HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO

'Highland County' is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 40,875. Its county seat is Hillsboro⁶ and is named for the topography which is hilly and divides the watersheds of the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers.^[1] A common misconception is that Hillsboro was named the nearby Fort Hill.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Government

Localities

Municipalities

Townships

Other places

Non-Profits

Library

References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,445 km² (558 mi²). 1,433 km² (553 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.82%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Fayette County (north)

★ Ross County (northeast)

★ Pike County (east)

★ Adams County (southeast)

★ Brown County (southwest)

★ Clinton County (northwest)

Demographics

'Highland County Population by year

'2000' 40,875 '1990' 35,728 '1980' 33,477 '1970' 28,996 '1960' 29,716 '1950' 28,188 '1940' 27,099 '1930' 25,416 '1920' 27,610 '1910' 28,711 '1900' 30,982 '1890' 29,048 '1880' 30,281 '1870' 29,133 '1860' 27,773 '1850' 25,781 '1840' 22,269 '1830' 16,345 '1820' 12,308 '1810' 5,766

As of the census² of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 29/km² (74/mi²). There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.88% White, 1.50% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 15,587 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $41,091. Males had a median income of $32,541 versus $22,842 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,521. About 9.00% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government

''Main article: Ohio county government.''

Localities

Municipalities

★ Greenfield ★ Highland

★ Hillsboro ★ Lynchburg

★ Leesburg ★ Mowrystown

★ Sinking Spring

Townships

★ Brushcreek ★ Clay ★ Concord ★ Dodson ★ Fairfield

★ Hamer ★ Jackson ★ Liberty ★ Madison

★ Marshall ★ New Market ★ Paint ★ Penn

★ Salem ★ Union ★ Washington ★ Whiteoak

Other places

★ Buford

★ Marshall

Non-Profits

Habitat for Humanity of Highland County [1] was established in 2000, and has since built three homes: one on Johnson St. in Hillsboro and two on 2nd St. in Greenfield. Highland County Habitat is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Library

The Highland County District Library [2] is the public library system serving Highland County, Ohio. The main library is in Hillsboro, with three branches located in Greenfield, Leesburg, and Lynchburg. The library is a member of the SEO Consortium which allows patrons access to over 200,000 items owned by member libraries.

References

1. Highland County data

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