HENRY COUNTY, OHIO

'Henry County' is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 29,210. Its county seat is Napoleon⁶ and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech.^[2]

Contents

Geography

History

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Government

Localities

Municipalities

Townships

Other localities

References

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,088 km² (420 mi²). 1,079 km² (416 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.83%) is water.

History

★ Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor

Adjacent counties

★ Fulton County (north)

★ Lucas County (northeast)

★ Wood County (east)

★ Putnam County (south)

★ Defiance County (west)

★ Williams County (northwest)

★ Hancock County (southeast corner)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 29,210 people, 10,935 households, and 7,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 27/km² (70/mi²). There were 11,622 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.33% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 2.56% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 94.3% spoke English, 3.7% Spanish and 1.7% German as their first language.
There were 10,935 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,657, and the median income for a family was $49,881. Males had a median income of $35,901 versus $24,076 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,667. About 5.30% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government

''Main article: Ohio county government.''

Localities

Municipalities

★ Deshler ★ Florida ★ Hamler

★ Holgate ★ Liberty Center

★ Malinta ★ McClure

★ Napoleon ★ New Bavaria

Townships

★ Bartlow ★ Damascus ★ Flatrock ★ Freedom ★ Harrison ★ Liberty ★ Marion

★ Monroe ★ Napoleon ★ Pleasant ★ Richfield ★ Ridgeville ★ Washington

Other localities

★ Colton ★ Grelton

★ Okolona ★ Ridgeville Corners

References

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

External link

★ Henry County website