Ross County, Ohio
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Congressional district | 2nd |
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Ross County is a
Ross County comprises theHistory
Ross County was described by
Geography
The Scioto River flows southward through the east-central part of the county. Paint Creek drains the lower central part of the county, flowing eastward to its terminus with the Scioto at a point southeast of Chillicothe. The county terrain consists of frequent wooded hills, with the intermediate level areas devoted to agriculture.[6] The county's highest point is Farrell Hill, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Bainbridge.[7] The county has a total area of 693 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 689 square miles (1,780 km2) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) (0.6%) is water.[8] Ross County is the second-largest county by land area in Ohio, after Ashtabula County, as well as the fifth-largest by total area.
Adjacent counties
- Pickaway County - north
- Hocking County - northeast
- Vinton County - east
- Jackson County - southeast
- Pike County - south
- Highland County - southwest
- Fayette County - northwest
Protected areas
- Adena State Memorial[9]
- Great Seal State Park[10]
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- Paint Creek State Park (part)
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area[6]
- Ross Lake Wilderness Area[6]
- Scioto Trail State Forest
- Scioto Trail State Park (part of American Discovery Trail)
- Tar Hollow State Forest (part)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1800 | 8,540 | — | |
1810 | 15,514 | 81.7% | |
1820 | 20,619 | 32.9% | |
1830 | 24,068 | 16.7% | |
1840 | 27,460 | 14.1% | |
1850 | 32,074 | 16.8% | |
1860 | 35,071 | 9.3% | |
1870 | 37,097 | 5.8% | |
1880 | 40,307 | 8.7% | |
1890 | 39,454 | −2.1% | |
1900 | 40,940 | 3.8% | |
1910 | 40,069 | −2.1% | |
1920 | 41,556 | 3.7% | |
1930 | 45,181 | 8.7% | |
1940 | 52,147 | 15.4% | |
1950 | 54,424 | 4.4% | |
1960 | 61,215 | 12.5% | |
1970 | 61,211 | 0.0% | |
1980 | 65,004 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 69,330 | 6.7% | |
2000 | 73,345 | 5.8% | |
2010 | 78,064 | 6.4% | |
2020 | 77,093 | −1.2% | |
US Decennial Census[11] 1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13] 1990-2000[14] 2020 [2] |
2000 census
As of the
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.
The county population contained 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
2010 census
As of the
Of the 28,919 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.6% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 39.8 years.[17]
The median income for a household in the county was $42,626 and the median income for a family was $50,081. Males had a median income of $42,721 versus $32,374 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,595. About 13.1% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the
Government
County officials
County officials are (as of June 2019):
- County Auditor Robyn M. Brewster
- County Board of Elections
- Stephen A. Madru
- David Glass
- Beth Neal
- Dan Cryder
- Clerk of Courts Ty D. Hinton
- Board of Commissioners
- James "Oody" Lowe
- Jack Everson
- Dwight A. Garrett
- Ross County Court of Common Pleas:
- Judge Michael M. Ater
- Judge Matthew Schmidt
- Probate and Juvenile Court Judge J. Jeffrey Benson
- Magistrate John Di Cesare
- County Coroner Ben Trotter
- County Engineer Charles R. Ortman
- County Prosecutor Jeffrey C. Marks
- County Recorder Kathleen "Kathy" Dunn
- County Treasurer Stephen A. Neal Jr.
- County Sheriff George W. Lavender
Politics
Ross is a generally Republican county in
Ross is part of Ohio's 2nd congressional district, which is held by Republican Brad Wenstrup.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 22,278 | 66.77% | 10,557 | 31.64% | 530 | 1.59% |
2016 | 18,652 | 61.02% | 10,356 | 33.88% | 1,557 | 5.09% |
2012 | 15,008 | 49.76% | 14,569 | 48.31% | 583 | 1.93% |
2008 | 16,759 | 52.49% | 14,455 | 45.28% | 711 | 2.23% |
2004 | 17,231 | 54.41% | 13,978 | 44.14% | 462 | 1.46% |
2000 | 13,706 | 52.68% | 11,662 | 44.83% | 648 | 2.49% |
1996 | 10,286 | 39.87% | 12,649 | 49.03% | 2,862 | 11.09% |
1992 | 10,825 | 39.84% | 10,452 | 38.46% | 5,896 | 21.70% |
1988 | 14,563 | 60.39% | 9,271 | 38.45% | 279 | 1.16% |
1984 | 17,015 | 66.60% | 8,020 | 31.39% | 513 | 2.01% |
1980 | 13,251 | 55.54% | 9,355 | 39.21% | 1,253 | 5.25% |
1976 | 11,477 | 50.45% | 10,743 | 47.22% | 531 | 2.33% |
1972 | 15,573 | 71.15% | 5,879 | 26.86% | 436 | 1.99% |
1968 | 11,284 | 50.72% | 6,873 | 30.90% | 4,089 | 18.38% |
