Hocking County, Ohio



Hocking County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 28,241. Its is. Its is from the, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a  word meaning "bottle river".

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,097 (424 ). 1,095 km² (423 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,241 people, 10,843 households, and 7,828 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (67/sq mi). There were 12,141 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54%, 0.92% or , 0.29% , 0.08% , 0.08% from , and 1.09% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,843 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,261, and the median income for a family was $40,888. Males had a median income of $31,951 versus $24,123 for females. The for the county was $16,095. About 10.30% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 14.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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