Mount Carmel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,828 at the 2020 census.
History
Mt. Carmel is one of the oldest communities in Union Township. In 1788 surveyor John Obannon and his team came in this mostly unsettled area to prepare for building and developing new homes and businesses. It was mostly inhabited by Revolutionary War soldiers. Their property was basically payment for fighting the battles through the Ohio Land Grant. This could have included several hundred acres.
A pioneer from New Jersey, John Rose who was one of the first to settle there in 1796, is actually considered the father of Mt. Carmel. The only historical sign of his presence today is a very small graveyard where he is buried, going down Rose Hill entering Hamilton County. According to one historian, Rose may have picked the name from the Bible.
The Catawba grape industry was a thriving business in the Ohio River Valley because it was hearty enough to withstand the harsh Ohio winters, Farmers in the Mt. Carmel and surrounding area took advantage of this and grape arbors were popping up throughout Union Township contributing to the distinction of the state leading the country in wine production by 1860.
A post office was established in 1887 however it was being built outside the village limits so East Mt Carmel was created so it could take advantage of the benefits. After a few years though the post office was redesignated as Summerside, Ohio. By the twentieth century the Summerside and the nearby Glen Este post offices were both closed and were moved to Newtown, farther west. Recently the Newtown office closed and now the closest post office is on Nagel Road in Anderson Township.
Geography
Mount Carmel is located on the western edge of Union Township. It is bordered on the north by Summerside and on the west by Dry Run in Anderson Township, Hamilton County.
Ohio State Route 32 forms the northern border of Mount Carmel, and Interstate 275 forms the eastern edge. The highways cross at I-275 Exit 63 at the northeast corner of the community. Downtown Cincinnati is to the west via Route 32, or via I-275 and I-471. Batavia, the Clermont County seat, is to the east via Route 32.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mount Carmel CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mount Carmel had a population of 4,828. The median age was 39.2 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,026 households in Mount Carmel, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.3% were married-couple households, 22.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.