- Champaign County, Ohio
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Champaign County, Ohio 
Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.Founded March 1, 1805[1] Named for "plain" in French Seat Urbana Largest city Urbana Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
430 sq mi (1,113 km²)
429 sq mi (1,110 km²)
1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.27Population
- (2000)
- Density
38,890
91/sq mi (35/km²)Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Website www.co.champaign.oh.us Champaign County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,097. [1] Its county seat is Urbana[2]. It takes its name from the French word for "open level country".[3]
The Urbana Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Champaign County.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 430 square miles (1,113.7 km2). 429 square miles (1,111.1 km2) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km2) (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
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1810 6,303 — 1820 8,479 34.5% 1830 12,131 43.1% 1840 16,721 37.8% 1850 19,782 18.3% 1860 22,698 14.7% 1870 24,188 6.6% 1880 27,817 15.0% 1890 26,980 −3.0% 1900 26,642 −1.3% 1910 26,351 −1.1% 1920 25,071 −4.9% 1930 24,103 −3.9% 1940 25,258 4.8% 1950 26,793 6.1% 1960 29,714 10.9% 1970 30,491 2.6% 1980 33,649 10.4% 1990 36,019 7.0% 2000 38,890 8.0% As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile (35/km²). There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14/km²). 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.
Government
Main article: Ohio county governmentCommunities
Map of Champaign County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels
City
Villages
Townships
Unincorporated communities
See also
References
- ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Champaign County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Champaign.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Agriculture & Natural Resources in Champaign County". Ohio State University Extension. http://extension.osu.edu/counties/champaign/topics/agriculture-and-natural-resources/agriculture-natural-resources-in-champaign-county. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Shelby County Logan County Union County 
Champaign County, Ohio 
Miami County Clark County Madison County Municipalities and communities of Champaign County, Ohio City 
Villages Townships Unincorporated
communitiesCable | Kennard | Millerstown | Mingo | Rosewood | Springhills | Thackery | Westville
Categories:- Ohio counties
- Champaign County, Ohio
- 1805 establishments in the United States
- Populated places established in 1805
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