Everything about Defiance County Ohio totally explained
Defiance County is a
county located in the
state of
Ohio,
United States. As of 2000, the population was 39,500. Its
county seat is
Defiance. It was
named after an early
Army fortification,
Fort Defiance, which was named that by
Mad Anthony Wayne to signify the settler's "defiance" of the Indians.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 414
square miles (1,073
km²).411 square miles (1,065 km²) of it's land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.73%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 39,500 people, 15,138 households, and 11,020 families residing in the county. The
population density was 96 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 16,040 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.59%
White, 1.75%
Black or
African American, 0.26%
Native American, 0.36%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 3.59% from
other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 7.23% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 45.6% were of
German, 13.5%
American, 6.8%
Irish and 5.1%
English ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 15,138 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were
married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,938, and the median income for a family was $50,876. Males had a median income of $37,936 versus $23,530 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,667. About 4.50% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Localities
Municipalities
Townships
Other localities
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