Dublin

Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 49,328 in the 2020 census with a census estimate of 49,037 in 2019. The city of Dublin hosts the yearly Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. The Dublin Irish Festival (called Dublin Irish Days in 2021) advertises itself as the largest three-day Irish festival in the world. Dublin has a relatively flat topography, but there are numerous ravines surrounding the Scioto River. In 2017, out of over 15,000 towns and neighborhoods, Dublin was ranked 6th best place to live in the United States. In 2020, Wallethub ranked Dublin the 12th Best Small City in America. Dublin is located on the Allegheny Plateau, on the Ohio River, and on the Tuscarawas River in Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, and is located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. It was incorporated in 1881 and was officially declared a city on August 1, 1987, after reaching a population of 5,000 residents. It has a total area of 24.80 square miles (63.44 km²), of which 24.30 km² is land and 0.36 km² (0.93 km²) is water. In this area and its tributaries, the river passes through Dublin and its bedrock is stony bedrock, which makes for steep cliffs.

History

After the Revolutionary War, the United States Government gave 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land along the Scioto River to Lieutenant James Holt as payment for his service. In 1802, Peter and Benjamin Sells from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, purchased 400 acres of this land for their brother, John. John Sells named the town after his birthplace, Dublin, Ireland. In 1970, Dublin was still a small town with only 681 residents. It was officially declared a city in August 1987, after reaching a population of 5,000 residents. In 2017, out of over 15,000 towns and neighborhoods in the U.S., Dublin was ranked 6th best place to live. In 2020, Wallethub ranked Dublin the 12th Best Small City in America. In 2018, the city began redeveloping the Bridge Street District. The 1,100-acre (450 ha) project includes 400 apartments and condominiums, retail, offices, and other space along the scioto River. The site of the original purchase is known as Historic Dublin, and is located on the banks of the Ohio River in the town of Dublin, Ohio. The city was incorporated in 1881, and was named after John Shields, an Irishman who was born in Dublin in 1833. The town's name was changed to Dublin after Shields' death in 1810. It is now home to the Ohio Museum of Art and Science, which is located in the city's downtown area.

Geography

Located on the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, Dublin has a relatively flat topography. There are numerous ravines surrounding the tributaries of the Scioto River, which make for steep cliffs in some areas. Elevations range from 780 feet (240 m) above sea level to 1,000 feet (300 m) at Glacier Ridge Metro Park. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.80 square miles (64.23 km²), of which 24.44square miles (63.30 km²) is land and 0.36sq miles (0.93sq km) is water. The city is located on the Ohio River, a tributary of the Allegheny River. It is located in Ohio's Scioto County, which is part of Ohio's Ohio River Valley region. The Ohio River runs through Dublin and into Ohio's Piedmont region, which runs through Ohio's Allegheny County region. It also runs through the city's eastern suburbs, which are part of the Ohio Valley region of Ohio. Dublin is located near the Ohio Turnpike, which passes through the town of Poughkeepsie. The town is also home to the Ohio State University, which was founded in 1887. The University of Ohio has a chapter of the College of Arts and Sciences, which opened in 1894. It was the first college in the United States to admit women, and the first in the state to admit non-whites.

