Ohio. The town was laid out in September 1802 on land owned by Ichabod Corwin, Silas Hurin, Ephraim Hathaway, and Samuel Manning. Lebanon was named after the Biblical Lebanon because of the many juniper or Eastern Red cedar trees there, similar to the Lebanon Cedar. The city is one of the few in the nation to once operate a government-run cable television and telephone service, as well as being a fiber-to-the-neighborhood Internet service provider. In the 2006 general election, voters approved the sale of this city-run telecommunications system to Cincinnati Bell. By 1900, there were almost no Shakers left in Ohio. The Shakers thrived in the area, and built a settlement about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lebanon called Union Village. A local man, Malchalm Worley was their first convert. Since the Shakers did not engage in procreation, they relied on converts to increase their numbers. Since they were not allowed to have children, they used converts to get more people to join the group. The town is in the Symmes Purchase. The first European settler in what is now Lebanon was Ichabods Corwin. The site of his cabin is now on the grounds of Berry Intermediate School on North Broadway. The Lebanon telecommunications system had struggled to recover its expenses and had accumulated over $8 million in debt. However, residents in the region paid up to 50% less for the aforementioned services than neighboring communities, therefore saving over $40 million of the residents' money.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.97 square miles (33.59 km²) of which 12.96 square miles is land and 0.01 sq miles (0.03km²) is water. The city is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state to have a population of more than 1,000 people. The population of the town was 1,071 at the 2010 census. It has a history of being the site of several major disasters, including the September 11, 2001, attacks and the September 14, 2002, bombings. The town has been the scene of numerous high school and college football games, as well as a number of college football playoff games. It was also the location of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the early 1940s. The U.N. World Heritage Center is located in the city, which was founded in the mid-19th century. The United States Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,081. It also has a population in the town of 1,097. It had a population at the time of the Civil War, when it was one of the largest cities in the United States, and is now home to 1,100,000. The state's population has grown to more than 2,000, with the majority of the population living in and around the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 20,033 people, 7,436 households, and 5,213 families living in the city. There were 7,920 housing units at an average density of 611.1 per square mile (235.9/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% White, 2.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. The city's median income was $46,856, and the median income for a family was $52,578. The per capita income for theCity was $20,897. About 6.4% of residents were below the poverty line, including 6.6 of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age in the City was 34.7 years, with 27. 2% under the age of 18, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there are 110.1 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 114.1 male and 114.3 female. The population of the City in 2000 was 16,962, and in 2010 it was 20,000.

Economy

Prisons operated by the Ohio Department of Corrections in the area include Lebanon Correctional Institution and Warren Correctional Institution. The area is home to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Lebanon, Ohio. The state's prison system is one of the largest in the U.S., with more than 1,000 inmates. The prison system has a budget of more than $1.2 billion, according to the Department of Correctional Services. It is the largest prison system in the United States, with about 1,100 inmates in total. The Ohio State Prison System has more than 100,000 prisoners in its system, including more than 2,000 women and children. The prisons are located in Lebanon and Warren, Ohio, as well as other parts of the state, such as Ohio City, Ohio and Ohio Springs. The region is also home to Ohio State University, which has about 2,500 inmates in the state. The university has a prison system that is part of the University of Ohio System, which is based in Ohio City and has a campus in Warren. It also has two other prisons in the town of Lebanon and one in Ohio Springs, near Warren. The county's economy is based on the state of Ohio, with a population of about 1.5 million. The economy is largely based on agriculture, with the majority of the population living in or near the state's rural areas. It has a low unemployment rate of about 4.5 percent. The unemployment rate is lower than the national average, at about 3 percent.

Arts and culture

The largest YMCA in the U.S. is located in Lebanon. The Golden Lamb Inn is recognized as Ohio's oldest inn, having been established in 1803. The Warren County Historical Museum is one of the nation's most outstanding county museums. Lebanon is home to the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad, where passengers follow an old stage coach route passing meadow, pasture, a rippling creek and wildflowers along the way. It is also the site of the Lebanon Blues Festival, Country Applefest, and Christmas Festival. The town is also home to a number of festivals, including the Lebanon County Fair and the Lebanon Country Music Festival, as well as the Lebanon Makers Festival and the New Year's Day Festival. It has a population of about 8,000 people, making it one of Ohio's fastest-growing counties. It also has a large number of small businesses, including a small number of wineries and restaurants. The city's population is less than 1,000, with the majority of its residents living in or near the town of Lebanon. It was founded in 1788. The county's population peaked at about 7,000 in the mid-19th century, when it was part of the state of Ohio. Its population has declined to about 6,000 today, with most of the population living in the city of Lebanon and surrounding areas. The population has been declining since the early 1980s, when the city was just over 5,000. In the early 1990s, the county had its lowest unemployment rate in more than 30 years.

Education

The city is served by a lending library, the Lebanon Public Library. Lebanon City Schools operates the following public schools:Bowman Primary School (K-2) Donovan Elementary School (3-4)Berry Intermediate School (5-6)                Lebanon Junior High School (7-8)                           Lebanese High School  (9-12)     The Lebanon City School District operates a number of alternative schools.    The city's public schools are:   Bowman Elementary School, Donovan Elementary School, Berry Intermediate School  and Lebanon High School.    The school district also operates a variety of private schools, such as Lebanon Christian School and Lebanon Christian Middle School.   The school district also operates a number of non-traditional schools, including a private school and a charter school.   Lebanon City Schools operate a variety of alternative schools, including Lebanon Christian High School and the Lebanon Christian Middle School.    The city school district also operates a private school, Lebanon Christian College, which offers classes in English, Spanish, and French.   There are no public schools in the city.   A private school in the town of Lebanon is located in the village of Lebanon, which has a population of about 2,000. The town has a public school system that operates in the form of the Lebanon School District.

Infrastructure

Interstate 71 is a major U.S. highway. Interstate 71 is one of the busiest highways in the United States. There are more than 1,000 miles of state highways in Ohio. The number of state roads in the state is more than 2,000. The state highway system is designed to be able to handle more than one major highway at a time. It is also designed to ease the construction of new roads and other infrastructure projects in the future.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio = 16.4. 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 40. 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 98. 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 Lebanon = 3.8 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 7,558 individuals with a median age of 32.4 age the population grows by 23.42% in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,581.62 residents per square mile of area (610.68/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 7,455 households with an average household income of $58,419 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.70% 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 19.72%. The number of physicians in Lebanon per 100,000 population = 191.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lebanon = 42.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 19.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 125. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 175. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, 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 Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 57.74%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $149,190 and home appreciation of -4.09%. 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 $10.05 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 $4,077 per student. There are 22.4 students for each teacher in the school, 579 students for each Librarian and 641 students for each Counselor. 5.83% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 19.21% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.18% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).