Madeira

History

Madeira was largely laid out in 1871. Before this time the place was known as a post town, and was named for John Madeira who owned a large tract of land in the vicinity. Madeira was incorporated as a village under the statutes of the State of Ohio in 1910. The village was protected by a series of elected marshals and appointed deputy marshals until 1942 when Madeira's first Chief of Police was appointed. The city nearly doubled in area with the 1970 annexation of the South Kenwood area of Columbia Township. In August 1969, a violent F3 tornado hit Madeira, killing four people and causing more than $3 million in damages. Later, Mayor Dan McDonald declared the city a disaster area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is bordered by: * Indian Hill to the east * Columbia Township to the south * Cincinnati (Madisonville) to the south and west * Silverton to the west * Sycamore Township to the north

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  34,514
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  29,572
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  28,196
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,694
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  23,479
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,917
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  21,767
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,507

Largest nearby schools

• Walnut Hills High School
  High · Cincinnati · 2,582 students · 19:1 ratio
• Princeton High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,690 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Sycamore High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,639 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Dohn Community
  High · Cincinnati · 1,568 students · 42.4:1 ratio
• Withrow University High School
  High · Cincinnati · 1,344 students · 16:1 ratio
• Loveland High School
  High · Loveland · 1,309 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Princeton Community Middle School
  Middle · Cincinnati · 1,290 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Aiken New Tech High School
  Other · Cincinnati · 1,219 students · 17.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-28
  3 km SW of Old Washington, Kentucky
• M 3.04 — 2021-12-12
  2 km E of Manchester, Ohio
• M 2.78 — 2017-12-17
  6 km ENE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 2.62 — 2015-05-11
  5 km ESE of Maysville, Kentucky
• M 2.6 — 2013-07-23
  6 km NNE of Germantown, Kentucky