Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area is a metropolitan area that includes 15 counties in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. It has a population of over two million people.

1 General climate
2 History
3 Growth
4 Statistical information
5 Counties
6 Main cities
7 Major highways and roads
8 Universities, colleges, and technical schools
- 8.1 Ohio
- 8.2 Kentucky
9 Area codes
10 External links

General climate

The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area is located within a climatic transition zone. The southern area of the region, from roughly about the Ohio River, is at the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate; the north part of the region is on the extreme southern cusp of the humid continental climate. Evidence of both humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate can be found here, particularly noticeable by the presence of plants indicative of each climatic region; for example, the Southern magnolia, Crape-myrtle, Aucuba, and Needle palm from the subtropics and the Blue spruce, Maple, and Eastern Hemlock from cooler regions. The wall lizard, introduced from Italy in the 1950s, is an example of fauna in the area that lends a subtropical ambiance to the southern and central area of the region.

Significant moderating variables for the overall climate are: South and central- Ohio River, Licking River, relatively large hills and valleys, and a combined urban heat island effect due to the close proximity of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky cities of Covington, Newport, and Downtown Cincinnati. North- Great Miami River, the area is situated on a glaciated flat plateau, the Miami Valley, and some urban heat island effect in the immediate area of downtown Dayton and Hamilton.

Traveling through the region from North to South, a subtle but interesting change in climate can be observed and is most evidenced by the gradual increase in the occurrence of subtropical indicator plants in the landscape (most noticeable are the Southern Magnolia and Mimosa trees). Also, in the winter there is usually a significant difference in snowfall/ice/rain in the region going from north to south.

The Upland South.

Although widely accepted as part of the Midwest, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area is climatically and geographically located on the northern periphery of the Upland South region of the United States and is within the Bluegrass region of Ohio and Kentucky.

History

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted of the Kentucky counties of Campbell and Kenton and the Ohio county of Hamilton. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Hamilton County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. The Hamilton-Middletown, OH MSA was also formed in 1950 and has always consisted solely of Butler County, Ohio.

When these two MSAs were combined to form a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1990, the MSAs became PMSAs. The Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA), is the 25th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. It consists of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) and the Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA. Prior to the 1990 Census the CMSA did not exist and these two PMSAs were treated as two separate MSAs. As of December 2005, the official designation of the area is the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area is the result of the addition of the Micropolitan Statistical Area of Wilmington, OH (Clinton County, Ohio).

Growth

The Greater Cincinnati region's population has grown 4.7 percent since 2000. [1] .

The 15-county Cincinnati metropolitan area, which includes seven counties in Northern Kentucky and three in Southeast Indiana, now ranks as Ohio's largest metropolitan area. The Census Bureau pegged the Cincinnati region's total population at 2,133,678 as of July 1, 2007. Metro Cleveland's total declined to 2,096,471. [2]

Statistical information

Geographic Area July 1, 2006 July 1, 2005 Census 2000 1990 Census 1980 Census 1970 Census 1960 Census 1950 CensusCincinnati- Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 2,104,233 2,092,276 1,930,159 1,744,124 n/a n/a n/a n/a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA² 1,749,241 1,741,864 1,597,352 1,452,645 1,401,491 1,384,851 1,071,624 904,402 Dearborn County, Indiana49,663 49,082 46,109 38,835 34,291 29,430 28,674¹ 25,141¹ Franklin County, Indiana23,373 23,085 22,151¹ 19,580¹ 19,612¹ 16,943¹ 17,015¹ 16,034¹ Ohio County, Indiana5,826 5,874 5,623 5,315¹ 5,114¹ 4,289¹ 4,165¹ 4,223¹ Boone County, Kentucky110,080 106,272 85,991 57,589 45,842 32,812 21,940¹ 13,015¹ Bracken County, Kentucky8,670¹ 8,279¹ 7,766¹ 7,738¹ 7,227¹ 7,422¹ 8,424¹ Campbell County, Kentucky86,866 87,251 88,616 83,866 83,317 88,501 86,803 76,196 Gallatin County, Kentucky8,153 8,134 7,870 5,393¹ 4,842¹ 4,134¹ 3,867¹ 3,969¹ Grant County, Kentucky24,769 24,610 22,384 15,737¹ 13,308¹ 9,999¹ 9,489¹ 9,809¹ Kenton County, Kentucky154,911 153,665 151,464 142,031 137,058 129,440 120,700 104,254 Pendleton County, Kentucky15,334 15,125 14,390 12,036¹ 10,989¹ 9,949¹ 9,968¹ 9,610¹ Brown County, Ohio44,423 44,398 42,285 34,966¹ 31,920¹ 26,635¹ 25,178¹ 22,221¹ Clermont County, Ohio192,706 190,589 177,977 150,187 128,483 95,725 80,530¹ 42,182¹ Hamilton County, Ohio822,596 828,487 845,303 866,228 873,224 924,018 864,121 723,952 Warren County, Ohio201,871 196,622 158,383 113,909 99,276 84,925 65,711¹ 38,505¹ Hamilton- Middletown, OH PMSA² (Butler County, Ohio) 354,992 350,412 332,807 291,479 258,787 226,207 199,076 147,203

¹County was not a part of this statistical area at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in the total.

²Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) prior to 1990.