Coshocton County, Ohio

Coshocton County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 36,655. Its is. Its comes from the  language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,470 (568 ). 1,461 km² (564 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.62%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 36,655 people, 14,356 households, and 10,164 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (65/sq mi). There were 16,107 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.35%, 1.09% or , 0.17% , 0.32% , 0.03% , 0.20% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race. 93.9% spoke, 2.4% and 1.5%  as their first language.

There were 14,356 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% 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 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,701, and the median income for a family was $41,676. Males had a median income of $31,095 versus $21,276 for females. The for the county was $16,364. About 7.00% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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