Perry County, Ohio

Perry County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 1, 1818[1]
Named for	Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat	New Lexington
Largest city	New Lexington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	412.49 sq mi (1,068 km²) 407.97 sq mi (1,057 km²) 4.52 sq mi (12 km²), 1.10%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	36,058 88.4/sq mi (34/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on March 1, 1818, it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 36,058, which is an increase of 5.8% from 34,078 in 2000.^[2] Its county seat is New Lexington,^[3] and it is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812.^[4] One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 412.49 square miles (1,068.3 km²), of which 407.97 square miles (1,056.6 km²) (or 98.90%) is land and 4.52 square miles (11.7 km²) (or 1.10%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties

• Licking County (north)
• Muskingum County (northeast)
• Morgan County (southeast)
• Athens County (south)
• Hocking County (southwest)
• Fairfield County (west)

National protected area

• Wayne National Forest (part)

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 34,078 people, 12,500 households, and 9,350 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile (32/km²). There were 13,655 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). 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.

Government

Communities

Map of Perry County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Villages

Townships

Other communities

Ghost towns

• San Toy

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Perry County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Perry.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
2. ^ "Perry County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39127.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. ^ "Perry County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39127&sid=0. Retrieved 2007-04-28. ^{[dead link]}
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. 

		Licking County	Muskingum County
	Fairfield County
		Perry County, Ohio
	Hocking County	Athens County	Morgan County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio, United States County seat: New Lexington Villages 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 Unincorporated communities Bristol Milligan Mount Perry Moxahala Rehoboth San Toy Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 39°44′N 82°14′W / 39.74°N 82.24°W / 39.74; -82.24