  Incorporated as a city in 1971, the City of Mason was named after Civil War veteran William Mason. Mason occupies 17.65 square miles and is located in between I-71 and I-75 for convenient access and about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati. About 25,000 people live in Mason, which encompasses a tall expanse from north to south and over 40,000 residents live in the areas served by the Mason School System (including Deerfield Township). Over 8,600 students attend the Mason School System, which is rated "Excellent," and are served by over 550 teachers. The high school and municipal buildings were just completed in 2002 and are located right on Mason Montgomery Road. In 2006 a brand new early childhood learning center opened. There is a state-of-the art recreational facility and fitness center and a municipal swimming pool. The community's theme is "Imagine Mason," which points out the progressive nature of the area. There are about 500 businesses in Mason, including Luxottica Retail (formerly Lenscrafters), a huge Procter & Gamble healthcare facility, and the headquarters of Cintas, the uniform company. It is certainly a business-friendly environment. On the fun side, there are six city parks, multiple golf courses, and Paramount Kings Island, the area's premiere amusement park, which draws visitors from several states. Nearby is The Beach waterpark and The Golf Center at Kings Island (formerly Jack Nicklaus Golf Center). In August every year the Tennis Masters Series visits Mason, where the world's top players come to compete. The Mason-Montgomery Road shopping corridor in Deerfield Township is ever growing to include new choices of shops and restaurants. Housing choices run the gamut from older homes on lovely treed lots, to affordable first-time buyer's subdivisions, to glamorous homes on the golf courses. There are many condominiums available in the area as well. 
Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, Mason's population was 22,016. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township.
Geography
Mason is located at 39¡Æ21¡Ç29¡ÈN, 84¡Æ18¡Ç43¡ÈW (39.358009, -84.311822)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.6 square miles (45.7 km©÷), of which, 17.6 square miles (45.6 km©÷) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km©÷) of it (0.23%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 22,016 people, 7,789 households, and 5,981 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,250.0 people per square mile (482.7/km©÷). There were 8,111 housing units at an average density of 460.5/sq mi (177.8/km©÷). The racial makeup of the city was 94.79% White, 1.61% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There are 7,789 households 45.2% of which have children under the age of 18, 67.5% have married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 persons and the average family size was 3.27 persons. The city has a broad range of residents with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% between 18 to 24, 35.3% between 25 to 44, 19.1% between 45 to 64, and 8.4% over the age of 65. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $65,968, and the median income for a family was $75,697. Males had a median income of $52,795 and females had a median income of $32,457. The per capita income for the city was $29,109. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Historical population figures
The city had 11,450 people in 1990, 8,692 in 1980, 5,677 in 1970, 4,727 in 1960, and 1,196 in 1950.
The city is in the Mason City, Kings Local, and Lebanon City School Districts. The entire city is in the Mason telephone exchange. Mail is provided through the Mason, Kings Mills, Lebanon, and Maineville post offices.
Kings Island amusement park, The Beach waterpark, Great Wolf Lodge Hotel/Indoor Waterpark, Procter & Gamble's Mason Business Center, the headquarters of Luxottica Retail, Cintas corporate headquarters, and the historic Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament are all located in Mason.
According to CNN Money the City of Mason is one of the top 100 places to live in the United States.
Despite being in an urban area, it is served by two interstates, I-71 and I-75.
Media
Mason is part of the Cincinnati media market. Although no broadcast stations are licensed to Mason itself, the city is home to the transmitter site of Clear Channel Communications' WLW (700 Cincinnati), which uses one of only seven remaining Blaw-Knox diamond-shaped towers.
Education
Mason City Schools have been ranked among the top in Ohio's school systems. Due to this, the city has been popular among new residents.
The Mason City School district has received many Ohio Blue Ribbons for Excellence. The class of 2006 was exceptional in that it graduated four students who will attend the ivy leagues, and 14 students who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars. The class of 2007 has 20 members who were national merit scholars or commended merit scholars. The William Mason HS Wind Symphony was invited in 2004 to perform at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, recognized as the most prestigious high school concert band performance in the world. Mason High School is also home to the United States' first competitive junior broomball league, according to broomball.com. School programs are also successful at the state level, with the girls basketball team being the state champions in 2000, the girls track team were state champions in 2004, the Mock Trial Team being the state runner-ups in 2006 and the debate team placing first in 2005. Mason currently has 5 public schools: Mason Heights, Western Row(grades 2-3), Mason Intermediate(grades 4-6), Mason Middle School( grades 7-8), and Mason High School. Mason also has a community center that connected to the High School. Mason has many private schools, but it has no public school with preschool.
Notable & former residents
- Dan Patrick, Sportscaster and former employee of ESPN
- George Clooney, TV & movie star, director, and activist in the Darfur conflict, lived in Mason from 1968 to 1975.
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