Morrow County, Ohio

Morrow County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 1, 1848[1]
Named for	Jeremiah Morrow
Seat	Mount Gilead
Largest village	Mount Gilead
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	407.22 sq mi (1,055 km²) 406.08 sq mi (1,052 km²) 1.14 sq mi (3 km²), 0.28%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	34,827 85.8/sq mi (33/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.morrowcounty.info

Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow, Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,827, which is an increase of 10.1% from 31,628 in 2000.^[2] Its county seat is Mount Gilead^[3]. The center of population of Ohio is also located east of Mount Gilead.^[4] Morrow County is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Famous people born in Morrow County include (1) Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, who was born near Blooming Grove, Ohio, in northeast Morrow County; (2) Quaker abolitionist Richard Dillingham, who was born in Peru Township; (3) Reverend Frank W. Gunsaulus, cleryman, writer and educator (see Illinois Institute of Technology), who was born in Chesterville, Ohio; and (4) writer Dawn Powell, who was born in Mount Gilead.

Morrow County's historic World War I Victory Shaft, unique in the United States, is located in the center of downtown Mount Gilead. Other areas interesting to the tourist include: Mount Gilead State Park; Amish farms and businesses near Johnsville and Chesterville; the Mid-Ohio Race Track near Steam Corners; the rolling Allegheny foothills of eastern Morrow County; the site of the birthplace of President Warren G. Harding near Blooming Grove; the site of the former Ohio Central College in Iberia; the early 19th century architecture of buildings in Chesterville, Ohio; the Revolutionary War Soldiers' Memorial in Mount Gilead; the Civil War monument in Cardington; and the mid-19th century architecture of the Morrow County Courthouse and Old Jail in Mount Gilead.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 407.22 square miles (1,054.7 km²), of which 406.08 square miles (1,051.7 km²) (or 99.72%) is land and 1.14 square miles (3.0 km²) (or 0.28%) is water.^[5] Morrow County is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio."

Adjacent counties

• Crawford County (north)
• Richland County (northeast)
• Knox County (southeast)
• Delaware County (southwest)
• Marion County (west)

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 31,628 people, 11,499 households, and 8,854 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 12,132 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.37% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,499 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.60% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.

Old Morrow County Jail.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,882, and the median income for a family was $45,747. Males had a median income of $33,129 versus $22,454 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,830. About 6.60% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Morrow County Courthouse.

Communities

Map of Morrow County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Villages

Townships

Unincorporated communities

Notable residents

• Tim Belcher, former Major League Baseball pitcher

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morrow County, Ohio

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ohio County Profiles: Morrow County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Morrow.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
2. ^ "Morrow County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39117.html. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "Population and Population Centers by State: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
5. ^ "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

• Morrow County Government's website

		Crawford County	Richland County
	Marion County
		Morrow County, Ohio
	Delaware County		Knox County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States County seat: Mount Gilead City Galion‡ Villages Cardington Chesterville Edison Fulton Marengo Mount Gilead Sparta Townships Bennington Canaan Cardington Chester Congress Franklin Gilead Harmony Lincoln North Bloomfield Perry Peru South Bloomfield Troy Washington Westfield Unincorporated communities Blooming Grove Iberia Shauck Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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