Richland County, Ohio

Richland County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 128,852. It is included in the.

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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,296 (500 ). 1,287 km² (497 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.69%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 128,852 people, 49,534 households, and 34,277 families residing in the county. The was 100/km² (259/sq mi). There were 53,062 housing units at an average density of 41/km² (107/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.16%, 9.43% or , 0.20% , 0.51% , 0.03% , 0.38% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 96.0% spoke, 1.2% and 1.2%  as their first language.

There were 49,534 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,397, and the median income for a family was $45,036. Males had a median income of $35,425 versus $22,859 for females. The for the county was $18,582. About 8.20% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

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