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26-502: The Ross Local School District is a public school district in Butler County , southwestern Ohio , United States , based in Hamilton, Ohio . The Ross Local School District has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Butler County, Ohio Butler County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2020 census ,

52-531: A 625-acre manmade lake, the park contains the 200-acre Hueston Woods, one of the last near- virgin growths of American beech and maple in Ohio. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,200 km ), of which 467 square miles (1,210 km ) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km ) (0.7%) is water. The majority of Butler County consists of

78-468: A household in the county was $ 47,885, and the median income for a family was $ 57,513. Males had a median income of $ 42,052 versus $ 27,602 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,076. About 5.40% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 368,130 people, 135,960 households, and 95,404 families residing in

104-546: Is home to top ranked and 10th oldest public university, Miami University . Butler County is also home to Butler Tech , a Career Technical Education institution for High School students and Adults. Butler Tech has campuses in West Chester and Fairfield Township . There are thirteen civil townships in Butler County and three paper townships : The Butler County Regional Transit Authority provides bus service throughout

130-403: The 1600s. There were 123,082 households, out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

156-580: The Ohio River with Lake Erie , was built through the Great Miami watershed. The first portion of the canal, from Cincinnati to Middletown , was operational in 1828, and extended to Dayton in 1830. Water from the Great Miami fed into the canal. A later extension to the canal, the Sidney Feeder, drew water from the upper reaches of the Great Miami from near Port Jefferson and Sidney . The canal served as

182-560: The State House. Successive cultures of ancient Indigenous peoples of the Americas occupied areas of the county. They built large earthworks , seven of which were still standing and recorded by a Smithsonian survey. Early French explorers likely passed through the area along the Miami River. The gravesites of David and Margaret Gregory indicate they were some of the first white settlers in

208-521: The area in Liberty Township. White settlers began moving into the area in larger numbers after the 1793 Treaty of Greenville was signed with the Native Americans of the area. Butler County was formed on March 24, 1803, from portions of Hamilton County . It is named for General Richard Butler . Between 1803 and 1823, the townships of the county became officially recognized. Large portions of

234-669: The border in Ohio. The border of Ohio and Indiana was based on where the confluence of the Ohio and Great Miami Rivers was in 1800. Download coordinates as: In the 1700s, the French called the river Riviere à la Roche ("River of the Rocks"). This name was directly taken from the Myaamia language (Miami-Illinois) of the Miami Nation that lived in the area ( ahseni siipiiwi , meaning Rock River ). The Miami and Erie Canal , which connected

260-535: The community of Mauds was the sight of an attempt by a local entrepreneur to construct a mill that worked via perpetual motion . A large crowd gathered to watch the mill start, and when it did not, laughter ensued. Nothing was heard from the unnamed entrepreneur again, and the mill quickly vanished. The local newspapers did not record the event, and the only record of its occurrence was transmitted by elderly residents of Mauds to one William Marion Miller of Miami University . The Great Flood of 1913 affected much of

286-583: The county primarily serving Hamilton , Oxford , and Middletown . The service connects to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority in Springdale . 39°26′N 84°35′W  /  39.44°N 84.58°W  / 39.44; -84.58 Great Miami River The river is named for the Miami , an Algonquian -speaking Native American people who lived in the region during

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312-408: The county were held by non-resident owners, including 640 acres owned by future President William H Harrison . Some land that was originally part of Butler County was reassigned to Warren County in the north and Hamilton County to the south. Butler County's original size was 480 sq miles. In 1830, Peter Schrock emigrated from France to live in Butler County. Around the late 1860s or early 1870s,

338-696: The county, particularly the communities of Middletown, Ohio where approximately 25% of the town was flooded and 6 people died and Hamilton, Ohio , where 46% of the city was flooded, over 300 buildings destroyed, and at least 98 people killed. In the 1920s, Butler, Pickaway and Washington counties were central areas of the rural membership of the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio. In 1957, the Ohio Legislature established Hueston Woods State Park , which covers 3,596 acres in Butler and neighboring Preble County . In addition to

