Clermont County, Ohio

Clermont County is a located in the  of, , just east of. As of 2000, the population was 177,977, and estimated at 190,589 in 2005. Its is. The county is either for a place in France or for the French for "clear mountain", though there are no mountains here.

History
Clermont County was established in 1800 and was the eighth County established in the. The first village in Clermont County was Williamsburg, which was established in 1796. A large amount of the early settlers came from, and. The original county seat was in Williamsburg (originally spelled Williamsburgh), where it remained until 1823. It then moved to New Richmond along the Ohio River for one year before moving to Batavia, where it remains today.

Clermont County played an important role in the due to it being just across the river from the slave owning states of Kentucky and Virginia. A number of villages in Clermont County gave refuge to slaves, including New Richmond, Moscow, Williamsburg and Bethel. Clermont County was one of the first places that slaves could rest and be safe. A number of tribes called Clermont County home, including the Miami, Delaware,, Ottawa and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,185 (458 ). 1,171 km² (452 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.24%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 177,977 people, 66,013 households, and 49,047 families residing in the county. The was 152/km² (394/sq mi). There were 69,226 housing units at an average density of 59/km² (153/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.13%, 0.91% or , 0.19% , 0.63% , 0.02% , 0.26% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 66,013 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,386, and the median income for a family was $57,032. Males had a median income of $40,739 versus $27,613 for females. The for the county was $22,370. About 5.30% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government
As of September 2007, the Clermont County Commissioners are: Mary Walker, Bob Proud, and Scott Croswell.

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