Cheviot, Ohio
title: "Cheviot, Ohio" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-hamilton-county,-ohio", "populated-places-established-in-1818", "scottish-american-culture-in-ohio", "cities-in-ohio", "1818-establishments-in-ohio"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheviot,_Ohio" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Cheviot, Ohio |
| settlement_type | City |
| motto | "Big City Spirit - Small Town Charm" |
| image_skyline | Cheviot Fieldhouse.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Cheviot's 1930s fieldhouse and community center |
| image_flag | Flag of Cheviot, Ohio.png |
| image_blank_emblem | Logo of Cheviot, Ohio.png |
| blank_emblem_type | Logo |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
| mapframe-point | none |
| pushpin_map | Ohio#USA |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| pushpin_label | Cheviot |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Ohio |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Hamilton |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Samuel D. Keller (D) |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 3.02 |
| area_land_km2 | 3.02 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.17 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 1.17 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_est | 8565 |
| pop_est_as_of | 2023 |
| pop_est_footnotes | |
| population_total | 8658 |
| population_density_km2 | 2865.99 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 7425.39 |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 919 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 45211 |
| area_code | 513 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 39-14128 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1086200 |
| website | |
| :: |
|official_name = Cheviot, Ohio |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto = "Big City Spirit - Small Town Charm"
|image_skyline = Cheviot Fieldhouse.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Cheviot's 1930s fieldhouse and community center |image_flag = Flag of Cheviot, Ohio.png |image_seal = |image_blank_emblem = Logo of Cheviot, Ohio.png |blank_emblem_type = Logo |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 13 |mapframe-point = none |pushpin_map = Ohio#USA |pushpin_relief = yes |pushpin_label = Cheviot
|subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Ohio |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Hamilton
|government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = Mayor |leader_name1 = Samuel D. Keller (D) |established_title = |established_date =
|unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.02 |area_land_km2 = 3.02 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.17 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.17 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020 |population_est = 8565 |pop_est_as_of = 2023 |pop_est_footnotes = |population_total = 8658 |population_density_km2 = 2865.99 |population_density_sq_mi = 7425.39
|timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 919 |coordinates = |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 45211 |area_code = 513 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 39-14128 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1086200 |website = |footnotes = Cheviot () is a city in west-central Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 8,658 at the 2020 census.
History
In 1818, a Scottish immigrant named John Craig purchased a half section of 320 acre of Green Township from Elias Boudinot. He built an inn and tavern on the Harrison Pike. On March 21, 1818, Craig laid out a town which he named after the Cheviot Hills in southern Scotland. He sold lots and growth began.
The town was incorporated as a village in 1901, and a city in 1931. Originally a farming community, today Cheviot is a residential suburb of Cincinnati.
Geography
Cheviot is located about 7 mi northwest of downtown Cincinnati. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.17 sqmi, all land.
Climate
| single line = Y | location = Cheviot, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present
|Jan record high F = 68 |Feb record high F = 76 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 88 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 101 |Jul record high F = 103 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 100 |Oct record high F = 97 |Nov record high F = 81 |Dec record high F = 74
|Jan avg record high F = 61.2 |Feb avg record high F = 65.3 |Mar avg record high F = 75.1 |Apr avg record high F = 82.2 |May avg record high F = 88.1 |Jun avg record high F = 92.3 |Jul avg record high F = 94.3 |Aug avg record high F = 93.8 |Sep avg record high F = 90.8 |Oct avg record high F = 83.2 |Nov avg record high F = 72.0 |Dec avg record high F = 63.7 |year avg record high F = 95.5
| Jan high F =37.4 | Feb high F =42.0 | Mar high F =51.9 | Apr high F =64.8 | May high F =74.0 | Jun high F =81.8 | Jul high F =85.4 | Aug high F =84.6 | Sep high F =78.2 | Oct high F =66.0 | Nov high F =52.5 | Dec high F =41.6 | Jan mean F =29.8 | Feb mean F =33.3 | Mar mean F =42.2 | Apr mean F =53.9 | May mean F =63.6 | Jun mean F =72.0 | Jul mean F =75.4 | Aug mean F =74.3 | Sep mean F =67.5 | Oct mean F =55.7 | Nov mean F =43.7 | Dec mean F =34.3 | Jan low F =22.2 | Feb low F =24.7 | Mar low F =32.6 | Apr low F =43.0 | May low F =53.3 | Jun low F =62.1 | Jul low F =65.4 | Aug low F =64.0 | Sep low F =56.8 | Oct low F =45.3 | Nov low F =34.9 | Dec low F =27.0
|Jan avg record low F = 1.3 |Feb avg record low F = 5.7 |Mar avg record low F = 14.8 |Apr avg record low F = 27.3 |May avg record low F = 37.4 |Jun avg record low F = 49.7 |Jul avg record low F = 55.5 |Aug avg record low F = 53.9 |Sep avg record low F = 43.0 |Oct avg record low F = 31.0 |Nov avg record low F = 20.0 |Dec avg record low F = 10.1 |year avg record low F = -1.1
|Jan record low F = -23 |Feb record low F = -9 |Mar record low F = -4 |Apr record low F = 17 |May record low F = 28 |Jun record low F = 38 |Jul record low F = 47 |Aug record low F = 45 |Sep record low F = 30 |Oct record low F = 22 |Nov record low F = 11 |Dec record low F = -24
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =3.59 | Feb precipitation inch =3.19 | Mar precipitation inch =4.47 | Apr precipitation inch =4.91 | May precipitation inch =5.21 | Jun precipitation inch =4.85 | Jul precipitation inch =4.32 | Aug precipitation inch =3.47 | Sep precipitation inch =3.32 | Oct precipitation inch =3.47 | Nov precipitation inch =3.42 | Dec precipitation inch =3.96
