Shelby County (Ohio)

Shelby County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Sidney
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 129 East Court Street Sidney, OH 45365-3060
Foundation :	January 7, 1819
Made up from:	Miami County
Area code :	001 937
Demographics
Residents :	48,736  (2005)
Population density :	46 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1065 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : www.co.shelby.oh.us

Shelby County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Sidney .

geography

The county is located in western Ohio, about 45 km from the Indiana border, and covers an area of ​​1,065 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Auglaize County , Logan County , Champaign County , Miami County, and Darke County .

history

Shelby County was formed on January 7, 1819 from parts of Miami County. It was named after Isaac Shelby , a general in the American Revolutionary War and later the fifth governor of Kentucky .

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the People's Federal Savings and Loan Association . 18 structures 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	2106		-
1830	3671		74.3%
1840	12,154		231.1%
1850	13,958		14.8%
1860	17,493		25.3%
1870	20,748		18.6%
1880	24,137		16.3%
1890	24,707		2.4%
1900	24,625		-0.3%
1910	24,663		0.2%
1920	25,923		5.1%
1930	24,924		-3.9%
1940	26,071		4.6%
1950	28,488		9.3%
1960	33,586		17.9%
1970	37,748		12.4%
1980	43,089		14.1%
1990	44,915		4.2%
2000	47,910		6.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Shelby County's Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Shelby County's population was 47,910. 665 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 17,636 households and 13,085 families. The population density was 45 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.04 percent white, 1.49 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.97 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.05 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80 percent of the population.

Of the 17,636 households, 36.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.3 percent were single mothers, 25.8 percent were non-families, 22.0 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,507 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,331. Males had a median income of $ 36,212 versus $ 24,470 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,255. 5.3 percent of families and 6.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. This included 8.3 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 5.3 percent of people aged 65 and over.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Shelby County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ 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. 282 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
8. ^ Shelby County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′  N , 84 ° 12 ′  W