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Mt. Healthy

Mount Healthy, Ohio
City
Mount Healthy Public School
Motto(s): "A city with a historic past working toward the future"
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°13′55″N 84°32′50″W / 39.23194°N 84.54722°W / 39.23194; -84.54722Coordinates: 39°13′55″N 84°32′50″W / 39.23194°N 84.54722°W / 39.23194; -84.54722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hamilton
Founded 1817 (as Mount Pleasant)
Government
 • Mayor James Wolf (D)
Area
 • Total 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Land 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 837 ft (255 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,098
 • Estimate (2012) 6,066
 • Density 4,324.8/sq mi (1,669.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45231
Area code(s) 513
FIPS code 39-52752
GNIS feature ID 1056439
Website www.mthealthy.org

Mount Healthy is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The population was 6,098 at the 2010 census.

Mount Healthy is located at 39°13′55″N 84°32′50″W / 39.23194°N 84.54722°W / 39.23194; -84.54722 (39.231808, -84.547244).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2), all land.

Mount Healthy was founded in 1817 as the village of Mount Pleasant. In 1850, the village renamed itself "Mount Healthy", following a cholera epidemic, in which many of its citizens survived while those in the surrounding territory did not. The village became a city in 1951.

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,098 people, 2,716 households, and 1,454 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,324.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,669.8/km2). There were 3,034 housing units at an average density of 2,151.8 per square mile (830.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 62.4% White, 33.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.


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