Ross County, Ohio

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 106 people per square mile (41/km²). There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile (17/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.74% White

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, 6.20% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.31% Native American

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, 0.35% Asian

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander

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, 0.19% from other races

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, and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race.

There were 27,136 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,117, and the median income for a family was $43,241. Males had a median income of $35,892 versus $23,399 for females. The per capita income

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 for the county was $17,569. About 9.10% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Current officials

County officials are:

• County Auditor Stephen A. Neal (D)
• County Board of Elections
  • Stephen A. Madru (D)
  • Beth Neal (D)
  • Don Fuller (R)
  • Ron Fields (R)
• Clerk of Courts Ty D. Hinton (D)
• Board of Commissioners
  • James M. Caldwell (R) (president)
  • Doug Corcoran (D)
  • Francis "Frank" Hirsch (D) (vice president)
• Ross County Court of Common Pleas
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  • Judge William J. "Jhan" Corzine III (D)
  • Judge Scott Nusbaum (R)
  • Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Richard G. Ward (R)
  • Magistrate John Di Cesare
• County Coroner John Gabis (D)
• County Engineer Charles R. Ortman(R)
• County Prosecutor Michael Ater (R)
• County Recorder Kathleen "Kathy" Dunn (D)
• County Treasurer Jerald A. "Jerry" Byers (D)
• County Sheriff George Lavender (R)

Communities

Villages

Adelphi Adelphi, Ohio Adelphi is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor of Adelphi is Josh Hettinger, a 1999 graduate of Zane Trace High School.-Geography:Adelphi is located at .... Bainbridge Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio Bainbridge is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States, along Paint Creek. The population was 1,012 at the 2000 census.Bainbridge is the location of Pike Lake State Park... Clarksburg Clarksburg, Ohio Clarksburg is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clarksburg is located at ....

Frankfort Frankfort, Ohio Frankfort is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States, along the North Fork of Paint Creek. The village is located in Concord Township. The population was 1,011 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort is located at .... Greenfield Greenfield, Ohio Greenfield is a village in Highland, Fayette, and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along Paint Creek. The population was 4,906 at the 2000 census...

Kingston Kingston, Ohio Kingston is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,032 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kingston is located at .... South Salem South Salem, Ohio South Salem is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1842, local Presbyterian minister Hugh Stewart Fullerton orchestrated the establishment of a school in southwestern Ross County...

Townships

Buckskin Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio Buckskin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,040 people in the township, 827 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Colerain Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio Colerain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township, 1,572 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Concord Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio Concord Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,107 people in the township, 3,096 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Deerfield Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio Deerfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,096 people in the township, 580 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Franklin Franklin Township, Ross County, Ohio Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,671 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:... Green Green Township, Ross County, Ohio Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,492 people in the township, 3,460 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Harrison Harrison Township, Ross County, Ohio Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,293 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:... Huntington Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio Huntington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,018 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Scioto Township - north... Jefferson Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 967 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:... Liberty Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,476 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:... Paint Paint Township, Ross County, Ohio Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,169 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Buckskin Township - north...

Paxton Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio Paxton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,165 people in the township, 1,153 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Scioto Scioto Township, Ross County, Ohio Scioto Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,735 people in the township, 5,940 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Springfield Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio Springfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,277 people in the township, 2,276 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... Twin Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio Twin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,146 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Concord Township - north... Union Union Township, Ross County, Ohio Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,750 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

Other communities

Alma Andersonville Anderson Station Austin Bourneville Bourneville, Ohio Bourneville is a census-designated place in central Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45617. It lies along U.S. Route 50.-References:... Brownsville Brownsville, Ohio Brownsville is a census-designated place in northeastern Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43721. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 with State Route 668.Flint Ridge State Memorial is... Denver Denver, Ohio Denver is an unincorporated community located in southern Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It is in the south of the county, near the boundary with Pike County.... Fruitdale Greenland Hallsville Hallsville, Ohio Hallsville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45633. It is located along State Route 180.-References:... Hopetown Humbolt Kinnikinnick Lattaville Lickskillet

Londonderry Londonderry, Ohio Londonderry is an unincorporated community in eastern Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45647. It lies along U.S. Route 50 at its intersection with State Route 327.... Lyndon Massieville Mooresville Nipgen Pinhook Pleasant Valley Richmond Dale Richmond Dale, Ohio Richmond Dale is an unincorporated community in central Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45673. It is located along U.S. Route 35 southeast of the county seat of Chillicothe.-References:...  (also known as "Richmondale") Roxabell Roxabell, Ohio Roxabell is an unincorporated community in central Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Davis Hill and Jamison Roads, little more than 1 mile south of the village of Frankfort. Two parts of the North Fork of Paint Creek, a subsidiary of the Ohio... Slate Mills Spaugarsville Summithill Vigo Yellowbud

Notable residents

• John Purdue
  John Purdue
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   - founding benefactor of Purdue University
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• Frederick Madison Roberts
  Frederick Madison Roberts
  Frederick Madison Roberts was an American newspaper owner and editor, educator and business owner who was the first known man of African American descent elected to the California State Assembly...
  
   - great-grandson of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, first African-American elected to office on the West Coast (elected to California Assembly in 1918), and "dean of the assembly" who helped found the University of California at Los Angeles.
• Captain Samuel Teter (1737-1823) - Served under Colonel George Washington (1755), French & Indian War (1757-1759) and Commander of Fort Doddridge and Fort Teter during the Revolutionary War.

External links

• Ross County Government's website
• Ross County Commissioners