COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO

'Coshocton County' is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 36,655. Its county seat is Coshocton.⁶ Its name comes from the Delaware Indian language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".^[2]

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Government

Localities

Municipalities

Townships

Other places

References

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,470 km² (568 mi²). 1,461 km² (564 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Holmes County (north)

★ Tuscawaras County (east)

★ Guernsey County (southeast)

★ Muskingum County (south)

★ Licking County (southwest)

★ Knox County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 36,655 people, 14,356 households, and 10,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 25/km² (65/mi²). There were 16,107 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.35% White, 1.09% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 93.9% spoke English, 2.4% German and 1.5% Pennsylvania Dutch as their first language.
There were 14,356 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% 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 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,701, and the median income for a family was $41,676. Males had a median income of $31,095 versus $21,276 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,364. About 7.00% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government

''Main article: Ohio county government.''

Localities

Municipalities

★ Baltic ★ Conesville

★ Coshocton ★ Nellie

★ Plainfield ★ Warsaw

★ West Lafayette

Townships

★ Adams ★ Bedford ★ Bethlehem ★ Clark ★ Crawford ★ Franklin

★ Jackson ★ Jefferson ★ Keene ★ Lafayette ★ Linton ★ Mill Creek

★ Monroe ★ Newcastle ★ Oxford ★ Perry ★ Pike

★ Tiverton ★ Tuscarawas ★ Virginia ★ Washington ★ White Eyes

Other places

★ Bakersville ★ Blissfield

★ Fresno ★ Keene

★ Tunnel Hill ★ Walhonding

★ Wakatomika

References

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

External link

★ Coshocton County Government's website