Richland County (Ohio)

administration
Richland County Courthouse
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Mansfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 50 Park Avenue, East Mansfield, OH 44902-1861
Foundation :	January 30, 1808
Made up from:	Fairfield County
Area code :	001 419
Demographics
Residents :	127,949 (2005)
Population density :	99.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1296 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map

Website : www.richlandcountyoh.us

Richland County is a county in the US state of Ohio in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 128,852 people and a population density of 100 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mansfield .

geography

The county is located in north-central Ohio and has an area of 1,296 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Huron County , Ashland County , Knox County , Morrow County, and Crawford County .

history

Richland County was formed on January 30, 1808 from parts of Fairfield County. It was named after the good (rich) soil in this area.

67 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	9169	-
1830	24.006	161.8%
1840	44,532	85.5%
1850	30,879	-30.7%
1860	31,158	0.9%
1870	32,516	4.4%
1880	36,306	11.7%
1890	38,072	4.9%
1900	44,289	16.3%
1910	47,667	7.6%
1920	55,178	15.8%
1930	65.902	19.4%
1940	73,853	12.1%
1950	91,305	23.6%
1960	117,761	29%
1970	129.997	10.4%
1980	131.205	0.9%
1990	126,137	-3.9%
2000	128,852	2.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Richland County Age Pyramid

The Rocky River

Richland County's population was 128,852 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 6,460 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 49,534 households and 34,277 families. The population density was 100 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.16 percent white, 9.43 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.38 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.28 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.93 percent of the population.

Of the 49,534 households, 30.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 30.8 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent were single households, and 10.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 99.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,397 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,036. Males had a median income of $ 35,425 versus $ 22,859 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,582. 8.2 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 15.3 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.7 percent of people aged 65 and over.

Individual evidence

↑ Richland County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
^ Richland County, Ohio , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

40.78 -82.54Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′ N , 82 ° 32 ′ W

[1] Richland County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.

[3] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011

[6] Richland County, Ohio , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .