Dent is a census-designated place (CDP) in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,301 at the 2020 census.
History
Dent was originally known as Challensville in the 19th century, named for the local minister Rev. James Challenge. A post office called Challensville was established in 1843, the name was changed to Dent in 1846 at the urging of local resident and then-state representative Charles Reemelin. Reemelin was said to have disliked naming places after people and instead thought that "Dent" represented the geography of the area, with the depression of the land just east of Harrison Pike. The Dent post office closed in 1904. The present name "Dent" is after its setting in a valley (or dent).
Veterans Park was constructed in the 1990s on the former site of the Dent Drive-In. The park contains a walking trail.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dent had a population of 12,301. The population density was 1,966.90 people per square mile (759.45/km<sup>2</sup>). The median age was 41.9 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,174 households in Dent, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.97.