Auglaize County, Ohio

Auglaize County is a located in the  of,  with a population of 46,611 as of the. It is included in the. Its is.

The county is for the. Some sources say it is a corruption of the description of the clay (glaise) water (eau)  It is crossed by the Saint Marys River. while others say it comes from an Native American word meaning "fallen timbers".

Government
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Current officials

 * Board of Commissioners:
 * John Bergman (R)
 * Ivo Kramer (R)
 * Doug Spencer (R)
 * County Auditor: Janet Schuler (D)
 * Clerk of Courts: Sue Ellen Kohler (R)
 * County Coroner: Thomas R. Freytag (R)
 * County Engineer: Douglas P. Rinehart (R)
 * County Prosecutor: Edwin Pierce (R)
 * County Recorder: Ann Billings (R)
 * Sheriff: Al Solomon (D)
 * County Treasurer: April Bowersock (R)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,040 (402 ). 1,039 km² (401 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The was 45/km² (116/sq mi). There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.12%, 0.24% or , 0.18% , 0.41% , 0.03% , 0.20% from , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,376 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% 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 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,367, and the median income for a family was $50,024. Males had a median income of $37,024 versus $23,809 for females. The for the county was $19,593. About 4.90% of families and 6.20% of the population were below the, including 7.20% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.