Shelby County, Ohio

Shelby County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 47,910. Its honors,. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,065 (411 ). 1,060 km² (409 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.43%) is water.

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History
was killed by in Shelby County in. The first county seat was named after him. Shelby County was created in 1819 from Miami County. For many years it contained Minster, New Bremen, etc. which became part of Auglaize County when it was created from Shelby County and Allen County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 47,910 people, 17,636 households, and 13,085 families residing in the county. The was 45/km² (117/sq mi). There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.04%, 1.49% or , 0.17% , 0.97% , 0.05% , 0.24% from , and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,636 households out of which 36.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,507, and the median income for a family was $51,331. Males had a median income of $36,212 versus $24,470 for females. The for the county was $20,255. About 5.30% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

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