Geography
Loveland is located at 39°16'8" North, 84°16'13" West (39.268759, -84.270397)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²). 12.0 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.28% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,677 people, 4,497 households, and 3,224 families residing in the city. The population density is 969.6/km² (2,513.5/mi²). There are 4,653 housing units at an average density of 386.4/km² (1,001.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.66% White, 1.56% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,497 households out of which 39.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% are married couples living together, 11.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% are non-families. 25.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.11.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $52,738, and the median income for a family is $63,535. Males have a median income of $49,653 versus $29,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,920. 5.7% of the population and 5.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.1% are under the age of 18 and 4.6% are 65 or older.
Politics
The mayor is elected by the members of the Loveland City Council, which has seven seats, after the general election. Brad Greenberg is currently the mayor. In the 2003 election, the mayor-elect was Paul Elliott, and the other councilmembers-elect were Todd Osborne and Katie Showler. They ousted incumbents Mayor Donna Lajcak, Vice Mayor Dave Bednar, and Peggy Goodwin in the general elections on 4 November 2003. Dan Daly, Brad Greenberg, Joe Schickel, and Rob Weisgerber are currently councilmembers; their seats were not up for election in 2003.