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  State Ohio
  Seal <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1820 1 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink will not work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date April 1 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Napoleon <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Napoleon<!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 420
  Area Km 1,088
  Area Land Mi 416
  Area Land Km 1,079
  Area Water Mi 3
  Area Water Km 9
  Area Percentage 083%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 29,210
  Density Mi 70
  Density Km 27
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -4
  Web wwwhenrycountyohiocom
  Named For Patrick Henry


Henry County is a County located in the State of Ohio , United States . As of 2000, the population was 29,210. Its County Seat is Napoleon 6 and is Named for Patrick Henry , the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech.2


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,088 Km&2 (420 Mi&2 ). 1,079 km&2 (416 mi&2) of it is land and 9 km&2 (3 mi&2) of it (0.83%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 29,210 people, 10,935 households, and 7,960 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 27/km&2 (70/mi&2). There were 11,622 housing units at an average density of 11/km&2 (28/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.33% White , 0.58% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.42% Asian , 2.56% from Other Races , and 0.85% from two or more races. 5.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 94.3% spoke English , 3.7% Spanish and 1.7% German as their first language.

There were 10,935 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were Married Couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,657, and the median income for a family was $49,881. Males had a median income of $35,901 versus $24,076 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $18,667. About 5.30% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 4.20% of those age 65 or over.


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