Van Wert County, Ohio

Van Wert County is a located in the  of  with a population of 29,659 as of the. It is included within the Van Wert, which is included within the -Van Wert-. Its is  and is  for, one of the captors of  in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,063 (410 ). 1,062 km² (410 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,659 people, 11,587 households, and 8,354 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (72/sq mi). There were 12,363 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.43%, 0.75% or , 0.11% , 0.19% , 0.75% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,587 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,497, and the median income for a family was $46,503. Males had a median income of $32,377 versus $23,859 for females. The for the county was $18,293. About 4.20% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 5.80% of those under age 18 and 4.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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Municipalities

 * † Delphos extends into both Van Wert County and Allen County. Scott extends into both Van Wert County and Paulding County.