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A-to-Z GUIDE
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Cincinnati combines small-town charm and big-city amenities. People have a strong attachment to
their neighborhoods and pride in their
community. They feel comfortable where they live and where they go. The area is a center for arts,
business, education, entertainment, health
care, sports and transportation. Among its treasures:
If you live in Greater Cincinnati, we hope you'll discover some new places to go, new things to do, or
learn something you didn't know for the next
time you want to brag about your community.
If you don't live here, here's a chance to discover what the editors of Places Rated Almanac
did. Eat your heart out.
The
Tristate, as we call it, consists of eight counties:
Here are some significant facts and figures:
Population (by 1990 census)
Cincinnati was started in 1788 as a settlement named Losantiville. There the U.S. Army built Fort
Washington as its headquarters for the west.
General Arthur St. Clair renamed the settlement Cincinnati in honor of the Society of Cincinnati, an
organization of Revolutionary War officers
founded by George Washington.
Cincinnati was chartered as a village in 1802 and incorporated as a city in 1819.
Places Rated Almanac measured 343 metropolitan areas in 10 categories for its 1993 edition.
The authors, David Savageau and Richard
Boyer, used data from governments and private organizations.
Their conclusions:
Cincinnati ranked the eighth safest of 43 metro areas with populations above 1 million.
Cincinnati ranked among the top 20% in the arts, job outlook, recreation, health care, education and
transportation.
Here's how Cincinnati ranked:
The next rating will be announced in the Fall 1997.
The 343 metropolitan areas listed best to worst by Places Rated Almanac:
1. Cincinnati. 2. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. 3. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. 4. Toronto. 5.
Pittsburgh. 6. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. 7.
Washington. 8. Salt Lake City-Ogden. 9. Indianapolis, Ind. 10. Louisville, Ky.-Ind. 11. Vancouver,
British Columbia. 12. Atlanta. 13. Portland, Ore.
14. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria. 15. Knoxville, Tenn. 16. San Diego. 17. Boston. 18. San Francisco. 19.
Greensboro-Winston-Salem, N.C. 20. Syracuse, N.Y.
21. Baltimore. 22. St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. 23. Orange County, Calif. 24. Detroit. 25. Eugene-Springfield,
Ore. 26. Oklahoma City. 27. Johnson
City-Kingsport, Tenn.-Va. 27. Los Angeles-Long Beach. 29. Tucson, Ariz. 30. Quebec. 31. Nashville, Tenn.
32. Denver. 33. Miami. 34.
Milwaukee-Waukesha. 35. Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. 36. Albuquerque, N.M. 37. Lexington, Ky. 37. Phoenix-Mesa.
39. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. 40. Long
Island, N.Y. 40. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. 42. Rochester, N.Y. 43. Akron, Ohio. 44. Chicago. 45.
Houston. 46. Columbus, Ohio. 47. Spokane,
Wash. 48. Montreal. 49. San Jose, Calif. 50. Dayton-Springfield, Ohio.
51. Oakland, Calif. 52. Toledo, Ohio. 53. Birmingham, Ala. 54. Ann Arbor, Mich. 55. Halifax, Nova
Scotia. 56. Hamilton, Ontario. 56. Madison, Wis.
58. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C. 59. Boise City, Idaho. 60. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y. 61.
South Bend, Ind. 62. Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. 63. Ottawa-Hull, Ontario-Quebec. 64. Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio. 65.
Honolulu. 66. Omaha, Neb.-Iowa. 67. La
Crosse, Wis.-Minn. 68. London, Ontario. 69. Duluth-Superior, Minn.-Wis. 70. St. John's, Newfoundland.
71. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. 71. San
Antonio. 73. Salem, Ore. 73. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, Calif. 75. Ventura, Calif. 76. Charleston-North
Charleston, S.C. 77. Charleston, W.Va. 77.
Richmond-Petersburg, Va. 79. Springfield, Mo. 80. Central New Jersey, N.J. 81.
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa. 82. Calgary, Alberta. 83.
Charlottesville, Va. 84. Erie, Pa. 85. Providence-Warwick-Cranston, R.I. 86. Lynchburg, Va. 87.
