Marble Cliff, Ohio

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Marble Cliff is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 646 at the 2000 census.

Marble Cliff was one of the first suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, settled as a community in 1890 and incorporated as the "Hamlet of Marble Cliff" in 1901. It took its name from the Marble Cliff Quarry Co. (still in use today), and at this time stretched all the way from the Scioto River to the Olentangy River. In 1902, it detached all land but its present area, and the area that separated to become Grandview Heights in 1906. The village was named "Arlington" for a short time, which led its new neighbor to the north, incorporated in 1918, to name itself Upper Arlington. Marble Cliff is presently bordered by the cities of Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights, and Columbus.

Most of the village's public services are provided by contract with Grandview Heights, including police and fire, and it is included in the Grandview Heights School District and public library system.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Marble Cliff is located at 39°59′7″N, 83°3′37″W (39.985213, -83.060403)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

One notable landmark located in Marble Cliff, scarely known outside of central Ohio, is the Bush mansion. This structure was built with stone quarried from the nearby Marble Cliff Quarry Co., and was once a residence of local industrialist Samuel P. Bush--grandfather and great-grandfather of U.S. Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush respectively. The Bush mansion itself was sold and converted to non-residential use, most recently as group home for the elderly. As of October 2006, it's been slated for restoration as upscale condominiums.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 646 people, 291 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was 997.7/km² (2,610.1/mi²). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 468.0/km² (1,224.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% White, 0.62% African American, 0.93% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 291 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.2% were non-families. 44.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 71.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,904, and the median income for a family was $90,000. Males had a median income of $45,938 versus $33,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,491. About 1.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Townships	Blendon \| Brown \| Clinton \| Franklin \| Hamilton \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Madison \| Mifflin \| Norwich \| Perry \| Plain \| Pleasant \| Prairie \| Sharon \| Truro \| Washington
Other localities	Amlin \| Blacklick \| Blacklick Estates \| Huber Ridge \| Lake Darby \| Lincoln Village \| New Rome