Mercer County, Ohio

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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,226 (473 ). 1,200 km² (463 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (2.12%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,924 people, 14,756 households, and 11,022 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (88/sq mi). There were 15,875 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.44%, 0.10% or , 0.26% , 0.29% , 0.02% , 0.34% from , and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,756 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.10% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,742, and the median income for a family was $50,157. Males had a median income of $35,508 versus $22,857 for females. The for the county was $18,531. About 4.60% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

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