364-425: The county. The population density was 788.2 inhabitants per square mile (304.3/km ). There were 148,273 housing units at an average density of 317.5 per square mile (122.6/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 86.0% white, 7.3% black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.8% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.0% of

390-851: The county. The population density was 712 inhabitants per square mile (275/km ). There were 129,793 housing units at an average density of 278 per square mile (107/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 91.20% White , 5.27% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 1.55% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.62% from other races , and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.1% were of German , 16.7% American , 10.7% Irish , and 9.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000 . Those citing " American " ancestry in Butler County are of overwhelmingly English extraction, most English Americans identify simply as American because their ancestors have been in North America for centuries—in some cases since

416-639: The early days of European settlement. They were forced to relocate to the west to escape pressure from European-American settlers. The region surrounding the Great Miami River is known as the Miami Valley . This term is used in the upper portions of the valley as a moniker for the economic-cultural region centered primarily on the Greater Dayton area. As the lower portions of the Miami Valley fall under

442-684: The flow from the North and South forks of the Great Miami River. It flows south and southwest, past Sidney , and is joined by Loramie Creek in northern Miami County . It flows south past Piqua and Troy , and through Taylorsville Dam in Huber Heights and Vandalia . It continues through Dayton , where it is joined by the Stillwater and the Mad rivers and Wolf Creek . From Dayton it flows southwest past Miamisburg , Franklin , Middletown and Hamilton in

468-583: The influence of Cincinnati and the Ohio River Valley, residents of the lower area do not identify with the Miami in the same way. The main course of the Great Miami River rises from the outflow of Indian Lake in Logan County , about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the village of Russells Point , approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Lima . Indian Lake is an artificial reservoir which receives

494-579: The population was 390,357. Its county seat and largest city is Hamilton . It is named for General Richard Butler , who died in 1791 during St. Clair's Defeat . Located along the Great Miami River , it is also home to Miami University , a public university founded in 1809. Butler County is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area . The majority of the county is in District 52 of

520-423: The population. In terms of ancestry, 27.0% were German , 14.8% were American , 13.6% were Irish , and 9.7% were English . Of the 135,960 households, 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.8% were non-families, and 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

546-471: The principal north–south route of transportation from Toledo to Cincinnati for western Ohio until being supplanted in the 1850s by railroads. As was common in early industrial days, beginning in the 19th century the river served as a source of water and a method to dispose of wastes for a variety of major industrial firms, including Armco Steel , Champion International Paper , Black Clawson , Fernald and many others. Heightened attention to water pollution in

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572-529: The river valleys of the Great and Little Miami Rivers . The valley was originally carved by glaciation. The soil at highest uplands is frequently heavy in clay , moving downhill to a sandy loam , while in the valleys the soil is black with river deposits. Before deforestation by settlers, much of the area was forests of American beech and maple trees. As of the census of 2000, there were 332,807 people, 123,082 households, and 87,880 families residing in

598-604: The southwest corner of Ohio. In southwestern Hamilton County , it is joined by the Whitewater River approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) upstream from its mouth on the Ohio River , just east of the Ohio - Indiana state line, approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Cincinnati . The river meanders across the state line near Lawrenceburg, Indiana in the last two miles (3 km) before reaching its mouth approximately ¼ mile east of

624-401: Was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median income for

650-489: Was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10. The median age was 36.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 54,788 and the median income for a family was $ 68,539. Males had a median income of $ 50,499 versus $ 37,094 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 25,892. About 8.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. Prior to 1952, Butler County

676-464: Was strongly Democratic in presidential elections, only backing two Republican candidates for president from 1856 to 1948. Starting with the 1952 election, it has become a Republican Party stronghold, with the sole Democrat to win the county in a presidential election since then being Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 in the midst of his statewide and national landslide victory. There are sixteen school districts having territory in Butler County. Butler County

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