Jefferson County (Ohio)

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Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Steubenville
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
301 Market Street
Steubenville, OH 43952-2187
Foundation : July 27, 1797
Made up from: Washington County
Area code : 001 740
Demographics
Residents : 69,709  (2010)
Population density : 65.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1064 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Jefferson County within Ohio
Website : www.jeffersoncountyoh.com

The Jefferson County is a county in the US state of Ohio . The county seat is Steubenville .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Ohio and borders West Virginia , the border of which is formed by the Ohio River . It has an area of ​​1064 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. The following counties border Jefferson County:

Carroll County Columbiana County Hancock County,
West Virginia
Compass card (de) .svg Brooke County,
West Virginia
Harrison County Belmont County Ohio County
(West Virginia)

history

Jefferson

Jefferson County was formed on July 27, 1797 from parts of Washington County. It was named after Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third President of the United States (1801-1809).

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Benjamin Lundy House and the Mount Pleasant Historic District . 25 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 28, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1800 8766 -
1810 17,260 96.9%
1820 18,531 7.4%
1830 22,489 21.4%
1840 25,030 11.3%
1850 29,133 16.4%
1860 26,115 -10.4%
1870 29,188 11.8%
1880 33,018 13.1%
1890 39,415 19.4%
1900 44,357 12.5%
1910 65,423 47.5%
1920 77,580 18.6%
1930 88,307 13.8%
1940 98.129 11.1%
1950 96,495 -1.7%
1960 99,201 2.8%
1970 96.193 -3%
1980 91,564 -4.8%
1990 80,298 -12.3%
2000 73,894 -8th %
2010 69,709 -5.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Jefferson County had 69,709 people in 29,481 households. The population density was 65.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 91.9 percent white, 5.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 29,481 households.

20.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,057  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,518. 17.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Villages

1 - partly in Harrison County
2 - partly in Belmont County

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jefferson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 1, 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. 153 .
  4. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 28, 2018.
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 28, 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 November 1, 2011
  10. US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jefferson County ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 1, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Coordinates: 40 ° 23 ′  N , 80 ° 46 ′  W