Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 28,836. Its is. It is for, the last surviving signer of the.

History
Carroll County lies upon an ancient trail connecting the forks of the with  and the inland plains.

Government
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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,033 (399 ). 1,022 km² (395 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (1.09%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,836 people, 11,126 households, and 8,155 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (73/sq mi). There were 13,016 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.20%, 0.54% or , 0.32% , 0.11% , 0.02% , 0.09% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,126 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,509, and the median income for a family was $41,114. Males had a median income of $31,611 versus $21,285 for females. The for the county was $16,701. About 8.50% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Culture
The Great Trail Festival, a festival of old fashioned music, arts and crafts, is held near the village of each year at the end of August and the beginning of September. A celebration of Ohio's colonial history, the event focuses particularly on the region's and French heritage, complete with a small herd of buffalo and battle reenactment.