Editing Morrow County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Morrow, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county         = Morrow County
| state            = Ohio
| flag  = Flag of Morrow County, Ohio.png
| seal   = Seal of Morrow County Ohio.svg
| founded year     = 1848<ref name="odod">{{cite web |url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Morrow.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Morrow County |access-date = April 28, 2007 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070621231505/http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Morrow.pdf |archive-date = June 21, 2007 }}</ref>
| founded date     = March 1
| seat wl         = Mount Gilead
| city type        = village
| largest city wl = Mount Gilead
| area_total_sq_mi = 407
| area_land_sq_mi  = 406
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.1
| area percentage  = 0.3%
| census yr        = 2020
| pop              = 34950 
| pop_est_as_of    = 2024
| population_est   = 35927 {{gain}}
| density_sq_mi    = 88.5
| time zone        = Eastern
| web              = www.morrowcountyohio.gov
| named for =[[Jeremiah Morrow]]
| ex image  = Mount-gilead-ohio-courthouse.jpg
| ex image size = 250
| ex image cap = [[Morrow County Courthouse (Ohio)|Morrow County Courthouse]]
| district = 4th 
}}
[[Image:Mount-gilead-ohio-jail.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Old Morrow County Jail]]

'''Morrow County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 34,950.<ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Mount Gilead, Ohio|Mount Gilead]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for [[Jeremiah Morrow]] who was the Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826. [[Shawnee]] people used the area for hunting purposes before [[european colonization of the Americas|white settlers]] arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County is included in the [[Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area|Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. In 2010, the [[center of population]] of Ohio was located in Morrow County, near the village of [[Marengo, Ohio|Marengo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers of Population by State: 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> Morrow County's historic [[World War I]] [[Mount Gilead, Ohio#Victory Shaft|Victory Shaft]], unique in the [[United States]], is located in the center of downtown Mount Gilead. Other areas interesting to the tourist include: Mount Gilead State Park; [[Amish]] farms and businesses near Johnsville and Chesterville; the [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]]  near Steam Corners; the rolling [[Allegheny Mountains|Allegheny foothills]] of eastern Morrow County; the site of the birthplace of President [[Warren G. Harding]] near Blooming Grove; the site of the former [[Ohio Central College]] in Iberia; the early 19th-century architecture of buildings in [[Chesterville, Ohio]]; the Revolutionary War Soldiers' Memorial in Mount Gilead; the Civil War monument in Cardington; and the mid-19th-century architecture of the Morrow County Courthouse and Old Jail in Mount Gilead.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|407|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|406|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|archive-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref> Morrow County is considered to be a part of "Mid Ohio."

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford County]] (north)
* [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] (northeast)
* [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] (southeast)
* [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware County]] (southwest)
* [[Marion County, Ohio|Marion County]] (west)

===Water features===

[[Ossing Run]] is a tributary of Shaw Creek that flows through Morrow County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 20280
|1860= 20445
|1870= 18583
|1880= 19072
|1890= 18120
|1900= 17879
|1910= 16815
|1920= 15570
|1930= 14489
|1940= 15646
|1950= 17168
|1960= 19405
|1970= 21348
|1980= 26480
|1990= 27749
|2000= 31628
|2010= 34827
|2020= 34950
|estyear=2024
|estimate=35927
|align-fn=left
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref> 2020 <ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 31,628 people, 11,499 households, and 8,854 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|78|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.37% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 11,499 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.30% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,882, and the median income for a family was $45,747. Males had a median income of $33,129 versus $22,454 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,830. About 6.60% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 34,827&nbsp;people, 12,855&nbsp;households, and 9,578&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39117
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022507/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39117
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|85.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 14,155 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39117
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213191736/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39117
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.7% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 30.8% were [[Germans|German]], 16.1% were [[Americans|American]], 14.4% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 13.3% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39117
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012829/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39117
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 12,855&nbsp;households, 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.5% were non-families, and 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 39.5 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $49,891 and the median income for a family was $55,980. Males had a median income of $41,096 versus $32,911 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,795. About 7.5% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39117
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012602/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39117
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Politics==
Morrow County is a Republican stronghold county. The last time it voted for a Democratic candidate was in 1964 when it voted for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].
{{PresHead|place=Morrow County, Ohio|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|14,609|4,100|223|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|14,077|4,048|343|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|11,948|3,761|979|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|9,865|5,933|419|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|10,067|6,177|435|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|10,474|5,775|79|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,842|4,529|468|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|5,655|4,627|1,993|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,208|3,907|3,676|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,130|3,515|115|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,116|2,839|87|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,179|3,239|554|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,814|4,870|228|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,886|2,527|346|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,898|2,405|1,509|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,194|4,572|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,357|2,736|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,885|2,339|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,106|2,379|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,327|2,616|12|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,439|2,356|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,457|3,215|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,086|3,947|219|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,811|3,849|146|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,801|1,818|80|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,790|2,379|435|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,484|2,858|36|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,062|2,345|134|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,240|1,880|1,365|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,500|2,239|157|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,563|1,827|255|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,605|2,278|167|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,506|2,517|113|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,297|1,958|426|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,514|2,068|345|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,612|2,160|214|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|2,581|2,143|153|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|2,450|2,046|88|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|2,197|1,689|48|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|2,469|1,770|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|2,366|1,656|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|2,260|1,928|62|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|2,031|1,667|101|Ohio}}
|}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Morrow County, Ohio|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/ohio-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|13,197|4,610|727|Ohio}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}

