Licking County

Licking County Courthouse in Newark, listed on the NRHP with number 73001496
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Newark
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 20 South Second Street Newark, OH 43055-5663
Foundation :	January 30, 1808
Made up from:	Fairfield County
Area code :	001 740
Demographics
Residents :	166,492  (2010)
Population density :	93.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1783 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : www.lcounty.com

Licking County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Newark .

geography

The county is almost centrally located in Ohio and has an area of ​​1783 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Knox County , Coshocton County , Muskingum County , Perry County , Fairfield County , Franklin County, and Delaware County .

history

Licking County was formed on January 30, 1808 from parts of Fairfield County. It was named after the salt licks that were found in the area.

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Newark Earthworks . 59 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 10, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	3852		-
1820	11,861		207.9%
1830	20,869		75.9%
1840	35.096		68.2%
1850	38,846		10.7%
1860	37.011		-4.7%
1870	35,756		-3.4%
1880	40,450		13.1%
1890	43,279		7%
1900	47,070		8.8%
1910	55,590		18.1%
1920	56,426		1.5%
1930	59,962		6.3%
1940	62,279		3.9%
1950	70,645		13.4%
1960	90.242		27.7%
1970	107,799		19.5%
1980	120,981		12.2%
1990	128,300		6%
2000	145.491		13.4%
2010	166,492		14.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 Age pyramid of Licking County

According to the 2000 census , Licking County had 145,491 people in 55,609 households and 40,149 families. The population density was 82 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.64 percent white, 2.06 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.58 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.10 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.76 percent of the population.

Of the 55,609 households, 34.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 23.1 percent were single households and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,124 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,969. Males had a median income of $ 37,957 versus $ 26,884 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,581. 5.5 percent of families and 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 9.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Web links

Commons : Licking County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ^ Licking County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 179 .
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 10, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 10, 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 May 2, 2016
10. ^ Licking County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov.

Coordinates: 40 ° 5 ′  N , 82 ° 29 ′  W