Union County, Ohio

Union County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 40,909. Increasingly becoming more of a suburban county, the population was estimated at 46,702 in 2006 by the. Its is  and its  is reflective of its origins, it being the union of pieces of, , ,  Counties.

This county is part of the in Central Ohio.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,132 (437 ). 1,131 km² (437 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

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Economy
Union County includes wide areas of, but it is also the home of two major corporations: and  Scotts' headquarters are located southeast of Marysville, near the intersection of , , and  Townships. Honda operates two major northwest of Marysville: the  and the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,909 people, 14,346 households, and 10,888 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (94/sq mi). There were 15,217 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.25%, 2.81% or , 0.18% , 0.54% , 0.02% , 0.22% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,346 households out of which 38.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,743, and the median income for a family was $58,384. Males had a median income of $40,910 versus $27,405 for females. The for the county was $20,577. About 3.60% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the, including 4.30% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

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