Belmont County

administration
Belmont County Courthouse in the Historic District of St. Clairsville, listed on the NRHP since 1994
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	St. Clairsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 W. Main Street Saint Clairsville, OH 43950-1264
Foundation :	September 7, 1801
Made up from:	Jefferson County Washington County
Area code :	001 740
Demographics
Residents :	70,400 (2010)
Population density :	50.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1402 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.belmontcountyohio.org

The Belmont County is a county in the US state of Ohio . At the 2010 census , the county had 70,400 people and a population density of 50.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is St. Clairsville .

geography

The county is located in east Ohio and is separated from West Virginia by the Ohio River . It has an area of 1,402 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. The following counties border Belmont County:

	Harrison County	Jefferson County
Guernsey County		Ohio County (West Virginia)
Noble County	Monroe County	Marshall County, West Virginia

history

Belmont County was formed on September 7, 1801 from parts of Jefferson County and Washington County. It was named after the French expression for beautiful mountain .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the tugboat Donald B. 24 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%
1810	11.097	-
1820	20,329	83.2%
1830	28,627	40.8%
1840	30.901	7.9%
1850	34,600	12%
1860	36,398	5.2%
1870	39,714	9.1%
1880	49,638	25%
1890	57,413	15.7%
1900	60,875	6%
1910	76,856	26.3%
1920	93.193	21.3%
1930	94,719	1.6%
1940	95,614	0.9%
1950	87,740	-8.2%
1960	83,864	-4.4%
1970	80.917	-3.5%
1980	82,569	2%
1990	71,074	-13.9%
2000	70.226	-1.2%
2010	70,400	0.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Belmont County had 70,400 people in 28,343 households. The population density was 50.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 4.0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 28,343 households.

19.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,473 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,991. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Neffs

^{1 - partially in Monroe County}

Townships

Belmont County Map

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 94000246 , Retrieved November 2, 2011.

^ Belmont County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
^ National Association of Counties , Retrieved November 2, 2011.
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 20 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 6, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing , Retrieved February 17, 2011.
↑ Extract from Census.gov , accessed on February 21, 2011.
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov , accessed on February 21, 2011.
^ United States Census 2010 , Retrieved November 2, 2011.
^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Belmont County , Retrieved November 2, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Belmont County, Ohio - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

40.02 -80.99Coordinates: 40 ° 1 ′ N , 80 ° 59 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 94000246 , Retrieved November 2, 2011.