Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 122,759. Its is. Its is a reference to the Fairfield area of the original.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,317 (509 ). 1,308 km² (505 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.69%) is water.

Fairfield County sits just on the edge of Ohio's region. While the once-glaciated northern portion of the county is fairly flat, as one travels south along one can easily recognize the foothills of a mountainous region beginning around the village of. Although not officially part of the state or federal, certain areas of Fairfield County—particularly south of —bear a distinctly Appalachian feel in both physical geography and demographics.

The scenic region lies immediately to the south, mostly in neighboring  County.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 122,759 people, 45,425 households, and 34,159 families residing in the county. The was 94/km² (243/sq mi). There were 47,922 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (95/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.15%, 2.67% or , 0.20% , 0.72% , 0.02% , 0.23% from , and 1.01% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 45,425 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,962, and the median income for a family was $55,539. Males had a median income of $39,566 versus $27,353 for females. The for the county was $21,671. About 4.50% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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