Defiance County, Ohio

Defiance County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 39,500. Its is. It was after an early , , which was named that by  to signify the settler's "defiance" of the Indians.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,073 (414 ). 1,065 km² (411 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,500 people, 15,138 households, and 11,020 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (96/sq mi). There were 16,040 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (39/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.59%, 1.75% or , 0.26% , 0.36% , 0.02% , 3.59% from , and 1.43% from two or more races. 7.23% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,138 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,938, and the median income for a family was $50,876. Males had a median income of $37,936 versus $23,530 for females. The for the county was $19,667. About 4.50% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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