Clark County, Ohio


 * For letters to voters in Clark County in the, see 

Clark County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 144,742. It is included in the Springfield, Ohio.

The county was established on, and is  for General  who fought Indians in Ohio in the early. Its is.

Government
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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1045 sqkm. 1036 sqkm of it is land and 10 sqkm of it (0.92%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The was 140/km² (362/sq mi). There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 59/km² (153/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.12%, 8.95% or , 0.28% , 0.53% , 0.02% , 0.53% from , and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 56,648 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,340, and the median income for a family was $48,259. Males had a median income of $37,157 versus $24,688 for females. The for the county was $19,501. About 7.90% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 14.90% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Public School Districts

 * Clark-Shawnee Local School District
 * Shawnee High School, Springfield (the Braves)
 * Greenon Local School District
 * Greenon High School, Springfield (the Knights)
 * Northeastern Local School District
 * Kenton Ridge High School, Springfield (the Cougars)
 * Northeastern High School, Springfield (the Jets)
 * Northwestern Local School District
 * Northwestern High School, Springfield (the Warriors)
 * Southeastern Local Schools
 * Southeastern High School, South Charleston (the Trojans)
 * Springfield City School District
 * North High School, Springfield (the Panthers)
 * South High School, Springfield (the Wildcats)
 * Tecumseh Local School District
 * Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle (the Arrows)