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Hamilton County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Regular Legislative Sessions on Thursdays at 10:00 AM; Staff Meetings on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM.
Meeting location: County Administration Building, Room 603, 138 E. Court Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
County Auditor: Jessica E. Miranda · 513-946-4000 · county.auditor@auditor.hamilton-co.org
Agendas posted at: https://hcjfsonbase.jfs.hamilton-co.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/
President, Board of County Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 3 members elected at-large. Board President: Stephanie Summerow Dumas. Vice President: Alicia Reece. Commissioner: Denise Driehaus.

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (17)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (19)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (22)

Cincinnati Public Schools
Deer Park Community City
Finneytown Local
Forest Hills Local
Indian Hill Exempted Village
Lockland Local
Loveland City
Madeira City
Mariemont City
Mt Healthy City
North College Hill City
Northwest Local
Norwood City
Oak Hills Local
Princeton City
Reading Community City
Southwest Local
St Bernard-Elmwood Place City
Sycamore Community City
Three Rivers Local
Winton Woods City
Wyoming City

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Commercial Activities (1)

Intercommunity Cable Regulatory

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Education (1)

Greater Cincinnati Insurance Consortium

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (3)

Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Little Miami Joint Fire and Rescue District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Madeira-Indian Hill Joint Fire District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Flood Control (1)

Millcreek Valley Conservancy District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Health (1)

Western Joint Ambulance District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Highways (1)

Hamilton County Transportation Improvement District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Industrial Development (1)

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Library (1)

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)

Banks Community Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)

Anderson Township Park District
Great Parks of Hamilton County (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Sewer (1)

Whitewater Township Regional Sewer District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)