Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 46,966. Its is. It was for Colonel, a soldier during the American Revolution.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,043 (403 ). 1,041 km² (402 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.18%) is water.

The county is drained by the and  Rivers.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,966 people, 18,957 households, and 13,175 families residing in the county. The was 45/km² (117/sq mi). There were 20,178 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (50/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99%, 0.59% or , 0.20% , 0.31% , 0.02% , 0.24% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 18,957 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.30% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,227, and the median income for a family was $43,169. Males had a median income of $33,319 versus $21,346 for females. The for the county was $17,466. About 7.80% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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