Wilmington-Newark Del.-Md. 88. Lubbock, Texas. 89.
Roanoke, Va. 90. Kitchener, Ontario. 90. Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. 92. Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich.
93. Dallas. 94. Asheville, N.C. 95. Gary, Ind.
96. Lafayette, Ind. 97. Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va.-N.C. 98. Memphis, Tenn. 99. Monmouth-Ocean, N.J.
100. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
101. Wichita, Kan. 102. Champaign-Urbana, Ill. 103. Bellingham, Wash. 104. Santa Cruz-Watsonville,
Calif. 105. New York City. 106. Wheeling,
W.Va.-Ohio. 107. Northern New Jersey. 108. Edmonton, Alberta. 109. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas. 110.
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich. 111.
Sacramento, Calif. 112. Victoria, British Columbia. 113. Fort Wayne, Ind. 114.
Worcester-Fitchburg-Leominster, Mass. 114. Youngstown-Warren, Ohio.
116. Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga. 117. Columbia, S.C. 118. Gainesville, Fla. 119. Little Rock-North Little
Rock, Ark. 120. Tulsa, Okla. 121. Orlando, Fla.
122. Stamford-Norwalk, Conn. 123. Santa Rosa, Calif. 124. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark. 125.
Tacoma, Wash. 126. Jacksonville, Fla. 127.
Winnipeg, Manitoba. 128. St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario. 129. Windsor, Ontario. 129. Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. 131. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island,
Iowa-Ill. 132. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 133. Hickory-Morgantown, N.C. 134. Lincoln, Neb. 135.
Evansville-Henderson, Ind.-Ky. 136. Muncie, Ind. 137. Des
Moines, Iowa. 138. Springfield, Ill. 139. Daytona Beach, Fla. 139. New Orleans. 141. Greenville, N.C.
142. Peoria-Pekin, Ill. 143.
Parkersburg-Marietta, W.Va.-Ohio. 144. Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. 145. Medford-Ashland, Ore. 146. Atlantic
City-Cape May, N.J. 147. Boulder-Longmont,
Colo. 148. Columbia, Mo. 149. Jamestown, N.Y. 150. Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis.
151. Austin-San Marcos, Texas. 151. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa. 153. Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich.
154. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 155.
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, Calif. 156. Hagerstown, Md. 157. Cumberland, Md.-W.Va. 157. Sioux Falls, S.D.
159. Bangor, Maine. 160. Hartford, Conn. 161.
Lake County, Ill. 162. Jackson, Mo. 163. Trenton, N.J. 164. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. 164.
Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn. 166. Olympia, Wash.
167. Amarillo, Texas. 168. Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla. 169. Huntsville, Ala. 170. Newark-Jersey City, N.J.
171. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich. 172.
Provo-Orem, Utah. 173. Bloomington-Normal, Ill. 173. Green Bay, Wis. 175. Danbury, Conn. 175. San Luis
Obispo-Atascadero, Calif. 177. West Palm
Beach, Boca Raton, Fla. 178. Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, N.H. 179. New Haven-Meriden, Conn. 180. Reno,
Nev. 181. Galveston-Texas City, Texas. 182. El
Paso, Texas. 183. Bloomington, Ind. 183. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo. 185. Portland, Maine. 186.
Florence, Ala. 187. Terre Haute, Ind. 188.
Burlington, Vt. 189. Tallahassee, Fla. 190. Regina, Saskatchewan.
191. Colorado Springs, Colo. 191. Utica-Rome, N.Y. 193. Mobile, Ala. 194. Biloxi,
Gulfport-Pascagoula, Miss. 195. Montgomery, Ala. 195.
Sherbrooke, Quebec. 197. Johnstown, Pa. 198. St. Cloud, Minn. 199. Pensacola, Fla. 200. Joplin, Mo. 201.
Redding, Calif. 202. State College, Pa. 203.
Eau Claire, Wis. 204. Santa Fe, N.M. 205. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, W.Va. 206. Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.
207. Lafayette, La. 208. Manchester-Nashua,
N.H. 209. Vancouver, Wash. 210. Oshawa, Ontario. 211. Augusta-Aiken, Ga.-S.C. 212. Iowa City, Iowa. 213.
