Perry County, Ohio
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Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on December 26, 1817 it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,078. Its county seat is New Lexington6, and it is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph vs. State, began.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,069 km² (413 mi²). 1,061 km² (410 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.68%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Licking County (north)
- Muskingum County (northeast)
- Morgan County (southeast)
- Athens County (south)
- Hocking County (southwest)
- Fairfield County (west)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 34,078 people, 12,500 households, and 9,350 families residing in the county. The population density was 32/km² (83/mi²). There were 13,655 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,500 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,383, and the median income for a family was $40,294. Males had a median income of $31,664 versus $21,147 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,674. About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
Main article: Ohio county government
[edit] Localities
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[edit] Townships
[edit] Other places
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Perry County, Ohio New Lexington, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Corning | Crooksville | Glenford | Hemlock | Junction City | New Lexington | New Straitsville | Rendville | Roseville | Shawnee | Somerset | Thornville |
| Townships |
Bearfield | Clayton | Coal | Harrison | Hopewell | Jackson | Madison | Monday Creek | Monroe | Pike | Pleasant | Reading | Salt Lick | Thorn |
| Other places |
Milligan | Mount Perry | Moxahala | Rehoboth |
