Montgomery County, Ohio

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Former Montgomery County Courthouse in Dayton, listed on the NRHP with the number 70000510 [1]
Former Montgomery County Courthouse in Dayton, listed on the NRHP as # 70000510
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Dayton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
451 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45422-0001
Foundation : March 24, 1803
Made up from: Hamilton County
Wayne County
Area code : 001 937
Demographics
Residents : 535,153  (2010)
Population density : 447.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1203 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Montgomery County within Ohio
Website : www.co.montgomery.oh.us

Montgomery County is a county in the US state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Dayton .

geography

The county is located in southwest Ohio, about 25 miles to the west from the Indiana border and covers an area of ​​1,203 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Miami County , Clark County , Greene County , Warren County , Butler County , Preble County, and Darke County .

history

Montgomery County was formed on March 24, 1803 from parts of Hamilton County and Wayne County. It was named after Richard Montgomery , a major general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .

In the county is a National Historical Park , the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park . Seven locations have National Historic Landmark status . 147 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 7722 -
1820 15,999 107.2%
1830 24,362 52.3%
1840 31,938 31.1%
1850 38,218 19.7%
1860 52,230 36.7%
1870 64.006 22.5%
1880 78,550 22.7%
1890 100,552 28%
1900 130.146 29.4%
1910 163,763 25.8%
1920 209,532 27.9%
1930 273,481 30.5%
1940 295,480 8th %
1950 398,441 34.8%
1960 527.080 32.3%
1970 606.148 15%
1980 571,697 -5.7%
1990 573,809 0.4%
2000 559.062 -2.6%
2010 535.153 -4.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Montgomery County's Pyramid of Age
Richard Montgomery

As of the 2000 census , Montgomery County had 559,062 people in 229,229 households and 146,935 families. The population density was 468 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.57 percent white, 19.86 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 1.31 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.51 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.27 percent of the population.

Of the 229,229 households, 29.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 46.3 percent were married couples living together, 13.8 percent were single mothers, 35.9 percent were non-families, 30.4 percent were single households, and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 88.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,156 , and the median income for a family was $ 50,071. Males had a median income of $ 38,710 versus $ 27,297 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,743. 8.3 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 15.6 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Townships and Cities

Montgomery Townships and Cities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Montgomery 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. 213 .
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 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. ^ Montgomery County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ′  N , 84 ° 21 ′  W