Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area

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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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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]

[edit] Statistical information

Geographic Area	July 1, 2006	July 1, 2005	Census 2000	1990 Census	1980 Census	1970 Census	1960 Census	1950 Census

Cincinnati- 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, Indiana	49,663	49,082	46,109	38,835	34,291	29,430	28,674¹	25,141¹
Franklin County, Indiana	23,373	23,085	22,151¹	19,580¹	19,612¹	16,943¹	17,015¹	16,034¹
Ohio County, Indiana	5,826	5,874	5,623	5,315¹	5,114¹	4,289¹	4,165¹	4,223¹
Boone County, Kentucky	110,080	106,272	85,991	57,589	45,842	32,812	21,940¹	13,015¹
Bracken County, Kentucky	8,670¹	8,279¹	7,766¹	7,738¹	7,227¹	7,422¹	8,424¹
Campbell County, Kentucky	86,866	87,251	88,616	83,866	83,317	88,501	86,803	76,196
Gallatin County, Kentucky	8,153	8,134	7,870	5,393¹	4,842¹	4,134¹	3,867¹	3,969¹
Grant County, Kentucky	24,769	24,610	22,384	15,737¹	13,308¹	9,999¹	9,489¹	9,809¹
Kenton County, Kentucky	154,911	153,665	151,464	142,031	137,058	129,440	120,700	104,254
Pendleton County, Kentucky	15,334	15,125	14,390	12,036¹	10,989¹	9,949¹	9,968¹	9,610¹
Brown County, Ohio	44,423	44,398	42,285	34,966¹	31,920¹	26,635¹	25,178¹	22,221¹
Clermont County, Ohio	192,706	190,589	177,977	150,187	128,483	95,725	80,530¹	42,182¹
Hamilton County, Ohio	822,596	828,487	845,303	866,228	873,224	924,018	864,121	723,952
Warren County, Ohio	201,871	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