Washington County, Ohio

Washington County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 63,251. Its is. The county, the oldest in the state, is for. Washington County is included in the --, - (part).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,658 (640 ). 1,645 km² (635 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 63,251 people, 25,137 households, and 17,671 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (100/sq mi). There were 27,760 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (44/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33%, 0.92% or , 0.24% , 0.43% , 0.05% , 0.13% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,137 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,275, and the median income for a family was $41,605. Males had a median income of $32,034 versus $21,346 for females. The for the county was $18,082. About 8.60% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

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