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Union County, Ohio




  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 Marysville
  Largest City Marysville<!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 437
  Area Km 1,132
  Area Land Mi 437
  Area Land Km 1,131
  Area Water Mi 0
  Area Water Km 1
  Area Percentage 008
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 40,909
  Density Mi 94
  Density Km 36
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5
  DST Offset -4
  Web http://wwwcounionohus/
  Named For formed from the union of parts of surrounding counties


Union County is a County located in the State of Ohio , United States . As of the 2000 Census , the population was 40,909. Increasingly becoming more of a suburban county, the population was estimated at 46,702 in 2006 by the U.S. Census Bureau . Its County Seat is Marysville 6 and its Name is reflective of its origins, it being the union of pieces of Franklin , Delaware , Madison , Logan Counties.2

This county is part of the Columbus Metropolitan Area in Central Ohio.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,132 Km&2 (437 Mi&2 ). 1,131 km&2 (437 mi&2) of it is land and 1 km&2 (0 mi&2) of it (0.08%) is water.

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ECONOMY

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Union County includes wide areas of and the Marysville Motorcyle Plant .


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 40,909 people, 14,346 households, and 10,888 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 36/km&2 (94/mi&2). There were 15,217 housing units at an average density of 13/km&2 (35/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.25% White , 2.81% Black or African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from Other Races , and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,346 households out of which 38.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were Married Couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,743, and the median income for a family was $58,384. Males had a median income of $40,910 versus $27,405 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $20,577. About 3.60% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 4.30% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.


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''Main article: Ohio County Government ''


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