CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO

'Champaign County' is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 38,890. Its county seat is Urbana⁶. It takes its name from the French word for "plain", as the land in the county is very flat.^[2]

Contents

Government

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Localities

Municipalities

Townships

Other localities

References

External links

Government

''Main article: Ohio county government''

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,113 km² (430 mi²). 1,110 km² (429 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.27%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Logan County (north)

★ Union County (northeast)

★ Madison County (southeast)

★ Clark County (south)

★ Miami County (southwest)

★ Shelby County (northwest)

Demographics

'Champaign County Population by year

'2000' 38,890 '1990' 36,019 '1980' 33,649 '1970' 30,491 '1960' 29,714 '1950' 26,793 '1940' 25,258 '1930' 24,103 '1920' 25,071 '1910' 26,351 '1900' 26,642 '1890' 26,980 '1880' 27,817 '1870' 24,188 '1860' 22,698 '1850' 19,782 '1840' 16,721 '1830' 12,131 '1820' 8,479 '1810' 6,303

As of the census² of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 35/km² (91/mi²). There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.73% White, 2.30% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,952 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,139, and the median income for a family was $50,430. Males had a median income of $38,265 versus $26,241 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,542. About 5.10% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Municipalities

★ Christiansburg ★ Mechanicsburg ★ Mutual ★ North Lewisburg

★ St. Paris ★ Urbana ★ Woodstock

Townships

★ Adams ★ Concord ★ Goshen ★ Harrison

★ Jackson ★ Johnson ★ Mad River ★ Rush

★ Salem ★ Union ★ Urbana ★ Wayne

Other localities

★ Cable ★ Kennard ★ Millerstown ★ Mingo

★ Rosewood ★ Springhills ★ Westville

References

1. Ohio County Profiles: Champaign County
2. Champaign County data

External links

★ Champaign County Government's website