Monroe County, Ohio

Monroe County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 15,180. Its is  and is  for, Secretary of State when the county was formed and later President of the United States.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,185 (457 ). 1,180 km² (456 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,180 people, 6,021 households, and 4,413 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 7,212 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.72%, 0.26% or , 0.15% , 0.07% , 0.01% , 0.11% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,021 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,467, and the median income for a family was $36,297. Males had a median income of $33,308 versus $19,628 for females. The for the county was $15,096. About 11.00% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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Monroe County is served by the Monroe County District Library from its administrative offices in ; it also offers a service.

In 2005, the library loaned more than 141,000 items to its 6,000 cardholders. Total holding are over 64,000 volumes with over 140 periodical subscriptions. This library is a member of the SOLO Regional Library System.

Education
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