Lucas County, Ohio

Lucas County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 455,054. Its is. Lucas County was for, 12th  of Ohio, in  during his second term. Its establishment provoked the conflict with the.

Lucas County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,543 (596 ). 882 km² (340 sq mi) of it is land and 662 km² (255 sq mi) of it (42.86%) is water.

Lucas County is drained by the.

Adjacent counties

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History
On, , near the present-day town of , American forces led by won a decisive victory over Indian forces at the. The battle opened the entire for white settlement.

Lucas County was formally organized in 1835. At that time, Ohio and disputed the ownership of the strip of land along the border  (see ). As a move in the dispute, Ohio formally organized part of the disputed area as Lucas County, naming it after the incumbent of Ohio,.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 455,054 people, 182,847 households, and 116,290 families residing in the county. The was 516/km² (1,337/sq mi). There were 196,259 housing units at an average density of 223/km² (576/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.50%, 16.98% or , 0.26% , 1.21% , 0.02% , 1.86% from , and 2.16% from two or more races. 4.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 182,847 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.70% were living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,004, and the median income for a family was $48,190. Males had a median income of $39,415 versus $26,447 for females. The for the county was $20,518. About 10.70% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Main article: .

Lucas County Fair
The Lucas County Fair is located in at the Lucas County Rec Center. The fair usually runs through the last week of July. The Lucas County Fair has plenty of events for all ages. The fair holds car shows, beauty pageants, competitions, children's day, and much more.