Hancock County, Ohio

Hancock County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 71,295. Its is  and was  for, the first signer of the. The Hancock County area has a strong with the  and upon other opinions, it is sometimes considered part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,382 (534 ). 1,376 km² (531 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,295 people, 27,898 households, and 19,138 families residing in the county. The was 52/km² (134/sq mi). There were 29,785 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (56/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.14%, 1.11% or , 0.18% , 1.22% , 0.02% , 1.22% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 3.07% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,898 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,856, and the median income for a family was $51,490. Males had a median income of $37,139 versus $24,374 for females. The for the county was $20,991. About 5.20% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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Localities
Under Ohio law, there are two types of incorporated municipal jurisdictions: and. The following cities and villages are located in Hancock County:

Townships
Under Ohio law, any territory within a county that is not part of an incorporated municipality (city or village), is part of a. Townships have limited local government and services.