Henry County (Ohio)

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

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme northwest of Ohio, is located in the north about 30 km from the border with Michigan and has an area of 1088 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Fulton County, Lucas County, Wood County, Putnam County, Defiance County, Williams County, and Hancock County.

History

Henry County was formed on February 12, 1820 from parts of Shelby County. It was named after Patrick Henry, first and sixth Governor of Virginia and important person in the Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in Henry County 29.210 people in 10,935 households and 7,960 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.33 percent White, 0.58 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, and 2.56 percent from other races; 0.85 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,935 households out of which 35.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, 27.2 percent were non-families, 23.5 percent of all households and 10.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10 persons.

Based on the county the population was spread from 27.6 percent population under 18 years, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 42,657, and the median income for a family was $ 49,881. Males have a median income of $ 35,901, women $ 24,076. The per capita income was $ 18,667. 5.3 percent of families and 7.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 9.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 4.2 percent are 65 years old.

Places in Henry County

Cities

Napoleon

Villages

Deshler
Florida
Hamler
Holgate

Liberty Center
Malinta
McClure
New Bavaria

Communities

Bartlow
Damascus
Flat Rock
Freedom
Harrison
Liberty
Marion

Monroe
Napoleon
Pleasant
Richfield
Ridgeville
Washington

Merged Areas

Colton
Elery
Gallup
Gerald
Grelton
Okolona

Pleasant Bend
Ridgeville Corners
Shunk
Standley
Texas
Westhope

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