Bridgeport, Conn. 214. Binghamton, N.Y. 215.
Canton-Massillon, Ohio. 216. New Bedford-Fall River, Mass. 217. Elmira, N.Y. 218. Hamilton-Middletown,
Ohio. 219. Savannah, Ga. 220. Fort Myers-Cape
Coral, Fla. 221. Billings, Mont. 222. Salinas, Calif. 223. Altoona, Pa. 224. Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
225. Athens, Ga. 225. Decatur, Ala. 227. Fresno,
Calif. 228. Yakima, Wash. 228. Great Falls, Mont. 230. Topeka, Kan. 231. Rapid City, S.D. 232. Sioux
City, Iowa-Neb. 233. Greeley, Colo. 234.
Wilmington, N.C. 235. Flint, Mich. 236. Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Fla. 237. Orange County, N.Y.
238. Shreveport-Bossier City, La. 239. Kankakee,
Ill. 240. Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. 241. Las Cruces, N.M. 241. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 243.
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas. 243. Pueblo, Colo. 245. St. John,
New Brunswick. 246. Sharon, Pa. 247. Rocky Mount, N.C. 248. Williamsport, Pa. 249. Bismarck, N.D. 250.
Bremerton, Wash.
251. Kenosha, Wis. 252. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas. 252. Owensboro, Ky. 254. Alexandria, La. 255.
Dubuque, Iowa. 256. Florence, S.C. 257.
Lancaster, Pa. 258. Monroe, La. 259. Sheboygan, Wis. 260. Chico-Paradise, Calif. 261. Rochester, Minn.
262. Danville, Va. 263. Reading, Pa. 263. St.
Joseph, Mo. 265. Lawrence, Kansas. 266. Macon, Ga. 267. Anniston, Ala. 268. Baton Rouge, La. 269.
Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. 269. Rockford, Ill. 271.
Dutchess County, N.Y. 272. Janesville-Beloit, Wis. 272. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 274. Cheyenne, Wyo. 275.
Barnstable-Yarmouth, Mass. 276. Springfield,
Mass. 277. Decatur, Ill. 278. Kokomo, Ind. 279. Yolo, Calif. 280. Anchorage, Alaska. 281. Benton Harbor,
Mich. 282. Lake Charles, La. 282.
Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va. 284. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 285. Odessa-Midland, Texas. 286. Wausau, Wis.
287. Columbus, Ga.-Ala. 288. Wichita Falls,
Texas. 288. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas. 290. Pittsfield, Mass. 291. Corpus Christi, Texas. 291.
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, Fla. 293. Mansfield,
Ohio. 294. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J. 295. Bryan-College Station, Texas. 296.
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, Tenn.-Ky. 297. Yuma, Ariz. 298.
Sherman-Denison, Texas. 299. New London-Norwich, Conn.-R.I. 300. Enid, Okla.
301. Tyler, Texas. 302. Racine, Wis. 303. Sudbury, Ontario. 304. Gadsden, Ala. 305. Brazoria, Texas
306. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 307.
Chicoutimi-Jonquiere, Quebec. 308. Lima, Ohio. 309. Panama City, Fla. 310. Waco, Texas. 311. Houma, La.
311. Killeen-Temple, Texas. 313. San Angelo,
Texas. 314. Ocala, Fla. 315. Texarkana, Texas-Ark. 316. Abilene, Texas. 317. Glen Falls, N.Y. 318.
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla. 319. Dothan, Ala. 319.
Modesto, Calif. 321. Jackson, Mich. 322. Fayetteville, N.C. 323. Casper, Wyo. 324. Longview-Marshall,
Texas. 325. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. 326.
Bakersfield, Calif. 327. Goldsboro, N.C. 328. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif. 329. Dover, Del. 330.
Stockton-Lodi, Calif. 331. Lawton, Okla. 332.
Naples, Fla. 333. Punta Gorda, Fla. 334. Pine Bluff, Ark. 335. York, Pa. 336. Laredo, Texas. 337.
Victoria, Texas. 338. Jacksonville, N.C. 339.
Albany, Ga. 340. Sumter, S.C. 341. Waterbury, Conn. 342. Merced, Calif. 343. Yuba City, Calif. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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