Ohio County, Indiana

Ohio County is a located in the  of. In area, it is the smallest county in Indiana, and in 2000 it was the county in Indiana with the least population. As of, the population is 5,623. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 227 (87 ). 225 km² (87 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.86%) is water.



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History
Ohio County was formed in 1844. It was is named for the, which flows past it.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,623 people, 2,201 households, and 1,586 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (65/sq mi). There were 2,424 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.70%, 0.48% or , 0.12% , 0.14% , 0.02% , 0.05% from , and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race. 38.4% were of, 26.6% , 10.0% and 9.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,201 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,348, and the median income for a family was $48,801. Males had a median income of $37,297 versus $25,242 for females. The for the county was $19,627. About 5.80% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.