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Finneytown is a census designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, in southwest Ohio, United States, just north of Cincinnati. The population was 12,399 at the 2020 census. Finneytown is home to the second largest private school in Ohio (St. Xavier High School) and the Cincinnati area's annual Greek Festival (at Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church). Finneytown is named for Ebenezer Ward Finney, a Revolutionary War soldier whose burial site is located just south of the current township. The land was originally purchased from John Cleves Symmes by Rev. Ebenezer Ward, and given to his grandson Ebenezer Ward Finney.

In April 1795, an old preacher named Reverend Ebenezer Ward bought the section of land which included modern day Finneytown from John Cleves Symmes. Ebenezer Ward became ill and wrote a will which designated the land to be inherited by his grandson, Ebenezer Ward Finney (born 1755). At the time the 41 year old Finney was living in Rensselaer County, New York and had served in the 4th New York Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. Once he learned about his inheritance of Rev. Ward's land, Finney traveled to Finneytown to inspect the land. Finneytown at the time was sparsely populated and had one trail that went East West, known at the time as The North Bend to Carthage Trace (modern day Northbend Road) and an Indian trail that went North South. Finney sold his old farm and moved into Finneytown with his family in 1800. He set up his farmstead on a hilltop location near the North Bend road and the road to Winton's Plantation, and he also donated a plot of his land for a small church. Ebenezer Ward Finney died in 1822 at the age of 67. One of the original pioneers, Samuel Raymond, moved to Finney's land and built a blacksmith shop, which remained until the 20th century.

In the 20th century, Finneytown experienced growth as it transitioned from a rural area to a suburb. 1905 saw the founding of Special District School #10 to meet the demand for education, which was finished in 1915. Additionally, the early 20th century saw the introduction of automobiles to Finneytown, which resulted in the paving of the area's dirt roads. Winton Road, one of the area's main streets, was among the first to be paved in 1926. After the Second World War, Finneytown saw a population boom as the school age population increased by 368% between 1948 and 1958. Farms were replaced by suburban housing and shopping centers. This population growth occurred at the same time a requirement for K 12 programs was introduced, which led to the founding of the Finneytown Secondary Campus in 1958. This was followed by the construction of Cottonwood Elementary in 1962 and Brent Elementary in 1964. In 2010, Cottonwood Elementary was demolished due to the difficulty of maintenance, and a new elementary school, Finneytown Elementary, was built in 2022 to replace Brent.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2020, there were 12,399 people living in the CDP, for a population density of 3,110.64 people per square mile (1,201.00/km2). There were 5,105 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.4% White, 37.1% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 5.8% from two or more races. 2.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,346 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 31.0% had a female householder with no spouse present. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48, and the average family size was 2.95.

As of the census one of the largest annual ethnic food celebrations in the Cincinnati area. The Holy Trinity Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church started the yearly festival in 1975. It has included authentic Greek food, music, dancing, and an art show. The festival has been held in June in recent years.

The Finneytown Local School District serves the neighborhood and surrounding area. The district has 2 schools that are divided by grades. They include: Finneytown Elementary (K 6) and the Junior/Senior High or Secondary Campus (7 12). Finneytown is also home to the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

Pringles potato chips were named after Pringle Drive, a street in Finneytown. Goat, a movie starring Nick Jonas started being filmed on May 4, 2015 in Finneytown.