Greene County (Ohio)

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Greene County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Xenia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
35 North Detroit Street
Xenia, OH 45385-2909
Foundation : March 24, 1803
Made up from: Hamilton County
Ross County
Area code : 001 937
Demographics
Residents : 161,573  (2010)
Population density : 150.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1078 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Greene County within Ohio
Website : www.co.greene.oh.us

Greene County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Xenia .

geography

The county is located in the central southwest of Ohio and has an area of ​​1078 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clark County , Madison County , Fayette County , Clinton County , Warren County, and Montgomery Counties .

history

Greene County was formed on March 24, 1803 from parts of Hamilton County and Ross County. It was named after Nathanael Greene , who was the most important American general after George Washington during the American Revolutionary War .

In the county is a National Historical Park , the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park . Two locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Huffman Prairie Flying Field and the Colonel Charles Young House . 41 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 5870 -
1820 10,529 79.4%
1830 14,801 40.6%
1840 17,528 18.4%
1850 21,946 25.2%
1860 26,197 19.4%
1870 28,038 7%
1880 31,649 12.9%
1890 29,820 -5.8%
1900 31,613 6%
1910 29,733 -5.9%
1920 31,221 5%
1930 33,259 6.5%
1940 35,863 7.8%
1950 58,892 64.2%
1960 94,642 60.7%
1970 125.057 32.1%
1980 129,769 3.8%
1990 136,731 5.4%
2000 147.886 8.2%
2010 161,573 9.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Greene County's Pyramid of Age

As of the 2000 census , Greene County had 147,886 people in 55,312 households and 39,160 families. The population density was 138 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.24 percent white, 6.37 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 2.03 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.38 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.66 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.23 percent of the population.

Of the 55,312 households, 32.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.0 percent were married couples living together, 9.6 percent were single mothers, 29.2 percent were non-families, 23.0 percent were single households and 7.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 13.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 91.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 48,656 , and the median income for a family is $ 57,954. Males had a median income of $ 42,338 versus $ 28,457 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,057. 5.2 percent of families and 8.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 8.7 percent of these were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 6.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Greene County localities

Map of Greene County with parish and city limits

Citys

Villages

Townships

Census-Designated Places (CDP)

Other places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Greene 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. 121 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 31, 2016
  9. ^ Greene County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
  10. ↑ Greene County, Ohio ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Greene County Auditor's Office, 2002. Accessed March 26, 2009  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.co.greene.oh.us

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 41 ′  N , 83 ° 53 ′  W