Huber Heights, Ohio

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Huber Heights is a city in Miami and Montgomery counties in Ohio. Begun in 1956, Huber Heights is a collection of housing developments often called "America's largest community of brick homes." Incorporated as a city from Wayne Township in 1981, Huber Heights is Dayton, Ohio's second largest suburb. The current mayor is Jack Hensley.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Notable residents 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Huber Heights is located at 39°51′3″N, 84°7′39″W (39.850743, -84.127608)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.7 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.5 km² (21.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.

The city developed northeast of Dayton on land between the Great Miami River and the Mad River. State Routes 202 (Old Troy Pike) and 201 (Brandt Pike) serve as the main north-south arteries. The bulk of the city lies between Needmore Road to the south and Interstate 70 to the North. Recent development has expanded the boundaries of the city north into Miami County, Ohio.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 38,212 people, 14,392 households, and 10,779 families residing in the city. The population density was 701.6/km² (1,817.2/mi²). There were 14,938 housing units at an average density of 274.3/km² (710.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.88% White, 9.78% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 14,392 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,073, and the median income for a family was $53,579. Males had a median income of $40,099 versus $28,723 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,951. About 4.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable residents

• Kim Mullen, Miss Ohio USA 2002 and Survivor: Palau contestant
• Will Allen, NFL Athlete, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Marcus Freeman, Ohio State Linebaker
• Kim Deal, musician
• Kelley Deal, musician
• Marcia Neumeier, "sparkiepop", graphic designer
• Matt Cox, flugelhornist, trumpeter

[edit] See also

• Wayne High School

[edit] External links

• City of Huber Heights Official Website
• Huber Heights Chamber of Commerce
• Huber Heights City Schools
• Huber Heights Police Division
• Knightblaze
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.850743° -84.127608°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

	Miami County, Ohio Troy, county seat
Municipalities	Bradford | Casstown | Covington | Fletcher | Huber Heights | Laura | Ludlow Falls | Piqua | Pleasant Hill | Potsdam | Tipp City | Troy | Union | West Milton
Townships	Bethel | Brown | Concord | Elizabeth | Lost Creek | Monroe | Newberry | Newton | Spring Creek | Staunton | Union | Washington
Other localities	Brandt | Conover | Phoneton | West Charleston

	Montgomery County, Ohio Dayton, county seat
Municipalities	Brookville | Carlisle | Centerville | Clayton | Dayton | Englewood | Farmersville | Germantown | Huber Heights | Kettering | Miamisburg | Moraine | New Lebanon | Oakwood | Phillipsburg | Riverside | Springboro | Trotwood | Union | Vandalia | Verona | West Carrollton
Townships	Butler | Clay | German | Harrison | Jackson | Jefferson | Miami | Perry | Washington
Census-designated places	Drexel | Fort McKinley | Northridge | Shiloh | Woodbourne-Hyde Park | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base