Highland County, Ohio

Highland County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 40,875. Its is  and is  for the topography which is hilly and divides the watersheds of the  and  Rivers. A common misconception is that Hillsboro was named the nearby Fort Hill.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,445 (558 ). 1,433 km² (553 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.82%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (74/sq mi). There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.88%, 1.50% or , 0.24% , 0.32% , 0.04% , 0.15% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,587 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $41,091. Males had a median income of $32,541 versus $22,842 for females. The for the county was $16,521. About 9.00% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government


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Non-Profits
Habitat for Humanity of Highland County was established in 2000, and has since built three homes: one on Johnson St. in Hillsboro and two on 2nd St. in Greenfield. Highland County Habitat is a locally run affiliate of International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Library
The Highland County District Library is the public library system serving Highland County, Ohio. The main library is in Hillsboro, with three branches located in Greenfield, Leesburg, and Lynchburg. The library is a member of the SEO Consortium which allows patrons access to over 200,000 items owned by member libraries.