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Madeira

City · Hamilton County · 9,536 residents · 1% municipal income tax

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Local events in Madeira

29 events in the next 90 days from 4 public calendars. All local events in Madeira

  1. Trick or Treat - Rain or Shine

    6 to 8 p.m. · From City of Madeira

  2. Library Babies Storytime

    10:30 to 11 a.m. · Madeira Branch Library, Cincinnati · From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

  3. Toddler Storytime

    10:30 to 11 a.m. · Madeira Branch Library, Cincinnati · From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Madeira began

Madeira grew up as a post town before being largely laid out as a formal settlement in 1871, taking its name from John Madeira, who owned a large tract of land in the area. It incorporated as a village in 1910 and became a city in August 1959, nearly doubling in area with the 1970 annexation of the South Kenwood area. Its 1901 railroad depot on Railroad Avenue, a late but locally significant addition to the National Register in 2022, is the town's main surviving link to the rail line that shaped its growth. An F3 tornado struck Madeira in August 1969, killing four people and causing more than $3 million in damage. Population reached 6,744 by 1960 and has held near 9,000 to 9,500 since, with 9,487 recorded in 2020.

Platted 1871 (largely laid out), incorporated village, 1910; city, August 1959, by named for landowner John Madeira.

Where the name comes from

Madeira was named for John Madeira, who owned a large tract of land in the vicinity before the town was formally laid out in 1871.

Before the town

No Native village, mound, or documented encounter specific to Madeira itself was found in the sources consulted.

Timeline

  1. — Madeira is largely laid out as a town, named for landowner John Madeira, building on an earlier post town at the site.
  2. — Madeira incorporates as a village under Ohio law.
  3. — Population is 600.
  4. — Population reaches 1,162, a 93.7 percent increase in a decade.
  5. — Madeira appoints its first Chief of Police, replacing a system of elected marshals and appointed deputy marshals.
  6. — Madeira becomes a city in August.
  7. — Population reaches 6,744.
  8. — An F3 tornado hits Madeira in August, killing four people and causing more than $3 million in damage.
  9. — Madeira nearly doubles in area by annexing the South Kenwood area.
  10. — Census population is 9,487.
  11. — The Madeira Railroad Depot at 7701 Railroad Avenue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 11.

Stories

A tornado in August

Madeira had just finished nearly doubling its own footprint through the 1970 South Kenwood annexation when, the year before, in August 1969, an F3 tornado tore through the city with enough force to kill four people and cause more than $3 million in damage -- a heavy toll for a small suburb that had only become a city a decade earlier. The storm arrived without the benefit of modern tornado warning systems that later decades would take for granted, and it remains one of the deadliest single events in the small city's recorded history, a sharp, violent counterpoint to the otherwise steady, unremarkable growth that carried Madeira from a few hundred residents in 1920 to a settled suburban population near 9,500 by the 21st century.

Photographs

Downtown Madeira, Ohio
Downtown Madeira, Ohio (2009)
Photo: Ed!, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

1 place in Madeira on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Madeira Railroad DepotBuilding · Madeira
    Address
    7701 Railroad Ave.
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County · ZIP 45243
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2022
    NRIS reference number
    100008258
    Coordinates
    39.18815, -84.36305

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

Every historic place in Hamilton County on the full map

Water

Nine wells in the Little Miami aquifer along the Little Miami River between Milford and Camp Dennison, next to the plant at 7100 Glendale Milford Rd (SR 126). The water here

  • Indian Hill City63% of residentsLittle Miami River valley aquifer (wells near Milford)
  • Cincinnati Public Water System37% of residentsOhio River (Miller Plant, ~88%) plus Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (~12%)
  • Reading City0% of residentsOhio River (Miller Plant, ~88%) plus Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (~12%)

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Madeira's boundary: 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 4 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Ayden Healthcare of Madeira1 of 5 stars · Cincinnati
    Address
    5970 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    Certified beds
    115
    Residents on an average day
    89
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    AYDEN HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 561-4111
    Medicare ID
    365186

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Madeira Healthcare Center4 of 5 stars · Cincinnati
    Address
    6940 Stiegler Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    Certified beds
    98
    Residents on an average day
    89
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $16,801 (latest 2024-12-04)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    COMMUNICARE HEALTH
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (513) 561-6400
    Medicare ID
    365562

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District Madeira StationMadeira
    Address
    7205 Miami Avenue, Madeira, OH 45243
    Coordinates
    39.19157, -84.36335

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (4)

  1. Madeira Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Cincinnati
    Address
    7840 Thomas Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    School district
    Madeira City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    864
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    41
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    98.4%
    Ohio building IRN
    024398
    NCES school ID
    390442801211

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Madeira High School5 of 5 stars · Cincinnati
    Address
    7465 Loannes Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    School district
    Madeira City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    442
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    32
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    94.1%
    Four-year graduation rate
    100%
    Ohio building IRN
    021956
    NCES school ID
    390442801212

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Madeira Middle School5 of 5 stars · Madeira
    Address
    6612 Miami Ave, Madeira, OH 45243
    School district
    Madeira City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    381
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    100.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    033985
    NCES school ID
    390442801213

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Madeira PreschoolCincinnati
    Address
    8000 Miami Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    88
    NCES school ID
    390442806000

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. St Gertrude SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Cincinnati
    Address
    6543 Miami Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45243
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    303
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23.5
    Students per teacher
    12.8936
    Phone
    (513) 561-8020
    NCES private school ID
    01055376

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. MadeiraBranch · Madeira
    Address
    7200 Miami Ave., Madeira, OH 45243
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
    Open
    2,808 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    14,112 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    4,091,256
    System's loans, FY2024
    20,126,186
    People the system serves
    830,639
    Phone
    (513) 369-6028

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)

