Knox County, Ohio

Knox County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 54,500. Its is  and is  for, an officer in the  who was later the first.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,371 (530 ). 1,365 km² (527 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 54,500 people, 19,975 households, and 14,362 families residing in the county. The was 40/km² (103/sq mi). There were 21,793 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.66%, 0.67% or , 0.21% , 0.34% , 0.02% , 0.21% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were or  of any race. 95.6% spoke, 1.3% and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 19,975 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,877, and the median income for a family was $45,119. Males had a median income of $34,363 versus $24,352 for females. The for the county was $17,695. About 7.40% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Main article: .

Notable residents

 * , (1828-1877), born in Knox County,