Allen County (Ohio)

Allen County Courthouse in Lima, listed on the NRHP with number 74001392
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Lima
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1243 Lima, OH 45802-1243
Foundation :	April 1, 1820
Made up from:	Shelby County
Area code :	001 419
Demographics
Residents :	106,331  (2010)
Population density :	101.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1054 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map
Website : www.co.allen.oh.us

Allen County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is the city of Lima , named after the capital of Peru .

geography

The county is located in northwest Ohio, about 25 miles to the west of the Indiana border, and covers an area of ​​1,054 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Putnam County , Hancock County , Hardin County , Auglaize County, and Van Wert County .

history

Allen County was formed on April 1, 1820 from parts of Shelby County. It was named after Ethan Allen , leader of the Green Mountain Boys , a paramilitary infantry unit in the American War of Independence, or after John Allen , a colonel in the British-American War of 1812–1814.

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut . 30 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%
1830	578		-
1840	9079		1,470.8%
1850	12,109		33.4%
1860	19,185		58.4%
1870	23,623		23.1%
1880	31,314		32.6%
1890	40,644		29.8%
1900	47,976		18%
1910	56,580		17.9%
1920	68.223		20.6%
1930	69,419		1.8%
1940	73,303		5.6%
1950	88.183		20.3%
1960	103.691		17.6%
1970	111.144		7.2%
1980	112.241		1 %
1990	109,755		-2.2%
2000	108,743		-0.9%
2010	106,331		-2.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Allen County Age Pyramid

Allen County's population was 108,473 as of the 2000 census . 6,113 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 40,646 households and 28,208 families. The population density was 104 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.95 percent white , 12.19 percent African American , 0.21 percent American Indian , 0.55 percent Asian , 0.01 percent Pacific islander and 0.63 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.45 percent were descended from two or more races . 1.42 percent of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

Of the 40,646 households, 32.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers, 30.6 percent were non-families, 26.3 percent were single households, and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 98.0 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,048 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,723. Males had a median income of $ 35,546 versus $ 23,537 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,511. 9.6 percent of families and 12.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 17.0 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Allen County

Cities

• Delphos
• Lima

Villages

Allen County Map

Beaverdam Bluff tone Cairo

Elida Fort Shawnee Harrod

Lafayette Spencerville

Townships

Amanda Township American Township Auglaize Township Bath Township

Jackson Township Marion Township Monroe Township Perry Township

Richland Township Shawnee Township Spencer Township Sugar Creek Township

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ Allen County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
7. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov Retrieved on February 21, 2011
8. ↑ United States Census 2010 . Retrieved March 30, 2016
9. ^ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Allen County, Ohio , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Allen County, Ohio  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 40 ° 46 ′  N , 84 ° 7 ′  W