1964 | 9,623 | 43.10% | 12,704 | 56.90% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 14,075 | 60.90% | 9,036 | 39.10% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 13,036 | 63.73% | 7,418 | 36.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 13,431 | 61.01% | 8,585 | 38.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 10,398 | 52.08% | 9,524 | 47.71% | 42 | 0.21% |
1944 | 11,424 | 53.50% | 9,928 | 46.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 11,780 | 48.62% | 12,447 | 51.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 9,817 | 43.75% | 12,503 | 55.71% | 121 | 0.54% |
1932 | 9,575 | 47.34% | 10,542 | 52.12% | 110 | 0.54% |
1928 | 11,179 | 64.59% | 6,062 | 35.02% | 67 | 0.39% |
1924 | 8,431 | 53.86% | 6,028 | 38.51% | 1,194 | 7.63% |
1920 | 9,330 | 56.46% | 7,063 | 42.74% | 133 | 0.80% |
1916 | 4,857 | 47.76% | 5,154 | 50.68% | 159 | 1.56% |
1912 | 3,600 | 36.76% | 4,494 | 45.89% | 1,698 | 17.34% |
1908 | 5,432 | 49.69% | 5,325 | 48.71% | 174 | 1.59% |
1904 | 5,472 | 54.60% | 4,387 | 43.77% | 163 | 1.63% |
1900 | 5,463 | 51.61% | 5,035 | 47.56% | 88 | 0.83% |
1896 | 5,562 | 52.32% | 4,967 | 46.73% | 101 | 0.95% |
1892 | 4,632 | 49.19% | 4,489 | 47.67% | 296 | 3.14% |
1888 | 4,942 | 50.70% | 4,584 | 47.03% | 221 | 2.27% |
1884 | 4,830 | 50.30% | 4,723 | 49.18% | 50 | 0.52% |
1880 | 4,734 | 50.81% | 4,551 | 48.85% | 32 | 0.34% |
1876 | 4,177 | 48.41% | 4,431 | 51.35% | 21 | 0.24% |
1872 | 3,650 | 49.55% | 3,711 | 50.38% | 5 | 0.07% |
1868 | 3,230 | 46.98% | 3,645 | 53.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 3,380 | 51.34% | 3,204 | 48.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 3,043 | 47.35% | 2,806 | 43.67% | 577 | 8.98% |
1856 | 2,436 | 42.69% | 2,681 | 46.99% | 589 | 10.32% |
Education
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center
Pickaway-Ross lies in the Northern part of the county. Students from the following affiliated Ross and Pickaway county districts attend the vocational school:
- Adena Local School District (Ross County)
- Chillicothe City School District (Ross County)
- Huntington Local School District (Ross County)
- Paint Valley Local School District (Ross County)
- Southeastern Local School District (Ross County)
- Unioto Local School District (Ross County)
- Zane Trace Local School District (Ross County)
- Circleville City School District (Pickaway County)
- Logan Elm Local School District (Pickaway County)
- Westfall Local School District (Pickaway County)
Ohio University Chillicothe
Ohio University established a regional campus in Chillicothe in 1966. The university has over 2,500 students enrolled as of 2010, ranging from traditional-aged students and non-traditional learners.[21]
Communities
City
- Chillicothe (county seat)
Villages
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
- Alma
- Anderson
- Austin
- Brownsville[22]
- Denver
- Fruitdale
- Greenland
- Hallsville
- Harper
- Higby
- Hopetown
- Humboldt
- Kinnikinnick
- Knockemstiff
- Lattaville
- Lickskillet[23]
- Londonderry
- Lyndon
- Massieville
- Metzger[24]
- Mooresville
- Musselman
- Nipgen
- North Fork Village
- Pleasant Grove[25]
- Pleasant Valley[26]
- Pride
- Roxabell
- Schooley
- Slate Mills
- Spargursville
- Storms
- Summithill
- Tucson
- Vigo
- Yellowbud
Townships
Notable people
- Clyde Beatty (1903-1965) - lion tamer and animal trainer
- Blue Jacket (1743-1810) - Shawnee War Chief
- William Granville Cochran (1844-1932) - Illinois state judge and legislator
- Esther Housh(1840–1898) - social reformer, author, editor
- Donald Ray Pollock (1954) - author
- John Purdue (1802-1876) - founding benefactor of Purdue University
- University of California at Los Angeles.
See also
References
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- ^ a b 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ross County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved April 28, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Squier, E.G. (1848). Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 57.
- ^ a b c Ross County OH - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ Farrell Hill (PeakBagger.com, accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ Adena State Memorial (Ohio State Parks) accessed 8 June 2019
- ^ Great Seal State Park (Ohio Div of Natural Resources) accessed 8 June 2019
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Selected Social Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Profile Fact Sheet". www.ohio.edu. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ Brownsville, Huntington Twp OH - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ Lickskillet, Liberty Twp OH - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ Metzger, Green Twp - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ Pleasant Grove, Twin Twp OH - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)
- ^ Pleasant Valley, Union Twp OH - Google Maps (accessed 8 June 2019)