Ross is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,478 at the 2020 census. Ross sits along U.S. Route 27 between Cincinnati, Ohio and Oxford, Ohio. Ross is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
History
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The settlement was laid out by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark on February 1, 1817, as Venus; the spelling later became corrupted as "Venice". Since there was already another post office in the state called Venice, near Lake Erie, this one was renamed in 1834 as Ross.
Geography
Ross is located along the southern border of Butler County. To the south are the townships of Crosby and Colerain in Hamilton County, including the CDP of Dunlap in Colerain Township.
U.S. Route 27 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to Cincinnati and north to Oxford. State Routes 126 and Ohio State Route 128 run through the center of Ross as Hamilton Cleves Road. Route 126 splits off to the west toward Brookville, Indiana, while Route 128 continues southwest towards Cleves. The Great Miami River forms the southeastern edge of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP of Ross has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.85%, is water.
Demographics
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ross had a population of 3,478. The median age was 41.6 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,308 households in Ross, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.5% were married-couple households, 14.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- Ross Middle School
- Ross High School