Guernsey County

Guernsey County Courthouse in Cambridge, listed on the NRHP with number 73001452
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Cambridge
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 627 Wheeling Avenue Cambridge, OH 43725-2292
Foundation :	January 31, 1810
Made up from:	Belmont County Muskingum County
Area code :	001 740
Demographics
Residents :	40,087  (2010)
Population density :	29.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1368 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
map
Website : www.guernseycounty.org

Guernsey County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Cambridge .

geography

The county is located in east-east Ohio, about 37 miles from the West Virginia border, and covers an area of ​​1,368 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tuscarawas County , Harrison County , Belmont County , Noble County , Muskingum County, and Coshocton County .

history

Guernsey County was formed on January 31, 1810 from parts of Belmont County and Muskingum County. It was named after the island of Guernsey , the second largest of the British Channel Islands , the origin of some of the first settlers in the area.

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the S Bridge, National Road . 21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	3051		-
1820	9292		204.6%
1830	18,036		94.1%
1840	27,748		53.8%
1850	30,438		9.7%
1860	24,474		-19.6%
1870	23,838		-2.6%
1880	27.197		14.1%
1890	28,645		5.3%
1900	34,425		20.2%
1910	42,716		24.1%
1920	45,352		6.2%
1930	41,486		-8.5%
1940	38,822		-6.4%
1950	38,452		-1 %
1960	38,579		0.3%
1970	37,665		-2.4%
1980	42,024		11.6%
1990	39,024		-7.1%
2000	40,792		4.5%
2010	40,087		-1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Guernsey County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Guernsey County had 40,792 people in 16,094 households and 11,233 families. The population density was 30 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.28 percent white, 1.53 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian and 0.22 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.36 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.62 percent of the population.

Of the 16,094 households, 32.4 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 30.2 percent were non-families, 26.1 percent were single households, and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 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 $ 30,110 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,660. Males had a median income of $ 30,142 versus $ 20,804 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,542. 12.9 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 21.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ Guernsey County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ↑ 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. 123 .
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 18, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 18, 2018.
6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
9. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved April 1, 2016
10. ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 3 ′  N , 81 ° 30 ′  W