Dent

History

Dent was originally known as Challensville in the 19th century, named for the local minister Rev. James Challenge. A post office called Challensville was established in 1843, the name was changed to Dent in 1846 at the urging of local resident and then-state representative Charles Reemelin. Reemelin was said to have disliked naming places after people and instead thought that "Dent" represented the geography of the area, with the depression of the land just east of Harrison Pike. The Dent post office closed in 1904. The present name "Dent" is after its setting in a valley (or dent). Veterans Park was constructed in the 1990s on the former site of the Dent Drive-In. The park contains a walking trail.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Oak Hills High School
  High · Cincinnati · 2,325 students · 24.7:1 ratio
• Colerain High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,747 students · 22.1:1 ratio
• Dohn Community
  High · Cincinnati · 1,568 students · 42.4:1 ratio
• Western Hills University High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,418 students · 22.2:1 ratio
• Winton Woods High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,241 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Aiken New Tech High School
  Other · Cincinnati · 1,219 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• School For Creative and Performing Arts
  Other · Cincinnati · 1,214 students · 15:1 ratio
• William Henry Harrison High School
  High · Harrison · 1,166 students · 28.4:1 ratio