Tuscarawas County

administration
Tuscarawas County Courthouse in New Philadelphia, listed on the NRHP with number 73001544
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	New Philadelphia
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse Annex 125 E High Avenue New Philadelphia, OH 44663-0000
Foundation :	February 13, 1808
Made up from:	Muskingum County
Area code :	001 330
Demographics
Residents :	91,944 (2005)
Population density :	62.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1480 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us

Tuscarawas County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is New Philadelphia .

geography

The county is located in east-east Ohio and has an area of 1,480 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Stark County , Carroll County , Harrison County , Guernsey County , Coshocton County, and Holmes County .

history

Tuscarawas County was formed on February 13, 1808 from parts of Muskingum County. It was named after the Tuscarawas River .

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Zoar Historic District and the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot and Baggage Room . 25 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 19, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1810	3045	-
1820	8328	173.5%
1830	14,298	71.7%
1840	25,631	79.3%
1850	31,761	23.9%
1860	32,463	2.2%
1870	33,840	4.2%
1880	40.198	18.8%
1890	46,618	16%
1900	53,751	15.3%
1910	57.035	6.1%
1920	63,578	11.5%
1930	68.193	7.3%
1940	68,816	0.9%
1950	70,320	2.2%
1960	76,789	9.2%
1970	77.211	0.5%
1980	84,614	9.6%
1990	84.090	-0.6%
2000	90.914	8.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Tuscarawas County

As of the 2000 census , Tuscarawas County had 73,345 people in 27,136 households and 19,185 families. The population density was 41 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.74 percent white , 6.20 percent African American , 0.31 percent American Indian , 0.35 percent Asian American , 0.02 percent Pacific islander and 0.19 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.20 percent were descended from two or more races . Hispanics or Latinos were 0.58 percent of the population .

Of the 27,136 households, 32.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers, 29.3 percent were non-families, 24.9 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 109.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,117 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,241. Males had a median income of $ 35,892 versus $ 23,399 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,569. 9.1 percent of families and 12.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 15.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.