Delaware County, Ohio

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Delaware County, Ohio
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Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the USA
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Founded	February 10, 1808
Seat	Delaware
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,181 km² (456 mi²) 1,146 km² (442 mi²) 35 km² (14 mi²), 2.97%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	110,106 96/km²
Website: www.co.delaware.oh.us

Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county located in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in Ohio, and the 11th fastest growing in the U.S. from 2000 to 2004. The Census Bureau estimates its 2005 population to be 150,268. Its county seat is the City of Delaware⁶, and both are named after the Delaware Indians.

Contents 1 Government 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Localities 4.1 Municipalities 4.2 Other places 4.3 Townships 5 School districts 6 External links

[edit] Government

Main article: Ohio county government

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,181 km² (456 mi²). 1,146 km² (442 mi²) of it is land and 35 km² (14 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.97% water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Morrow County (north)
• Knox County (northeast)
• Licking County (east)
• Franklin County (south)
• Union County (west)
• Marion County (northwest

[edit] Demographics

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, there are 142,503 people, and 54,906 households. According to the 2000 census there are 30,668 families residing in the county. The population density is 96/km² (249/mi²). There are 54,906 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (96/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 94.25% White, 2.52% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 54,906 households out of which 40.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.70% are married couples living together, 6.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% are non-families. 18.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.09.

In the county the population is spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $67,258, and the median income for a family is $76,453. Males have a median income of $51,428 versus $33,041 for females. The per capita income for the county is $31,600. 3.80% of the population and 2.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.40% of those under the age of 18 and 4.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[edit] Localities

[edit] Municipalities

Ashley Columbus1 Delaware

Dublin2 Galena Ostrander

Powell Shawnee Hills

Sunbury Westerville3

¹ Mainly in Franklin County, but parts of Columbus extend into both Delaware County and Fairfield County.

² Mainly in Franklin County, but parts of Dublin extend into both Delaware County and Union County.

³ Mainly in Franklin County, but a part of Westerville extends into Delaware County.

[edit] Other places

• Kilbourne
• Lewis Center
• Radnor

[edit] Townships

Berkshire Berlin Brown Concord

Delaware Genoa Harlem Kingston

Liberty Marlboro Orange Oxford

Porter Radnor Scioto

Thompson Trenton Troy

[edit] School districts

Big Walnut Local SD Buckeye Valley Local SD Centerburg Local SD1

Delaware City SD Delaware Area Career Center Dublin City SD2

Elgin Local SD3 Highland Local SD4 Johnstown-Monroe Local SD5

Northridge Local SD5 North Union Local SD6 Olentangy Local SD

Westerville City SD7

¹ Mainly in Knox County, with portions in Delaware County

² Mainly in Franklin County, with portions in Delaware County and Union County

³ Mainly in Marion County, with portions in Delaware County

⁴ Mainly in Morrow County, with portions in Delaware County

⁵ Mainly in Licking County, with portions in Delaware County

⁶ Mainly in Union County, with portions in Delaware County

⁷ Mainly in Franklin County, with portions in Delaware County

[edit] External links

• Delaware County official site
• Pictures and backgrounds on some of Delaware County's scenic bridges

	Delaware County, Ohio Delaware, county seat
Municipalities	Ashley | Columbus | Delaware | Dublin | Galena | Ostrander | Powell | Shawnee Hills | Sunbury | Westerville
Townships	Berkshire | Berlin | Brown | Concord | Delaware | Genoa | Harlem | Kingston | Liberty | Marlboro | Orange | Oxford | Porter | Radnor | Scioto | Thompson | Trenton | Troy
Other localities	Kilbourne | Lewis Center | Radnor