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 11.8 |Feb precipitation days = 9.8 |Mar precipitation days = 11.9 |Apr precipitation days = 11.7 |May precipitation days = 12.4 |Jun precipitation days = 11.2 |Jul precipitation days = 10.2 |Aug precipitation days = 7.6 |Sep precipitation days = 7.8 |Oct precipitation days = 8.3 |Nov precipitation days = 9.3 |Dec precipitation days = 11.5
| Jan snow inch =6.0 | Feb snow inch =4.3 | Mar snow inch =2.4 | Apr snow inch =0.2 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.3 | Nov snow inch =0.2 | Dec snow inch =2.6 |year snow inch = 16.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 4.4 |Feb snow days = 4.1 |Mar snow days = 1.8 |Apr snow days = 0.3 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 0.3 |Dec snow days = 3.0 |year snow days = 14.0
|Jan snow depth inch = 4.1 |Feb snow depth inch = 3.8 |Mar snow depth inch = 2.2 |Apr snow depth inch = 0.1 |May snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.2 |Nov snow depth inch = 0.4 |Dec snow depth inch = 2.2 |year snow depth inch = 6.4
|source 1 = NOAA |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00331515&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cheviot, OH |access-date = February 24, 2023 |source 2 = National Weather Service |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=iln |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cincinnati |access-date = February 24, 2023
Demographics
|1880= 325 |1910= 1930 |1920= 4108 |1930= 8046 |1940= 9043 |1950= 9944 |1960= 10701 |1970= 11135 |1980= 9888 |1990= 9616 |2000= 9015 |2010= 8375 |2020= 8658 |estyear= 2023 |estimate= 8565 |estref= |footnote=Sources: | align = right | align-fn = center
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cheviot had a population of 8,658. The median age was 36.7 years; 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 13.1% were 65 years of age or older, and for every 100 females there were 98.4 males with 93.9 males for every 100 females age 18 and over. The population density was 7,425.39 people per square mile (2,865.99/km2). There were 3,945 households in Cheviot, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them; 26.2% were married-couple households, 27.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 3.03. There were 4,272 housing units, of which 7.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 53.5% were owner-occupied and 46.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0% lived in rural areas. ::data[format=table title="Racial composition as of the 2020 census{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A14128&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 31, 2026|df=mdy}}"]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6,159 | 71.1% |
| Black or African American | 1,797 | 20.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 27 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 52 | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.1% |
| Some other race | 113 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 501 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 228 | 2.6% |
| :: |
According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $45,428, and the median income for a family was $52,229. About 20.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over. About 63.6% of the population were employed, and 18.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,375 people, 3,779 households, and 1,931 families living in the city. The population density was 7158.1 PD/sqmi. There were 4,303 housing units at an average density of 3677.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 89.0% White, 7.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 3,779 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.9% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 34.6 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,015 people, 4,064 households, and 2,202 families living in the city. The population density was 7,753.5 PD/sqmi. There were 4,338 housing units at an average density of 3,731.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.93% White, 0.79% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 4,064 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.8% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,150, and the median income for a family was $48,947. Males had a median income of $36,886 versus $28,202 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,686. About 5.2% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
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| Council Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Smyth | Republican | |
| Jenny Eilermann | Non Partisan | Clerk |
| David W. Voss | Republican | |
| John C. Hardig | Republican | |
| Brian Smyth | Republican | |
| Lindsay M. Jones | Non Partisan | Ward 4 |
| Amy Richter | Republican | |
| Stefanie Hawk | Democrat | |
| Kathleen S. Zech | Republican | |
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::data[format=table]
| Administrator | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Keller | Democrat | |
| Kimberlee Erdman-Rohr | Democrat | |
| Tom Braun | Non Partisan | Safety Service Director |
| Jeffrey Patton | Non Partisan | Police Chief |
| Robert Klein | Non Partisan | Fire Chief |
| Theresa Ciolino-Klein | Democrat | |
| :: |
Past Mayors
- Henry Fischer (R) 1901
- Fred Edward Wesselman (R) 1902-1905
- Christian Ferdinand (Ferd) Baechle (R) 1905-1911
- Fred Henry Altemeier (R) 1912-1917
- Clifford Harry Hay (R) 1918-1941
- Edward Christian Gingerich (D) 1942-1967
- Albert William Schottelkotte (D) 1967
- Donald Paul Bennett (R) 1968-1971
- Louis Edgar Von Holle (D) 1972-1983
- John Michael (Mike) Laumann (D) 1983-2003
- Samuel David Keller (D) 2004-
Culture
The city of Cheviot is home to much of the same German-American and other ethnic cultures that inhabit the surrounding Cincinnati area.
The city is known locally (and regionally) for its annual Harvest Home Fair. Since 1855, the fair has been hosted on the same plot of land, now known as Harvest Home Park. Since 1940, it has been held each year on the weekend after Labor Day.
The city incorporated the West Fest Street Festival in 2002, which has steadily grown in popularity. The annual event features local food, various booths/activities, children's rides, and live music. The city is part of the Cincinnati Public School district.
Notable people
- Dorothy Mueller, baseball player
- Glenn Ryle, WKRC-TV Personality; host of "Skipper Ryle" and later Bowling For Dollars
- Al Schottelkotte, WCPO TV news anchor (1959–1994)
- Steve Tensi, former professional football quarterback
- Andy Williams, singer and television personality
References
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