Elizabethtown, Ohio

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Elizabethtown, Ohio
Census-designated place
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°9′30″N 84°48′16″W / 39.15833°N 84.80444°W / 39.15833; -84.80444Coordinates: 39°9′30″N 84°48′16″W / 39.15833°N 84.80444°W / 39.15833; -84.80444
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHamilton
Area
 • Total0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Land0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
491 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total350
 • Density390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-24850[2]
GNIS feature ID1056275[1]

Elizabethtown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 350 at the 2010 census.[3]

History[]

Elizabethtown was platted in 1817 by Isaac Mills, and named for his wife. It was a depot on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway. In 1894, Elizabethtown was described as having three stores, two churches and a grain elevator.[4]

Geography[]

Elizabethtown is located at

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39°9′30″N 84°48′16″W / 39.15833°N 84.80444°W / 39.15833; -84.80444,[5] in the valley of the Great Miami River, 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Cincinnati. U.S. Route 50 runs through the center of the community, and Interstate 275 passes it to the northwest but does not provide direct access to it.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elizabethtown CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Nelson, S. B. (1894). History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1. p. 461. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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