Clinton County (Ohio)

administration
Clinton County Courthouse in Wilmington
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Wilmington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 46 South South Street Wilmington, OH 45177-2280
Foundation :	February 19, 1810
Made up from:	Highland County Warren County
Area code :	001 937
Demographics
Residents :	42,040 (2010)
Population density :	39.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1068 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
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Clinton County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Wilmington .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Ohio, about 70 km from each of the borders with Kentucky and Indiana , and has an area of 1,068 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Greene County , Fayette County , Highland County , Brown County , Clermont County, and Warren County .

history

Clinton County was formed on February 19, 1810 from parts of Highland Counties and Warren Counties. It was named after George Clinton , a soldier, politician, Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States . According to The Descendants of William Sabin , one of the first people of European descent to be born in the county was Mary Stuart Sabin, daughter of Dr. Warren Sabin, c. 1812. Genetic studies revealed that Williston T. Mendenhall was also born in Clarksville, Clinton County on November 24, 1811.

18 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%
1810	2674	-
1820	8085	202.4%
1830	11,436	41.4%
1840	15,719	37.5%
1850	18,838	19.8%
1860	21,461	13.9%
1870	21,914	2.1%
1880	24,756	13%
1890	24,240	-2.1%
1900	24.202	-0.2%
1910	23,680	-2.2%
1920	23,036	-2.7%
1930	21,547	-6.5%
1940	22,574	4.8%
1950	25,572	13.3%
1960	30.004	17.3%
1970	31,464	4.9%
1980	34,603	10%
1990	35,415	2.3%
2000	40,543	14.5%
2010	42,040	3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Clinton County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Clinton County had 40,543 people in 15,416 households and 11,068 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.99 percent white, 2.19 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.97 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.66 percent of the population.

Of the 15,416 households, 34.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were non-families, 23.7 percent were single households and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 10.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,467 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,158. Males had a median income of $ 34,448 versus $ 23,846 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,462. 6.4 percent of families and 8.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 9.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.