| Loveland, Ohio | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Loveland, Ohio.svg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
| Nickname: | Sweetheart of Ohio,[1] |
| Coordinates: | 39.2661°N -84.2653°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton, Clermont, Warren |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1795 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
| Established Date2: | May 16, 1876[2] |
| Established Title3: | Chartered (city) |
| Established Date3: | July 25, 1961 |
| Established Title4: | Withdrew from townships |
| Established Date4: | 1975[3] [4] [5] |
| Founder: | Col. Thomas Paxton |
| Named For: | James Loveland |
| Government Type: | Council–manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kathy Bailey[6] |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Ted Phelps |
| Leader Title2: | City manager |
| Leader Name2: | Dave Kennedy[7] |
| Area Footnotes: | [8] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.14 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.40 |
| Elevation Ft: | 705 |
| Population Total: | 13307 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1028.18 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2663.00 |
| Population Est: | 13131 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [9] |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 45140, 45249[10] |
| Area Code: | 513 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-45108[11] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085865 |
| Blank2 Name: | LOCODE |
| Blank2 Info: | US XHT |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Loveland is a city in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,307 at the 2020 census. Considered part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Loveland is located near exit 52 off Interstate 275, about 15miles northeast of the Cincinnati city limits. It borders Symmes, Miami and Hamilton townships and straddles the Little Miami River. Once a busy railroad town, Loveland is now a major stop along the Little Miami Scenic Trail.
The city is named after James Loveland, who operated a general store and post office near the railroad tracks downtown. It was incorporated as a village on May 12 or 16, 1876, and incorporated as a chartered city in 1961.[12]
Present-day Loveland originally lay at the edges of the Symmes Purchase and Virginia Military District, in what was then the Northwest Territory. The area was first settled in 1795[13] by Col. Thomas Paxton: