Preble County, Ohio

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Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 42,337. Its county seat is Eaton6. It is named for Edward Preble, a naval officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and against the Barbary Pirates.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,104 km² (426 mi²). 1,100 km² (425 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.36%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Rivers and streams

[edit] Demographics

Preble County
Population by year[1]

2000 42,337
1990 40,113
1980 38,223
1970 34,719
1960 32,498
1950 27,081
1940 23,329
1930 22,455
1920 23,238
1910 23,834
1900 23,713
1890 23,421
1880 24,533
1870 21,809
1860 21,820
1850 21,736
1840 19,482
1830 16,291
1820 10,237
1810 3,304

As of the census² of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 38/km² (100/mi²). There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.47% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16,001 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,093, and the median income for a family was $47,547. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $23,573 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,444. About 4.50% of families and 6.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Map of Preble County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
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Map of Preble County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Main article: Ohio county government

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Famous residents

[edit] Education

[edit] Public School Districts

  • College Corner Local School District
  • Eaton Community Schools
    • Eaton High School, Eaton (the Eagles)
  • National Trail Local School District
    • National Trail High School, New Paris (the Blazers)
  • Preble Shawnee Local School District
    • Preble Shawnee High School, Camden (the Arrows)
  • Tri-County North Local School District
    • Tri-County North High School, Lewisburg (the Panthers)
  • Twin Valley Community Local School District
    • Twin Valley South High School, West Alexandria (the Panthers)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ohio Department of Development.

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