South Lebanon, Ohio

South Lebanon, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of South Lebanon, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°22′14″N 84°12′58″W / 39.37056°N 84.21611°W / 39.37056; -84.21611Coordinates: 39°22′14″N 84°12′58″W / 39.37056°N 84.21611°W / 39.37056; -84.21611
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Warren
Area
– Total	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
– Land	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	623 ft (190 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,538
– Density	1,521.2/sq mi (587.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45065
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-73446[2]
GNIS feature ID	1065348[1]

South Lebanon is a village located in Union and Hamilton Townships in central Warren County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,538, down from 2,696 in 1990. The village was originally called Deerfield because it was the chief settlement of Deerfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, but renamed because of its proximity to the county seat of Lebanon.

Geography

South Lebanon is located at 39°22′14″N 84°12′58″W / 39.37056°N 84.21611°W / 39.37056; -84.21611 (39.370581, -84.216084)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.76%) is water.

History

South Lebanon was home to fundamentalist Christian minister and preacher Rev. Kash Amburgy who developed a following on local radio and television stations. Most notably in the 1960s and 70s he was best known as the owner of Kash's Big Bargain Barn. His commercial messages would always end with the familiar tagline:

"Follow the signs, follow the arrows, or follow the cars: to Kash's BIG Bargain Barn in South LEB-anon O-HI-o, where you save cash with Kash!"

His discount store business closed in the early 1980s but continued his ministry of sponsoring and hosting pilgrimage trips to the Holy Land until his death in 2002.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,538 people, 996 households, and 693 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,521.2 people per square mile (586.8/km²). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 640.7 per square mile (247.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.58% White, 0.04% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 996 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,676, and the median income for a family was $40,798. Males had a median income of $30,722 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,779. About 11.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Most of the village is in the Kings Local School District, but parts are in the Little Miami Local and Lebanon City School Districts. It is entirely in the South Lebanon telephone exchange.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

• Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
• Robert L. Black. The Little Miami Railroad. Cincinnati: n.p., 1940.
• The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
• 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.
• Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

External links

• Official site