For British letters to voters in Clark County in the 2004 Presidential election, see The Guardian

Clark County, Ohio
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Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
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Founded	March 1, 1818[1]
Seat	Springfield
Largest city	Springfield
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Population  - (2000)  - Density	144,742 362/sq mi (140/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.clarkcountyohio.gov
Named for: General George Rogers Clark

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The county was established on March 1, 1818 and is named for General George Rogers Clark who fought Indians in Ohio in the early Nineteenth Century. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of Ohio county name George Rogers Clark (November 19 1752 – February 13 1818 was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier during The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar ^[2] Its county seat is Springfield^[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Springfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Clark County.

Contents 1 Government 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Localities 4.1 Municipalities 4.2 Census-designated places 4.3 Other locations 4.4 Townships 5 Education 5.1 Public School Districts 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,045 square kilometers (403 sq mi). Ohio county government is the structure of official managerial and legal bodies of the counties of Ohio, USA. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1,036 km² (400 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0. 92%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Champaign County (north)
• Madison County (east)
• Greene County (south)
• Montgomery County (southwest)
• Miami County (west)

Demographics

Clark County Population by year[1]

2000 144,742 1990 147,548 1980 150,236 1970 157,115 1960 131,440 1950 111,661 1940 95,647 1930 90,936 1920 80,728 1910 66,435 1900 58,939 1890 52,277 1880 41,948 1870 32,070 1860 25,300 1850 22,178 1840 16,882 1830 13,114 1820 9,533

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. Champaign County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Madison County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Greene County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Montgomery County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Miami County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 362 people per square mile (140/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 153 per square mile (59/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88. 12% White, 8. 95% Black or African American, 0. 28% Native American, 0. 53% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 53% from other races, and 1. 58% from two or more races. 1. 17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23. 8% were of German, 21. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 6% American, 10. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 4% Irish and 8. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 7% English ancestry according to Census 2000. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English

There were 56,648 households out of which 31. 40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52. 60% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30. 50% were non-families. 26. 00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 49 and the average family size was 2. 97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25. 10% under the age of 18, 9. 10% from 18 to 24, 26. 80% from 25 to 44, 24. 30% from 45 to 64, and 14. 70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,340, and the median income for a family was $48,259. Males had a median income of $37,157 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,501. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 7. 90% of families and 10. 70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 90% of those under age 18 and 8. 20% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Municipalities

Catawba Clifton Donnelsville Enon New Carlisle

North Hampton South Charleston South Vienna Springfield Tremont City

Census-designated places

Crystal Lakes Green Meadows Holiday Valley

Lawrenceville Northridge Park Layne

Other locations

• Medway
• Plattsburgh

Townships

Bethel German Green Harmony Mad River

Madison Moorefield Pike Pleasant Springfield

Education

Public School Districts

• Clark-Shawnee Local School District
  • Shawnee High School, Springfield (the Braves)
• Greenon Local School District
  • Greenon High School, Springfield (the Knights)
• Northeastern Local School District
  • Kenton Ridge High School, Springfield (the Cougars)
  • Northeastern High School , Springfield (the Jets)
• Northwestern Local School District
  • Northwestern High School, Springfield (the Warriors)
• Southeastern Local Schools
  • Southeastern High School, South Charleston (the Trojans)
• Springfield City School District
  • North High School, Springfield (the Panthers)
  • South High School, Springfield (the Wildcats)
• Tecumseh Local School District
  • Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle (the Arrows)

See also

• Clark County Public Library
• Clark County Heritage Center

References

• Guide to Clark County from the Guardian newspaper of London

External links

• Official web site of Clark County

Coordinates: 39°55′N 83°47′W / 39.92, -83.78

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