==Government==
{{main|Ohio county government}}

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Galion, Ohio|Galion]] (part)

===Villages===
* [[Cardington, Ohio|Cardington]]
* [[Chesterville, Ohio|Chesterville]]
* [[Edison, Ohio|Edison]]
* [[Fulton, Ohio|Fulton]]
* [[Marengo, Ohio|Marengo]]
* [[Mount Gilead, Ohio|Mount Gilead]] (county seat)
* [[Sparta, Ohio|Sparta]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Bennington]]
* [[Canaan Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Canaan]]
* [[Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Cardington]]
* [[Chester Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Chester]]
* [[Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Congress]]
* [[Franklin Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Franklin]]
* [[Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Gilead]]
* [[Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Harmony]]
* [[Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Lincoln]]
* [[North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio|North Bloomfield]]
* [[Perry Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Perry]]
* [[Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Peru]]
* [[South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio|South Bloomfield]]
* [[Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Troy]]
* [[Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Washington]]
* [[Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio|Westfield]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Candlewood Lake, Ohio|Candlewood Lake]]
* [[Hidden Lakes, Ohio|Hidden Lakes]]
* [[Iberia, Ohio|Iberia]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Bloomfield, Morrow County, Ohio|Bloomfield]]
* [[Blooming Grove, Ohio|Blooming Grove]]
* [[Climax, Ohio|Climax]]
* [[Denmark, Ohio|Denmark]]
* [[Fargo, Ohio|Fargo]]
* [[Johnsville, Ohio|Johnsville]]
* [[North Woodbury, Ohio|North Woodbury]]
* [[Pagetown, Ohio|Pagetown]]
* [[Pulaskiville, Ohio|Pulaskiville]]
* [[Saint James, Ohio|Saint James]]
* [[Shawtown, Morrow County, Ohio|Shawtown]]
* [[Shauck, Ohio|Shauck]]
* [[South Woodbury, Ohio|South Woodbury]]
* [[Steam Corners, Ohio|Steam Corners]]
* [[Vails Corners, Ohio|Vails Corners]]
* [[West Liberty, Morrow County, Ohio|West Liberty]]
* [[West Point, Morrow County, Ohio|West Point]]
* [[Westfield, Ohio|Westfield]]
* [[Williamsport, Morrow County, Ohio|Williamsport]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable residents==
* [[Chilton C. Baker]], politician
* [[Tim Belcher]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]
* [[Richard Dillingham]], [[Quaker]] abolitionist
* [[Frank W. Gunsaulus]], pastor
* [[Warren G. Harding]], U.S. [[President of the United States|President]]
* [[Dawn Powell]], author
* [[Esther Tuttle Pritchard]] (1840–1900), minister, editor
* [[Samuel Newitt Wood]], politician and women's rights advocate

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Morrow County, Ohio]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.morrowcounty.info/ Morrow County Government's website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Morrow County, Ohio
|North     = [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford County]]
|Northeast = [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware County]]
|West      = [[Marion County, Ohio|Marion County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Morrow County, Ohio}}
{{Ohio}}

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