Clark County (Ohio)

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Clark County Courthouse
Clark County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Springfield
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Offices / Municipal Courts Building
50 E Columbia Street
Springfield, OH 45502-1133
Foundation : December 26, 1817
Made up from: Champaign County
Greene County
Madison County
Area code : 001 937
Demographics
Residents : 138,333  (2010)
Population density : 133.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1045 km²
Water surface : 10 km²
map
Map of Clark County within Ohio
Website : www.clarkcountyohio.gov

Clark County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Springfield .

geography

The county is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of Ohio and has an area of ​​1045 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Champaign County , Madison County , Greene County , Montgomery County, and Miami County .

history

Clark County was formed on December 26, 1817 from parts of Champaign, Greene and Madison Counties. It was named after George Rogers Clark , a pioneer , fighter in the American Revolutionary War and Indian expert .

38 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 9, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 9533 -
1830 13.114 37.6%
1840 16,882 28.7%
1850 22,178 31.4%
1860 25,300 14.1%
1870 32,070 26.8%
1880 41,948 30.8%
1890 52,277 24.6%
1900 58,939 12.7%
1910 66,435 12.7%
1920 80,728 21.5%
1930 90.936 12.6%
1940 95,647 5.2%
1950 111,661 16.7%
1960 131,440 17.7%
1970 157.115 19.5%
1980 150.236 -4.4%
1990 147,548 -1.8%
2000 144,742 -1.9%
2010 138,333 -4.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Clark County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Clark County had 144,742 people in 56,648 households and 39,370 families. The population density was 140 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.12 percent white, 8.95 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.53 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.17 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 56,648 households, 31.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 52.6 percent were married couples living together, 12.8 percent were single mothers, 30.5 percent were non-families, 26.0 percent were single households, and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.3 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 92.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 88.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,340 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,259. Males had a median income of $ 37,157 versus $ 24,688 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,501. 7.9 percent of families and 10.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 14.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Clark County

Cities

Villages

Census-designated places

Clark County Map.

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clark County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ 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. 59 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 9, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 30, 2016
  8. ^ Clark County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′  N , 83 ° 47 ′  W