Harrison County (Ohio)

Harrison County is a county located in the state of Ohio of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cadiz.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme east of Ohio, is about 25 km from the border with West Virginia and has an area of 1064 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Carroll County, Jefferson County, Belmont County, Guernsey County and Tuscarawas County. Go to County belongs to the place Bowerston.

History

Harrison County was formed on January 2, 1813 from parts of Jefferson County and the Tuscaeawas County. It was named after William H. Harrison, a general in the British -American War of 1812-1814, governor of the Indiana Territory and later as the ninth President of the United States.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 15,856 people in Harrison County. Of these, 271 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 6,398 households and 4,516 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.49 percent White, 2.19 percent African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.09 percent from other races groups; 1.03 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.37 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,398 households out of which 29.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, 29.4 percent were non-families, 25.6 percent of all households and 13.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

Based on the county the population was spread out 23.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 30,318, and the median income for a family was $ 36,646. Males have a median income of $ 30,485, women $ 18,813. The per capita income was $ 16,479. 13.3 percent of the population and 11.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 17.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 8.4 percent are 65 years old.