Loveland, Ohio | |
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![Downtown Loveland at the Loveland Bike Trail crossing. Seen here is Loveland Avenue, originally named Jackson Street.[1]](view_image.php?q=Loveland,_Ohio&sq=&lang=&file=File:Historic_Downtown_Loveland,_Ohio.jpg) Downtown Loveland at the Loveland Bike Trail crossing. Seen here is Loveland Avenue, originally named Jackson Street.[1] | |
| Nickname(s): Sweetheart of Ohio,[2] | |
 Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′58″N 84°15′55″W / 39.26611°N 84.26528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Hamilton, Clermont, Warren |
| Settled | 1795 |
| Incorporated (village) | May 16, 1876[3] |
| Chartered (city) | July 25, 1961 |
| Withdrew from townships | 1975[4][5][6] |
| Founded by | Col. Thomas Paxton |
| Named for | James Loveland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Kathy Bailey[7] |
| • Vice Mayor | Ted Phelps |
| • City manager | Dave Kennedy[8] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.08 sq mi (13.14 km2) |
| • Land | 5.00 sq mi (12.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) 1.40% |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,307 |
• Estimate (2022)[11] | 13,131 |
| • Density | 2,663.00/sq mi (1,028.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 45140, 45249[12] |
| Area code | 513 |
| FIPS code | 39-45108[13] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085865[10] |
| LOCODE | US XHT |
| Website | www |
Loveland is a city in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,307 at the 2020 census.[13] Considered part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Loveland is located near exit 52 off Interstate 275, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of the Cincinnati city limits. It borders Symmes, Miami and Hamilton townships and straddles the Little Miami River. Once a busy railroad town, Loveland is now a major stop along the Little Miami Scenic Trail.
- ^ "Jackson Street (Loveland, Ohio)". Clyde N. Bowden Postcard Collection. Greater Cincinnati Memory Project. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
- ^ "Sweetheart of Ohio Loveland 1876". Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Pauwels, Cynthia L. (2009). Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network. p. 31. ISBN 9781935377092 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fortney, Tom (July 23, 1975). "Loveland files petition to established township". The Cincinnati Post. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wall, Tom (September 17, 1975). "City of Loveland now a separate township". The Cincinnati Post. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loveland Township Exit OK'd". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 20, 1975. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Sam (December 5, 2017). "Loveland gets new mayor and vice-mayor". Loveland Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "City Manager's Office". City of Loveland. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loveland, Ohio
- ^ "QuickFacts Loveland city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Census Tract, ZIP Code, and Political Jurisdictions, with Streets" (PDF). Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2008. Based on United States Census data.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.