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Around Ripley
Distances
Nearest major airport
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)50 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Cincinnati, OH45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL294 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ripley; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Ripley
U.S. Representative · Ohio’s 2nd DistrictDavid J. Taylor (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Ripley had 1,591 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 545th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Brown County grew from 28,237 residents in 1900 to 43,676 in 2020.
Brown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ripley Exp Farm, OH weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Brown County
5,873 jobs at 561 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ripley.
Nearest hospitals
Meadowview Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Maysville7.9 miles
Adams County Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaman17.7 miles
Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Batavia29.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Ripley
Parks (1 nearby)
Rankin House State Memorial · 48 acres1.1 mi
Grocery stores
Ripley’s IGA1.9 mi
Libraries
Ripley Branch of the Union Township Public Library1.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center1.1 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary SchoolRipley
Pre-K–6
410
Public
1.5 mi
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Junior High SchoolRipley
7–8
102
Public
2.2 mi
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Senior High SchoolRipley
9–12
192
Public
2.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Michael SchoolRipley
Pre-K–8
128
Roman Catholic
1.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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