Clark County, Ohio

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For British letters to voters in Clark County in the 2004 Presidential election, see The Guardian

Clark County, Ohio
Map
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Springfield
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,045 km² (404 mi²) 1,036 km² (400 mi²) 10 km² (4 mi²), 0.92%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	144,742 140/km²
Website: www.clarkcountyohio.gov

Clark County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 144,742. Its county seat is Springfield⁶. The county was established on March 1, 1818 and is named for General George Rogers Clark who fought Indians in Ohio in the early Nineteenth Century.

Contents 1 Government 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Localities 4.1 Municipalities 4.2 Census-designated places 4.3 Other locations 4.4 Townships 5 Education 5.1 Public School Districts 6 See also 7 Notes and references 8 External link

[edit] Government

Main article: Ohio county government

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,045 km² (404 mi²). 1,036 km² (400 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.92%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Champaign County (north)
• Madison County (east)
• Greene County (south)
• Montgomery County (southwest)
• Miami County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Clark County Population by year[1]

2000 144,742 1990 147,548 1980 150,236 1970 157,115 1960 131,440 1950 111,661 1940 95,647 1930 90,936 1920 80,728 1910 66,435 1900 58,939 1890 52,277 1880 41,948 1870 32,070 1860 25,300 1850 22,178 1840 16,882 1830 13,114 1820 9,533

As of the census² of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 140/km² (362/mi²). There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 59/km² (153/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.12% White, 8.95% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 56,648 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were married couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,340, and the median income for a family was $48,259. Males had a median income of $37,157 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,501. About 7.90% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.90% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Localities

[edit] Municipalities

Catawba Clifton Donnelsville Enon New Carlisle

North Hampton South Charleston South Vienna Springfield Tremont City

[edit] Census-designated places

Crystal Lakes Green Meadows Holiday Valley Lawrenceville

Medway Northridge Park Layne

[edit] Other locations

• Plattsburgh

[edit] Townships

Bethel German Green Harmony Mad River

Madison Moorefield Pike Pleasant Springfield

[edit] Education

[edit] Public School Districts

• Clark-Shawnee Local School District
  • Shawnee High School, Springfield (the Braves)(Go Braves!)
• Greenon Local School District
  • Greenon High School, Springfield (the Knights)
• Northeastern Local School District
  • Kenton Ridge High School, Springfield (the Cougars)
  • Northeastern High School , Springfield (the Jets)
• Northwestern Local School District
  • Northwestern High School, Springfield (the Warriors)
• Southeastern Local Schools
  • Southeastern High School, South Charleston (the Trojans)
• Springfield City School District
  • North High School, Springfield (the Panthers)
  • South High School, Springfield (the Wildcats)
• Tecumseh Local School District
  • Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle (the Arrows)

[edit] See also

• Clark County Public Library

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ Ohio Department of Development.

[edit] External link

• Official web site of Clark County

	Clark County, Ohio Springfield, county seat
Municipalities	Catawba | Clifton | Donnelsville | Enon | New Carlisle | North Hampton | South Charleston | South Vienna | Springfield | Tremont City
Townships	Bethel | German | Green | Harmony | Mad River | Madison | Moorefield | Pike | Pleasant | Springfield
Census-designated places	Crystal Lakes | Green Meadows | Holiday Valley | Lawrenceville | Medway | Northridge | Park Layne
Other places	Plattsburgh