Ripley (Ohio)
| Ripley | |||
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 Ripley Main Street |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1804 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Brown County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 44 ′ N , 83 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,750 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 343.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 153 m | ||
| Postal code : | 45167 | ||
| Area code : | +1 937 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-67272 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1061608 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofripley.com | ||
 Aerial view of Ripley on the Ohio River |
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Ripley is a village in Brown County in the US state of Ohio . It is located on the Ohio River , about 80 kilometers southeast of Cincinnati on the border with Kentucky . At the 2010 census , Ripley had 1,750 residents.
history
Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the American Revolution , reached the area around what is now Ripley in 1804. Poage served in the American Revolutionary War and received about 4 km² of land in the newly established state of Ohio for his service. When he settled on the land assigned to him, he freed the slaves who had traveled with him from Virginia . In 1812 they founded what is now Ripley, then still under the name Staunton. In 1816 it was named after him in honor of General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley .
Due to its location on the Ohio River and its proximity to slave-holding Kentucky, Ripley soon became an important station for slaves fleeing north on the Underground Railroad . Major abolitionist proponents then lived in the city, including Alexander Campbell and John Rankin . In 1822 Rankin moved from Kentucky to Ripley, he built a house on a hill on the Ohio River, from where he showed the fleeing slaves the way to freedom with the help of a lantern and a flagpole. The house is now a National Historic Landmark .
Demographics
According to the statistics of the United States Census Bureau , the 2010 census showed a population of 1750. The median age was 45.1 years. 77.9 percent of the population have at least a high school diploma. 1051 residential units are reported for the village. The average household income is 33,603 dollars . The Census Bureau also reports that there are two people living in Ripley who were born abroad. 22.8 percent of the population live below the poverty line. 119 veterans live in Ripley.
sons and daughters of the town
- Frank T. Campbell (1836–1907), politician
- Russell Smith (1890–1966), jazz trumpeter and singer
- Steve Stivers (* 1965), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
Personalities associated with the city
- Alexander Campbell (1779–1857), politician, member of the US Senate