Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 23,072. Its is, and it is  for , the 4th.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,120 (432 ). 1,112 km² (429 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,072 people, 9,234 households, and 6,574 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 10,782 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.73%, 0.69% or , 0.27% , 0.10% , 0.25% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,234 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% 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 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,287, and the median income for a family was $33,071. Males had a median income of $30,821 versus $19,621 for females. The for the county was $13,848. About 14.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 14.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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Education
Meigs county schools include: