Ashtabula County

administration
Ashtabula County Courthouse in Jefferson, listed on the NRHP with number 75001316
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Jefferson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 25 West Jefferson Street Jefferson, OH 44047-1027
Foundation :	February 10, 1807
Made up from:	Geauga County Trumbull County
Area code :	001 440
Demographics
Residents :	101,497 (2010)
Population density :	55.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3544 km²
Water surface :	1725 km²
map

Website : www.co.ashtabula.oh.us

Ashtabula County [ æʃtəˈbjuːlə ] is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Jefferson .

geography

The county is located in the extreme northeast of Ohio, borders Pennsylvania to the east, Lake Erie to the north , the southernmost of the 5 Great Lakes and has an area of 3544 square kilometers, of which 1725 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Erie County, Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Trumbull County, and Geauga County .

history

Ashtabula County was formed on February 10, 1807 from parts of Geauga County and Trumbull County. It was named after the Ashtabula River , Ashtabula being the Indian word for fish river .

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Joshua Reed Giddings Law Office . 38 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 6, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	7382	-
1830	14,584	97.6%
1840	23,724	62.7%
1850	28,767	21.3%
1860	31,814	10.6%
1870	32,517	2.2%
1880	37,139	14.2%
1890	43,655	17.5%
1900	51,448	17.9%
1910	59,547	15.7%
1920	65,545	10.1%
1930	68,631	4.7%
1940	68,674	0.1%
1950	78,695	14.6%
1960	93,067	18.3%
1970	98,237	5.6%
1980	104.215	6.1%
1990	99,821	-4.2%
2000	102,728	2.9%
2010	101,497	-1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Ashtabula County

As of the 2000 census , Ashtabula County had 102,728 people in 39,397 households and 27,774 families. The population density was 56 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.07 percent white , 3.16 percent African American , 0.19 percent American Indian , 0.34 percent Asian American , 0.02 percent Pacific islander and 0.85 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.36 percent were descended from two or more races . 2.23 percent of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

Of the 39,397 households, 32.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 29.5 percent were non-families, 24.8 percent were single households, and 10.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.1 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,607 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,449 USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,105 versus $ 22,624 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,814. 9.2 percent of families and 12.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 17.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Ashtabula County

Map of Ashtabula County.

Cities

Municipalities

Townships

economy

Ashtabula County is experiencing significant economic development due to its convenient location on the shores of Lake Erie . While agriculture, in spite of mechanization , diversification and operational specialization, is of subordinate importance for the economy, secondary and tertiary economic sectors (manufacturing industry and services) are of considerable importance. Ashtabula County's industrial centers are Ashtabula , Conneaut , Geneva , North Kingsville, and Jefferson . With the exception of Jefferson, all of them are directly or near Lake Erie.

Agriculture

In 2007, Ashtabula County, Ohio had a total of 1,280 farms (agricultural operations). The average size is about 132 acres , which corresponds to about 52.42 hectares . This means that the average agricultural area per holding is below the value that is usually permitted for a farm by the Homestead Act of 1862 when the American West was settled.

Of the farms, 73 are “Grade A dairy farms”, ie highly specialized dairy farms. Overall, the farms in Ashtabula County operate on around 69,000 acres, corresponding to 27,923.3 hectares, arable farming. Within the state of Ohio, Ashtabula County ranks # 1 in production statistics for grapes, # 3 for oats, and # 8 for hay.

The following average yields are achieved here:

Corn: 124 bushels / acre
Soybeans: 39 bushels / acre
Oats: 65 bushels / acre
Wheat: 42 bushels / acre
Hay: 2.54 tons / acre

Manufacturing

In 2002, the Ashtabula County's manufacturing sector employed 193 factories in total, 8,883 people. The manufacturing industry generated sales of 1.604 billion US dollars. A total of $ 300 million was paid to the workers. By far the two most important industries in Ashtabula County are metal processing and the chemical, rubber and plastics processing industries, with the latter benefiting in particular from its location on Lake Erie. There are also some mechanical engineering companies located here, as well as suppliers for vehicle construction. By far the largest number of 8,800 jobs in the industrial sector are offered by plastics processing with 3,469 employees, corresponding to almost 40% of all dependent employment relationships in the industrial sector.

Service industry

The service sector is the most important economic sector in Ashtabula County according to the 2002 economic census. Most of the companies exist in the retail sector; Retail (436 businesses) and wholesale (80) are major employers, employing 5244 people apart from traders and totaling over $ 1 billion annually.

In addition, the food services sector with 228 companies and 3,094 employees also plays an important role. In 2002, sales of $ 94.7 million were made here.

In 2002, social and medical services employed a good 5,000 people in 220 companies. With annual sales of $ 280.5 million, labor costs account for nearly half ($ 120 million).

Also of significant importance in Ashtabula County are the real estate sector and high quality academic and technical services. Overall, there is a wide range of services, including a growing number of business-to-business activities.

No detailed information can be given about financial and insurance services or the public sector. In 1997, Ohio employed over a quarter of a million employees.