Ashland County, Ohio

Ashland County is a located in the  of, , and was formed in  from parts of , ,  and  Counties. As of 2000, the population was 52,523. Its is. It is for "", the home of Senator  near.

Government
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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,106 (427 ). 1,099 km² (424 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.58%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 52,523 people, 19,524 households, and 14,018 families residing in the county. The was 48/km² (124/sq mi). There were 20,832 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (49/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54%, 0.81% or , 0.11% , 0.55% , 0.03% , 0.21% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were or  of any race. 96.1% spoke, 1.2% and 1.0%  as their first language.

There were 19,524 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,179, and the median income for a family was $46,306. Males had a median income of $32,585 versus $22,334 for females. The for the county was $17,308. About 7.10% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.