Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, approximately 22 miles from downtown Cincinnati. As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community. Mason went from being a sleepy farm town of less than 5,000 residents in the 1960's to a large bustling community of Cincinnati commuters in the 1990's.
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Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, approximately 22 miles from downtown Cincinnati. As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community. Mason went from being a sleepy farm town of less than 5,000 residents in the 1960's to a large bustling community of Cincinnati commuters in the 1990's.
Mason is home to the Kings Island Amusement Park, and one of the largest tennis stadiums in the world, the Lindner Family Tennis Center, home of the Western & Southern Open.
On June 1, 1803, Revolutionary War veteran William Mason paid $1,700 at auction to purchase 640 acres (2.6 km) of land in what is now downtown Mason. In 1815, he platted 16 lots on this land and named the village "Palmira." In 1832, two years after the death of William Mason and according to his will, more than 40 additional lots were platted on the north, south, and west of Palmira. When...
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