Economy

Dublin is home to the headquarters of several companies, the largest of which is Cardinal Health. Pacer International, a larger intermodal logistics provider, was headquartered in Dublin until its acquisition by XPO Logistics on March 31, 2014. OhioHealth also has significant operations in the Dublin area through the Dublin Methodist Hospital. According to the City's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Cardinal Health, IGS Energy, Stanley Steemer, Wendy's and Online Computer Library Center. In 2022, Cardinal Health had the fifteenth-highest revenue out of any US company in 2022, according to the city's report. The city's economy is expected to grow at a rate of 1.7% in the next five years. In 2012, the economy grew at an average rate of 0.8%. In 2012 the city had a population of 1,816,000. In 2013, the city recorded a growth rate of 2.2%. In 2014, the growth rate was 1.9%. In 2015, it was 2.1%. In 2016, it is expected that the economy will grow at an rate of 3.3%. In 2017, it will be 2.7%. In 2018, it's expected that it will grow by 2.4%. In 2019, it has a growth pace of 3%. In 2010, it had a GDP of $1.2 billion. In 2011, it reached a growth speed of 2%. It is projected to reach 2.6% in 2012.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, the Asian population is: 6.9% Indian, 3.1% Chinese, 2.6% Japanese, 1.3% Korean, 0.2% Vietnamese. The city has the highest concentration of Japanese expatriates of any city in Ohio. As of 2013, many expatriate Japanese people live in Dublin and other suburbs of Dublin instead of living in the city. The Japanese population is expected to make up the majority of the city's residents by 2030. Dublin is home to one of the largest Japanese communities in the U.S., with more than 2,000 Japanese people living in Dublin alone. The population of Dublin in 2010 was 41,751, with 14,984 households, and 11,656 families. The median income for a household in Dublin was $114,183, and the median family income was $138,590. The per capita income for the city was $41,122, with 2.7% of the population under the age of 18 living below the poverty line. Dublin has a population of 31,392, with 12,038 housing units, and a population density of 1,708.3 inhabitants per square mile (659.6/km²) The racial makeup of Dublin was 80.5% White, 1,8% African American, 0,1% Native American, 15% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of Dublin's population.

Education

The Dublin City School District has three high schools (Coffman, Scioto, and Jerome), five middle schools (Sells, Davis, Grizzell, Karrer, and Eversole) and fifteen elementary schools. The 2020-2021 school-year enrollment for the district was 16,254. Columbus Japanese Language School, a Japanese supplementary school, holds its classes in Marysville, and has its school office in Worthington. Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Dominican University, University of Dayton, and Franklin University have branches in the city. The Dublin Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library is located in theCity. Nearby libraries include the Northwest Library and the Hilliard Branch. The city is home to the Ohio State University Columbus campus, which was founded in 1881. The Columbus Metropolitan School District operates one school, Washington Elementary School, in Dublin. The Hilliard City School district also serves a portion of the community, and operates Washington Elementary in the City limits. The City of Columbus has one high school, Columbus High School, and one middle school, Columbus Middle School, which are located in Hilliard. Columbus City High School also operates one elementary school, Davis Elementary, in the town of Dublin. Columbus Middle School also has a middle school in Plain City, and Tolles Technical School is in Plain city. Columbus High High School has a high school and middle school on the city's outskirts, Grizzell Elementary.

Parks and recreation

Dublin features 999.2 acres (4.044 km²) of parks, including 77 miles (124 km) of scenic bike trails and 65+ developed parks with wooded natural areas and river frontage. Several Dublin parks are located along the Scioto River, including the two Dublin Kiwanis Riverway parks. The Rec Center is home to the Dublin Sea Dragons, a year-round competitive swim team. Glacier Ridge Metro Park provides amenities and facilities for biking, disc golf, horseback riding, and picnicking. This park is not a part of the City of Dublin's parks, rather a unit of the Columbus and Franklin County Metroparks. It is located on the outskirts of Dublin, on the Columbus-Franklin County border. The city of Dublin is the largest city in Ohio, with a population of 2.2 million. The population of Dublin was 2.3 million in 2010. The Dublin City Council has a population goal of 1.6 million in 2014. The City of Columbus has a goal of 2 million in 2015. The goal is to reach 3 million by the end of the year, and to reach that goal by 2016. The current goal is 4 million by 2016, and the city has reached 2.7 million in 2013. The target population for 2014 is 2.8 million, and it is expected to reach 2.9 million by 2015. Dublin's goal is 3.5 million by 2018, and that number will rise to 4 million in 2018.

