Jackson County, Ohio

Jackson County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 32,641. Its is  and is  for, a hero of the  who was subsequently elected.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,092 (422 ). 1,089 km² (420 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.29%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,641 people, 12,619 households, and 9,136 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 13,909 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.89%, 0.59% or , 0.34% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.16% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,619 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,661, and the median income for a family was $36,022. Males had a median income of $30,651 versus $21,546 for females. The for the county was $14,789. About 13.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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