Founded in 1788, Cincinnati, located on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, is the county seat of Hamilton County, and the third largest city in Ohio, The greater Cincinnati metropolitan area has a population over 2.1 million, the largest in the state.
Cincinnati has fifty two neighborhoods, each with its own shopping district. Some neighborhoods are Avondale, Bond Hill, Clifton, College Hill, Downtown, English Woods, Evanston, The Heights, upscale Hyde Park, Kennedy Heights, Linwood, trendy Mt. Adams, Northside, Oakley, historic Over-the-Rhine, Paddock Hills, historic Price Hill, Pleasant Ridge, Riverside, Roselawn,. Sayler Park, Spring Grove Village, Walnut Hills, West End, Westwood, and Winton Hills. Some of the noteworthy shopping areas are Clifton Gaslight District, Mt. Washington Water Tower District, Northside Business District, Hyde Park Square and Oakley Square.
Residents enjoy more than 100 parks and green spaces, covering over 5,000 acres, with hiking paths, picnic and camping grounds, and scenic views. Cincinnati has the most extensive and highest regarded park system in the country. Parks include Sawyer Point, Ault Park, Mt. Echo, and Eden Park.