Arts and culture

Dublin is home to the Art in Public Places collection, established by the Dublin Arts Council. Annual events include: St. Patrick's Day Parade, The Memorial Tournament, Memorial Day Ceremony, Independence Day Celebration, Dublin Irish Festival (the largest 3-day Irish festival in the world) and Halloween Spooktacular. The city has the following golf clubs: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Tartan Fields Golf Club and The Golf Club of Dublin. Each year since 1976, in late May or early June, the Memorial Tournament hosts the PGA Tour stop The Ryder Cup. The Riviera Golf Club (closed in 2014) hosted the American-Italian Golf Association's Wendy's Championship for Children from 2002 through 2006. Dublin also has a public golf course financed by theMuirfield association. It is located on the banks of the River Liffey, which flows through the center of the city. Dublin is the home of the Dublin International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the U.S. and the world's second-busiest airport. The airport has a capacity of more than 1.5 million passengers per year. It also has the largest airport terminal in the United States, serving more than 100,000 passengers per day. Dublin has the third-largest population of Irish citizens in the country, after Dublin and Belfast. It has the second-largest Irish population after Dublin, and the fifth-largest American population. The Irish population is the highest of any American city, after New York City.

Religion

Approximately 35% of Dublin residents affiliate with some religious organization. Dublin is home to many religious organizations, two of which own buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ohio Dominican University and the University of Dayton, both Catholic universities, have branch campuses in Dublin. Diocesan Publications, a secular company that specializes in producing Catholic parish bulletins among other products, has an office inDublin. Dublin has a population of approximately 2,000,000 (as of the 2010 census). Dublin is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the city. The city is located in the Ohio Valley, which is the state's easternmost region. It is also home to the Ohio State University, which has a campus in Dublin, as well as several other colleges. Dublin's population is approximately 1,500,000 or about 3% of the total population of the U.S., which is about 2.5% higher than the national average. It also has one of the highest percentages of Catholics in the United States, with about 1.7% of residents identifying as Catholic. Dublin also has a high percentage of Lutherans, with around 1.8% of its population. It has a low percentage of Protestants, with only about 1% of those identifying as Lutherans. The majority of Dublin is made up of non-Christians, who make up about 1/3 of the population. The largest percentage of Catholics is in the city's South Side, with approximately 1/4 of its residents identifying themselves as Protestant.

Transportation

The suburban city is primarily accessed by car, with the main expressways serving the city being Interstate 270 (locally known as "the Outerbelt") and State Route 161 west of its interchange with 270. In the south, U.S. Route 33 flows through the city and runs concurrently with 161 between a roundabout in the center of Dublin and an interchange near a satellite campus of Ohio University. The Central Ohio Transit Authority provides bus service in parts of the city: route 33 to parts of downtown and the Bridge Street District, while the rush hour route 73 provides express service from commercial areas to Downtown Columbus. The Dublin Link, a pedestrian and cycling bridge, opened in March 2020. Commercial flights to and from Dublin are handled mostly through John Glenn International Airport near the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, with a small amount of commercial flights flowing through Rickenbacker International Airport. The closest airport is the Ohio State University Airport, though general aviation and not regularly-scheduled commercial flights occur through the airport. The city is located on the Ohio River, which runs through downtown Dublin and the historic part of Dublin. It is also on the eastern edge of the Scioto River valley, where it is possible to cross the river on foot or by bike. Dublin is home to the Ohio Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1876. It was the first state university in the United States, and is located in the state's largest city. Dublin was the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio = 12.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 71. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Dublin = 5.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 49,328 individuals with a median age of 35.3 age the population grows by 31.32% in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,998.62 residents per square mile of area (771.67/km²). There are average 2.72 people per household in the 15,128 households with an average household income of $99,108 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.00% of the available work force and has dropped -4.56% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.88%. The number of physicians in Dublin per 100,000 population = 293.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Dublin = 37.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 19 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 127. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 176. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 65.78%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 12 years with median home cost = $260,960 and home appreciation of -0.60%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.55 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,159 per student. There are 17.7 students for each teacher in the school, 433 students for each Librarian and 386 students for each Counselor. 5.22% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 41.00% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 21.66% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).