  1. Madeira Historical SocietyHistorical society · Cincinnati
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Cincinnati
    Coordinates
    39.19468, -84.35267

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. Madeira Police DepartmentMadeira
    Address
    7141 Miami Avenue, Madeira, OH 45243
    Coordinates
    39.18990, -84.36320

    Where this record comes from ↗ USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)

  1. Kutol Products CoToxics Release Inventory · Cincinnati
    Address
    7650 Camargo Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45243
    County
    Hamilton County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45212KTLPR2700H
    EPA registry ID
    110002113007

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (6)

  1. Concrete2025-10-16 · Madeira
    Reported
    2025-10-16
    What spilled
    Concrete
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2510EPA0001715

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-10-11 · Madeira
    Reported
    2023-10-11
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    75 gallons
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001750

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Natural Gas2023-09-06 · Madeira
    Reported
    2023-09-06
    What spilled
    Natural Gas
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001566

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Waste Water2023-08-23 · Madeira
    Reported
    2023-08-23
    What spilled
    Waste Water
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001458

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Oil Vegetable / Bio Reached water2021-12-24 · Madeira
    Reported
    2021-12-24
    What spilled
    Oil Vegetable / Bio
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001903

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Hydrochloric Acid / Muriatic Acid (Hcl)2026-06-02 · Madeira
    Reported
    2026-06-02
    What spilled
    Hydrochloric Acid / Muriatic Acid (Hcl); Chlorine (Cl) (Gas)
    Largest amount reported
    2 gallons
    Where
    Madeira, Hamilton County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2606EPA0000973

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Madeira, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45243 Madeira and Cincinnati 56% Nine wells in the Little Miami aquifer along the Little Miami River between Milford and Camp Dennison, next to the plant at 7100 Glendale Milford Rd (SR 126). 3.1 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1959 Madeira City · 5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45227 Cincinnati 2% Ohio River intake at the plant's riverfront on Kellogg Ave in the California neighborhood, east Cincinnati 3.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1933 Cincinnati City · 3 stars overall 2.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45236 Sycamore Township and Cincinnati 1% Ohio River intake at the plant's riverfront on Kellogg Ave in the California neighborhood, east Cincinnati 2.6 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1951 Deer Park Community City · 4 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Madeira, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large Ramzi Takieddine 1,347, 26.57%; Jodi Whitted 1,330, 26.23%; Kaity Rowe 1,327, 26.17%; Alicia Marie Camper 1,066, 21.03%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Chad Shaffer 3,840, 30.62%; Tom Henning 3,091, 24.65%; Logan Junger 2,896, 23.09%; Gibson Arling 1,432, 11.42%; Joseph Leslie Grolmes 1,283, 10.23%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Doug Moormann 1,974, 17.2%; Anne Horne 1,743, 15.19%; Tim Brock 1,627, 14.18%; Alicia Marie Camper 1,485, 12.94%; Brian Mueller 1,459, 12.72%; Jodi S. Whitted 1,253, 10.92%; Susan Kissel 1,173, 10.22%; Logan Thomas Junger 760, 6.62%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Hamilton County: 54 ZIP codes, 47 cities, villages and townships, 843,791 people.

Nearby places

Indian Hill Sycamore Township, Hamilton County Cincinnati Columbia Township, Hamilton County Mariemont Deer Park Silverton Fairfax Blue Ash Amberley

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Madeira, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
0.97 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
45.6 in
5.5 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
11.5 in
a normal year brings 14.6 in
a normal year
47.2 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 0.97 — 28
September 2026 5.54 — 30
August 2026 5.69 — 31
July 2026 7.03 — 31
June 2026 6.83 — 30
May 2026 6.80 — 31
April 2026 3.62 — 30
March 2026 6.32 0.1 31
February 2026 1.18 3.0 28
January 2026 1.63 8.4 31
December 2025 2.58 9.8 31
November 2025 3.83 2.0 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 70.9 in
Driest year1901 — 22.4 in
Snowiest year2010 — 50.3 in
Wettest day on record5 March 1897 — 5.10 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day8 December 1917 — 10.98 in
Deepest snow on the ground6 February 1998 — 15.98 in

Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Madeira, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.

47,956 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Madeira: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
8
those placed on the map inside Madeira
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge4
Air pollution1
Hazardous waste1
Sewer and water-line construction1
Site assessment1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
MADEIRA CROSSING SUBDIVISION Sewer and water-line construction permit
MADEIRA CROSSING SUBDIVISION Sewer and water-line construction permit
MADEIRA CROSSING SUBDIVISION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HAM MIAMI AVE (PID 117697) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
HAM MIAMI AVE (PID 117697) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MSD KENWOOD HILLS LOCAL SEWER HAM Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MSD KENWOOD HILLS LOCAL SEWER HAM Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB KENDALE COURSE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PAXTON HARDWOODS LLC Air pollution permit
CITY OF MADEIRA EUCLID AVE & CAMARGO RD INTERSECTION Hazardous waste compliance letter
PAXTON HARDWOODS LLC Air pollution permit

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Madeira, Ohio in?

Madeira is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, with 9,536 residents.

When was Madeira, Ohio founded?

Madeira was laid out 1871 (largely laid out); incorporated village, 1910; city, August 1959. Founders on record: named for landowner John Madeira. Source

How did Madeira, Ohio get its name?

Madeira was named for John Madeira, who owned a large tract of land in the vicinity before the town was formally laid out in 1871. Source

What ZIP code is Madeira, Ohio?

Madeira is served by ZIP codes 45243 and 45227; 45243 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Madeira, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Madeira (Indian Hill City): Nine wells in the Little Miami aquifer along the Little Miami River between Milford and Camp Dennison, next to the plant at 7100 Glendale Milford Rd (SR 126).

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