Belmont County, Ohio

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Belmont County, Ohio

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Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	April 1, 1820
Seat	St. Clairsville
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,402 km² (541 mi²) 1,392 km² (537 mi²) 10 km² (4 mi²), 0.75%
Population - (2000) - Density	70,226 50/km²
Website: www.belmontcountyohio.org

Belmont County is a county located in the state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 70,226. Its county seat is St. Clairsville ⁶. The county takes its name from the French for "beautiful mountain".

1 Government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Localities in Belmont County
5 Education
6 External links

[edit] Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Almost all of the county's government officials are located in the Belmont County Courthouse.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,402 km² (541 mi²). 1,392 km² (537 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.75%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Harrison County (north)
Jefferson County (northeast)
Ohio County, West Virginia (east)
Marshall County, West Virginia (southeast)
Monroe County (south)
Noble County (southwest)
Guernsey County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Belmont County is an increasingly suburban county in Eastern Ohio. As of the census ² of 2000, there were 70,226 people, 28,309 households, and 19,250 families residing in the county. The population density was 50/km² (131/mi²). There were 31,236 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (58/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.98% White, 3.64% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 28,309 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,714, and the median income for a family was $37,538. Males had a median income of $31,211 versus $19,890 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,221. About 11.70% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Localities in Belmont County

[edit] Municipalities

Map of Belmont County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

[edit] Townships

[edit] Unincorporated localities

[edit] Education

Belmont County is served by the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District with the following school located in the county:

Hannibal Elementary School in Hannibal, Ohio
Powhatan Elementary School in Powhatan Point, Ohio
River High School in Hannibal, Ohio

Other schools within the county include

Barnesville Exempted Village
Bellaire Local
Belmont County Educational Service Center
Bridgeport Exempted Village
Martins Ferry City
Shadyside Local
St. Clairsville-Richland City
Union Local High School

[edit] External links

	Belmont County, Ohio St. Clairsville, county seat
Municipalities	Barnesville \| Bellaire \| Belmont \| Bethesda \| Bridgeport \| Brookside \| Fairview \| Flushing \| Holloway \| Martins Ferry \| Morristown \| Powhatan Point \| Shadyside \| St. Clairsville \| Wilson \| Yorkville
Townships	Colerain \| Flushing \| Goshen \| Kirkwood \| Mead \| Pease \| Pultney \| Richland \| Smith \| Somerset \| Union \| Warren \| Washington \| Wayne \| Wheeling \| York
Census-designated place	Neffs
Other localities	Alledonia \| Bannock \| Barton \| Blaine \| Colerain \| Fairpoint \| Glencoe \| Jacobsburg \| Lafferty \| Lansing \| Maynard \| Piedmont \| Warnock

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