ROSS COUNTY, OHIO

'Ross County' is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States established on August 20, 1796. As of the 2000 census, the population was 73,345. Its county seat is Chillicothe⁶, the first capital of Ohio. The county is named for Federalist Senator James Ross of Pennsylvania.^[2]

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Notable natives

Government

Current officials

Localities

Municipalities

Townships

Census-designated place

Other places

References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,795 km² (693 mi²). 1,783 km² (688 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Pickaway County (north)

★ Hocking County (northeast)

★ Vinton County (east)

★ Jackson County (southeast)

★ Pike County (south)

★ Highland County (southwest)

★ Fayette County (northwest)

Demographics

'Ross County Population by year

'2000' 73,345 '1990' 69,330 '1980' 65,004 '1970' 61,211 '1960' 61,215 '1950' 54,424 '1940' 52,147 '1930' 45,181 '1920' 41,556 '1910' 40,069 '1900' 40,940 '1890' 39,454 '1880' 40,307 '1870' 37,097 '1860' 35,071 '1850' 32,074 '1840' 27,460 '1830' 24,068 '1820' 20,619 '1810' 15,514 '1800' 8,540

As of the census² of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 41/km² (106/mi²). There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (43/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.74% White, 6.20% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 27,136 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,117, and the median income for a family was $43,241. Males had a median income of $35,892 versus $23,399 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,569. About 9.10% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

★ John Purdue - founding benefactor of Purdue University, Purdue Block, Lafayette, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, founder, [1], [2]

Government

''Main article: Ohio county government''

Current officials

County officials are:

★ 'County Auditor' Stephen A. Neal (D)

★ 'County Board of Elections'

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★ Stephen A. Madru (D)

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★ Beth Neal (D)

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★ Don Fuller (R)

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★ Ron Fields (R)

★ 'Clerk of Courts' Ty D. Hinton (D)

★ 'Board of Commissioners'

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★ James M. Caldwell (R) (president)

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★ Doug Corcoran (D)

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★ Francis "Frank" Hirsch (D) (vice president)

★ 'Ross County Common Pleas Court':

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★ Judge William J. "Jhan" Corzine III (D)

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★ Judge Scott Nusbaum (R)

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★ Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Richard G. Ward (R)

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★ Magistrate John Di Cesare

★ 'County Coroner' John Gabis (D)

★ 'County Engineer' Don E. Carnes (R)

★ 'County Prosecutor' Michael Ater (R)

★ 'County Recorder' Kathleen "Kathy" Dunn (D)

★ 'County Treasurer' Jerald A. "Jerry" Byers (D)

★ 'County Sheriff' Ronald L. Nichols (D)

Localities

Municipalities

★ Adelphi ★ Bainbridge ★ Chillicothe

★ Clarksburg ★ Frankfort

★ Kingston ★ South Salem

Townships

★ Buckskin ★ Colerain ★ Concord ★ Deerfield ★ Franklin ★ Green

★ Harrison ★ Huntington ★ Jefferson ★ Liberty ★ Paint

★ Paxton ★ Scioto ★ Springfield ★ Twin ★ Union

Census-designated place

★ North Fork Village

Other places

★ Bourneville ★ Denver

★ Hallsville ★ Knockemstiff

★ Londonderry ★ Richmond Dale (also known as "Richmondale")

References

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


★ Ross County Government's website

★ Ross County Commissioners
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