Marion County, Ohio

Marion County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 66,217. Its is the city of  and is  for General, an officer in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ). 1,046 km² (404 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 66,217 people, 24,578 households, and 17,253 families residing in the county. The was 63/km² (164/sq mi). There were 26,298 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (65/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.10%, 5.75% or , 0.19% , 0.52% , 0.01% , 0.49% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 24,578 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,709, and the median income for a family was $45,297. Males had a median income of $33,179 versus $23,586 for females. The for the county was $18,255. About 7.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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