Perry County, Ohio

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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408.[1] Its county seat is New Lexington.[2] It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812.[3] Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.1%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

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Historical population
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2020 census

Perry County, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[9] Pop 1990[10] Pop 2000[11] Pop 2010[12] Pop 2020[13] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 30,784 31,345 33,473 35,170 33,595 99.20% 99.33% 98.22% 97.54% 94.88%
Black or African American alone (NH) 64 57 73 92 90 0.21% 0.18% 0.21% 0.26% 0.25%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 16 45 93 86 94 0.05% 0.14% 0.27% 0.24% 0.27%
Asian alone (NH) 19 18 33 37 67 0.06% 0.06% 0.10% 0.10% 0.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [14] x [15] 1 6 0 x x 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 28 11 7 14 85 0.09% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [16] x [17] 246 458 1,225 x x 0.72% 1.27% 3.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 121 81 152 195 252 0.39% 0.26% 0.45% 0.54% 0.71%
Total 31,032 31,557 34,078 36,058 35,408 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 36,058 people, 13,576 households, and 9,738 families living in the county.[18] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 15,211 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[19] The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population.[18] In terms of ancestry, 25.4% were German, 14.9% were Irish, 10.4% were English, and 9.6% were American.[20]

Of the 13,576 households, 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.3% were non-families, and 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 38.6 years.[18]

The median income for a household in the county was $42,388 and the median income for a family was $50,489. Males had a median income of $39,305 versus $31,112 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,916. About 14.2% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[21]

2000 census

As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 34,078 people, 12,500 households, and 9,350 families living in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 13,655 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,500 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% 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 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,383, and the median income for a family was $40,294. Males had a median income of $31,664 versus $21,147 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,674. About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Perry County tended to be a swing county prior to 2016. Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to win this county, a distinction shared with 16 other Ohio counties, in 1996. In 2020, Donald Trump won the largest percentage of votes in the county of any Republican nominee since the party's founding, a feat surpassed by more than two percentage points in 2024.

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Communities

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Map of Perry County, Ohio with municipal and township labels

Villages

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Townships

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Ghost towns

See also

Media

  • Perry County has its own newspaper called the Perry County Tribune.

External links

Footnotes

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Further reading

  • Thomas William Lewis, History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley, 1788-1928. In Three Volumes. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928.

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