Ross County, Ohio

Ross County is a located in the  of,  established on ,. As of the, the population was 73,345. Its is, the first capital of Ohio. The county is for    of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,795 (693 ). 1,783 km² (688 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The was 41/km² (106/sq mi). There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (43/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.74%, 6.20% or , 0.31% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 0.19% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,136 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% 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 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,117, and the median income for a family was $43,241. Males had a median income of $35,892 versus $23,399 for females. The for the county was $17,569. About 9.10% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

 * - founding benefactor of, Purdue Block, Lafayette, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, founder, ,

Government
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Current officials
County officials are:
 * County Auditor Stephen A. Neal (D)
 * County Board of Elections
 * Stephen A. Madru (D)
 * Beth Neal (D)
 * Don Fuller (R)
 * Ron Fields (R)
 * Clerk of Courts Ty D. Hinton (D)
 * Board of Commissioners
 * James M. Caldwell (R) (president)
 * Doug Corcoran (D)
 * Francis "Frank" Hirsch (D) (vice president)
 * Ross County Common Pleas Court:
 * Judge William J. "Jhan" Corzine III (D)
 * Judge Scott Nusbaum (R)
 * Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Richard G. Ward (R)
 * Magistrate John Di Cesare
 * County Coroner John Gabis (D)
 * County Engineer Charles R. Ortman(R)
 * County Prosecutor Michael Ater (R)
 * County Recorder Kathleen "Kathy" Dunn (D)
 * County Treasurer Jerald A. "Jerry" Byers (D)
 * County Sheriff Ronald L. Nichols (D)