Miami County, Ohio

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Miami County, Ohio

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Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 1, 1807^[1]
Seat	Troy
Largest city	Troy*
Area - Total - Land - Water	409 sq mi (1,060 km²) 407 sq mi (1,054 km²) 2 sq mi (6 km²), 0.53
Population - (2000) - Density	98,868 243/sq mi (94/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.co.miami.oh.us
Named for: a Native American word of disputed meaning
*Based on population just within the county.^[2]

Miami County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 98,868. Its county seat is Troy^[3] and is named for an Indian word of disputed meaning.^[4]

Miami County is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Government
- 3.1 Current officials
4 Localities
5 Education
- 5.1 Public School Districts
6 References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 409 square miles (1,060 km²).407 square miles (1,054 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Shelby County (north)
Champaign County (northeast)
Clark County (southeast)
Montgomery County (south)
Darke County (west)

Demographics

Miami County Population by year^[1]
2000 98,868 1990 93,182 1980 90,381 1970 84,342 1960 72,901 1950 61,309 1940 52,632 1930 51,301 1920 48,428 1910 45,047 1900 43,105 1890 39,754 1880 36,158 1870 32,740 1860 29,959 1850 24,999 1840 19,688 1830 12,807 1820 8,851 1810 3,841

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile (94/km²). There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile (38/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.78% White, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 38,437 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,109, and the median income for a family was $51,169. Males had a median income of $37,357 versus $25,493 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,669. About 5.10% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government

County courthouse in Troy.

Main article: Ohio county government

Current officials

Board of Commissioners:
- John O'Brien (R)
- John "Jack" Evans (R)
- Ron Widener (R)
County Auditor: Chris A. Peeples (R)
Clerk of Courts: Jan Mottinger (R)
County Coroner: Judith Nickras, M.D. (D)
County Engineer: Douglas Christian (R)
County Prosecutor: Gary Nasal (R)
County Recorder: John Alexander (R)
Sheriff: Charles Cox, Jr. (R)
County Treasurer: Lydia Callison (R)

Miami County Court of Common Pleas

Judges:
- Jeffrey Welbaum (R)
- Robert Lindeman (R)
- Lynnita K.C. Wagner (R)

Municipal Court

Judges:
- Mel Kemmer (R)
- Elizabeth Gutmann (R)

Localities

Municipalities and townships of Miami County

Municipalities

Townships

Other localities

Education

Public School Districts

Bethel Local Schools
- Bethel High School, Tipp City (the Bees)
Bradford Schools
- Bradford High School, Bradford (the Railroaders)
Covington Exempted Village School District
- Covington High School, Covington (the Buccs/Buccaneers)
Miami East Local Schools
- Miami East High School, Casstown (the Vikings)
Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools
- Milton-Union High School, West Milton (the Bulldogs)
Newton Local School District
- Newton High School, Newton (the Indians)
Piqua City School District
- Piqua High School, Piqua (the Indians)
Tipp City Exempted Village School District
- Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City (the Red Devils)
Troy City School District
- Troy High School, Troy (the Trojans)

References

^ ^a ^b "Ohio County Profiles: Miami County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "Miami County data (population)". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ "Miami County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

Miami County Government's website

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Ohio

County seat: Troy

Cities	Clayton \| Huber Heights \| Piqua \| Tipp City \| Troy \| Union

Villages	Bradford \| Casstown \| Covington \| Fletcher \| Laura \| Ludlow Falls \| Pleasant Hill \| Potsdam \| West Milton

Townships	Bethel \| Brown \| Concord \| Elizabeth \| Lost Creek \| Monroe \| Newberry \| Newton \| Spring Creek \| Staunton \| Union \| Washington

Unincorporated communities	Brandt \| Conover \| Phoneton \| West Charleston