Miami County (Ohio)

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Miami County Courthouse in Troy, listed in the NRHP with the number 75001490 [1]
Miami County Courthouse in Troy, listed on the NRHP with number 75001490
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Troy
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
201 West Main Street
Troy, OH 45373-3239
Foundation : January 16, 1807
Made up from: Montgomery County
Area code : 001 937
Demographics
Residents : 102,506  (2010)
Population density : 97.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1060 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Miami County within Ohio
Website : www.co.miami.oh.us

Miami County is a county in the US state of Ohio . The county seat is Troy .

geography

The county is located in western Ohio, about 45 km from the Indiana border, and has an area of ​​1,060 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Shelby County , Champaign County , Clark County , Montgomery County, and Darke County .

history

Miami County was formed on January 16, 1807 from parts of Montgomery County. It was named after either the Miami or the Great Miami River .

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Eldean Covered Bridge . 44 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 15, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 3941 -
1820 8851 124.6%
1830 12,807 44.7%
1840 19,688 53.7%
1850 24,999 27%
1860 29,959 19.8%
1870 32,740 9.3%
1880 36,158 10.4%
1890 39,754 9.9%
1900 43.105 8.4%
1910 45,047 4.5%
1920 48,428 7.5%
1930 51,301 5.9%
1940 52,632 2.6%
1950 61,309 16.5%
1960 72.901 18.9%
1970 84,342 15.7%
1980 90.381 7.2%
1990 93.182 3.1%
2000 98,868 6.1%
2010 102.506 3.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Miami County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Miami County had 98,868 people in 38,437 households and 27,943 families. The population density was 94 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.78 percent white, 1.95 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.79 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.28 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.00 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 38,437 households, 33.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, 27.3 percent were non-families, 23.2 percent were single households and 9.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.9 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,109 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,169. Males had a median income of $ 37,357 versus $ 25,493 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,669. 5.1 percent of families and 6.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. 9.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Communities

Web links

Commons : Miami County (Ohio)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 75001490 . Retrieved May 22, 2019
  2. ^ Miami 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. 205 .
  4. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 15, 2018.
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 15, 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 September 4, 2016
  10. ^ Miami County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 40 ° 3 ′  N , 84 ° 14 ′  W