Hardin County, Ohio
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Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Hardin County is a
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Hancock County (north)
- Wyandot County (northeast)
- Marion County (east)
- Union County (southeast)
- Logan County (south)
- Auglaize County (southwest)
- Allen County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1820 | 22 | — | |
1830 | 210 | 854.5% | |
1840 | 4,598 | 2,089.5% | |
1850 | 8,251 | 79.4% | |
1860 | 13,570 | 64.5% | |
1870 | 18,714 | 37.9% | |
1880 | 27,023 | 44.4% | |
1890 | 28,939 | 7.1% | |
1900 | 31,187 | 7.8% | |
1910 | 30,407 | −2.5% | |
1920 | 29,167 | −4.1% | |
1930 | 27,635 | −5.3% | |
1940 | 27,061 | −2.1% | |
1950 | 28,673 | 6.0% | |
1960 | 29,633 | 3.3% | |
1970 | 30,813 | 4.0% | |
1980 | 32,719 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 31,111 | −4.9% | |
2000 | 31,945 | 2.7% | |
2010 | 32,058 | 0.4% | |
2020 | 30,696 | −4.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2020 [1] |
2000 census
At the 2000
as their first language.There were 11,963 households, of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
24.30% of the population were under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The
2010 census
As of the
Of the 11,762 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.4% were non-families, and 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age was 34.7 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $41,343 and the median income for a family was $55,274. Males had a median income of $41,191 versus $32,313 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,100. About 9.6% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the
Politics
Hardin County is a Republican Party stronghold. The last Democrat to win the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 landslide.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 9,949 | 75.10% | 3,062 | 23.11% | 236 | 1.78% |
2016 | 8,717 | 70.56% | 2,920 | 23.64% | 717 | 5.80% |
2012 | 7,489 | 60.06% | 4,619 | 37.04% | 362 | 2.90% |
2008 | 7,749 | 58.93% | 5,013 | 38.12% | 387 | 2.94% |
2004 | 8,441 | 63.03% | 4,891 | 36.52% | 60 | 0.45% |
2000 | 7,124 | 59.03% | 4,557 | 37.76% | 387 | 3.21% |
1996 | 5,506 | 46.36% | 4,930 | 41.51% | 1,440 | 12.13% |
1992 | 5,851 | 44.28% | 4,364 | 33.02% | 3,000 | 22.70% |
1988 | 7,291 | 62.82% | 4,145 | 35.71% | 170 | 1.46% |
1984 | 8,722 | 69.11% | 3,813 | 30.21% | 85 | 0.67% |
1980 | 7,457 | 61.51% | 3,863 | 31.87% | 803 | 6.62% |
1976 | 6,076 | 54.86% | 4,650 | 41.99% | 349 | 3.15% |
1972 | 8,713 | 69.14% | 3,535 | 28.05% | 354 | 2.81% |
1968 | 6,963 | 53.82% | 4,180 | 32.31% | 1,794 | 13.87% |
1964 | 5,679 | 43.67% | 7,324 | 56.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 9,042 | 64.41% | 4,996 | 35.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 9,049 | 66.51% | 4,556 | 33.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 9,235 | 64.58% | 5,064 | 35.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 7,441 | 57.38% | 5,474 | 42.21% | 52 | 0.40% |
1944 | 8,566 | 62.55% | 5,128 | 37.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 9,192 | 58.40% | 6,547 | 41.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 7,631 | 46.86% | 8,441 | 51.84% | 211 | 1.30% |
1932 | 7,215 | 44.86% | 8,717 | 54.20% | 152 | 0.95% |
1928 | 8,137 | 60.20% | 5,306 | 39.25% | 74 | 0.55% |
1924 | 7,112 | 53.66% | 5,523 | 41.67% | 619 | 4.67% |
1920 | 8,071 | 57.64% | 5,817 | 41.54% | 115 | 0.82% |
1916 | 4,119 | 48.08% | 4,304 | 50.24% | 144 | 1.68% |
1912 | 2,775 | 33.22% | 3,912 | 46.83% | 1,667 | 19.95% |
1908 | 4,444 | 50.35% | 4,164 | 47.17% | 219 | 2.48% |
1904 | 4,736 | 57.36% | 3,096 | 37.50% | 424 | 5.14% |
1900 | 4,389 | 50.07% | 4,190 | 47.80% | 187 | 2.13% |
1896 | 4,276 | 49.50% | 4,247 | 49.16% | 116 | 1.34% |
1892 | 3,515 | 47.71% | 3,483 | 47.28% | 369 | 5.01% |
1888 | 3,611 | 49.54% | 3,339 | 45.81% | 339 | 4.65% |
1884 | 3,647 | 51.09% | 3,373 | 47.25% | 119 | 1.67% |
1880 | 3,472 | 53.11% | 3,032 | 46.38% | 33 | 0.50% |
1876 | 2,830 | 50.98% | 2,702 | 48.68% | 19 | 0.34% |
1872 | 2,238 | 53.08% | 1,970 | 46.73% | 8 | 0.19% |
1868 | 1,884 | 51.62% | 1,766 | 48.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 1,640 | 52.92% | 1,459 | 47.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 1,432 | 52.72% | 1,198 | 44.11% | 86 | 3.17% |
1856 | 1,091 | 53.09% | 882 | 42.92% | 82 | 3.99% |
Airports
Ada Airport (FAA LID: 0D7) is a privately owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Ada, a village in Hardin County.
Hardin County Airport (FAA LID: I95) is the largest paved facility and is located 3 miles south of Kenton, Ohio on CR 135. The runway is 4,803 feet long at an elevation of 1,030 feet. Maintenance, fuel and storage are available.[16]
Major highways
Science
Currently, there is a working
Media
Two newspapers, the daily
Radio stations include WKTN of Kenton and WOHA of Ada, a radio station owned by Holy Family Communications.
WOCB-LP TV48 is a local Christian television station in downtown Kenton covering channels 39.1-39.4.[17]
Communities
City
- Kenton (county seat)
Villages
Townships
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Notable people
From Kenton
- James S. Robinson, Civil War General and Secretary of State for Ohio
- John R. Goodin, Democratic congressman from Kansas
- William Lawrence, Republican congressman involved with the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson
- Jacob Parrott, first recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Paul Robinson, creator of the long-running "Etta Kett" comic strip for King Features Syndicate
From Ada
- Rollo May, an American existential psychologist
- Lee Tressel, football coach, father of former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel
- John Berton, award-winning computer graphics animator and visual effects supervisor.
- Carey Orr, cartoonist.
From Alger
- Ray Brown — Homestead Grays pitcher
From Dunkirk
- Willard Rhodes, ethnomusicologist (1901–1992)
- Dean Pees, NFL coach
See also
References
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