Editing Perry County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Perry, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Perry County
 | state                = Ohio
 | flag                 = Flag of Perry County, Ohio.png
 | seal                 = Seal of Perry County Ohio.svg
 | founded year         = 1818<ref name="odod">{{cite web |url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Perry.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Perry County |access-date = April 28, 2007 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070621232954/http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Perry.pdf |archive-date = June 21, 2007 }}</ref>
 | founded date         = March 1
 | seat wl              = New Lexington
 | largest city wl      = New Lexington
 | city type            = City
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 412
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 408
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 4.5
 | area percentage      = 1.1%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 35408 {{decrease}}
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | poulation_est        = 
 | density_sq_mi        = 86
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = http://www.perrycountyohio.net/
 | ex image             = Perry County Courthouse (2) — New Lexington, Ohio.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Perry County Courthouse (New Lexington, Ohio)|Perry County Courthouse]]
 | named for            = [[Oliver Hazard Perry]]
 | district             = 12th
}}

'''Perry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 35,408.<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 [[New Lexington, Ohio|New Lexington]].<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]], [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington]] and [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum]] counties. The county is [[List of Ohio county name etymologies|named]] for [[Oliver Hazard Perry]], a hero of the [[War of 1812]].<ref name="osuedc">{{cite web|url=http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39127&sid=0 |title=Perry County data |access-date=April 28, 2007 |publisher=[[Ohio State University]] Extension Data Center }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Perry County is included in the [[Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area|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 {{convert|412|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|408|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.5|sqmi}} (1.1%) 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 10, 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>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] (north)
* [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County]] (northeast)
* [[Morgan County, Ohio|Morgan County]] (southeast)
* [[Athens County, Ohio|Athens County]] (south)
* [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]] (southwest)
* [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield County]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Wayne National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 8429
|1830= 13970
|1840= 19344
|1850= 20775
|1860= 19678
|1870= 18453
|1880= 28218
|1890= 31151
|1900= 31841
|1910= 35396
|1920= 36098
|1930= 31445
|1940= 31087
|1950= 28999
|1960= 27864
|1970= 27434
|1980= 31032
|1990= 31557
|2000= 34078
|2010= 36058
|2020= 35408
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|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 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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 10, 2015}}</ref> 2020 <ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref>
}}

===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 34,078 people, 12,500 households, and 9,350 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|83|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 13,655 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 36,058&nbsp;people, 13,576&nbsp;households, and 9,738&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/DPDP1/0500000US39127
  |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/20200213033816/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39127
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|88.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 15,211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.3|/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.CY07/0500000US39127
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185241/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39127
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> 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.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 25.4% were [[Germans|German]], 14.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 10.4% were [[English people|English]], and 9.6% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39127
  |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/20200213031426/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39127
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 13,576&nbsp;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.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

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.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39127
  |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/20200213031208/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39127
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==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.

{{PresHead|place=Perry 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 3, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|13,062|3,800|143|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,357|4,098|221|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,228|4,138|735|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,627|7,033|360|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,721|7,261|455|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,856|7,257|76|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,440|5,895|493|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,606|5,819|2,022|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,712|4,972|3,863|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,602|5,011|118|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,548|3,961|88|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,725|4,383|540|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,637|6,268|233|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,716|3,728|365|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,815|4,811|1,084|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,895|7,816|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,658|5,191|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,511|4,123|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,425|5,275|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,692|5,264|36|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,339|5,050|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,656|6,953|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,826|8,508|451|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|7,225|6,714|704|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,551|4,653|75|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,592|3,702|1,771|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,685|5,917|416|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,953|3,860|448|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,739|3,147|3,166|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,304|3,885|509|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,883|2,846|366|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,180|3,599|170|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,989|4,112|102|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|3,359|3,430|341|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,528|3,474|175|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|3,222|3,114|350|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|2,676|3,187|384|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|2,084|2,810|287|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1872|Democratic|1,907|2,172|7|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|1,725|1,986|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1864|Democratic|1,824|1,859|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1860|Democratic|1,605|1,950|134|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|1,385|1,847|492|Ohio}}
|}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Perry 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|11,626|4,492|654|Ohio}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Perry County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|275px|Map of Perry County, Ohio with municipal and township labels]]

===Villages===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Corning, Ohio|Corning]]
* [[Crooksville, Ohio|Crooksville]]
* [[Glenford, Ohio|Glenford]]
* [[Hemlock, Ohio|Hemlock]]
* [[Junction City, Ohio|Junction City]]
* [[New Lexington, Ohio|New Lexington]] (county seat)
* [[New Straitsville, Ohio|New Straitsville]]
* [[Rendville, Ohio|Rendville]]
* [[Roseville, Ohio|Roseville]] (partial)
* [[Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio|Shawnee]]
* [[Somerset, Ohio|Somerset]] (former county seat)
* [[Thornville, Ohio|Thornville]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Bearfield Township, Ohio|Bearfield]]
* [[Clayton Township, Perry County, Ohio|Clayton]]
* [[Coal Township, Perry County, Ohio|Coal]]
* [[Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio|Harrison]]
* [[Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio|Hopewell]]
* [[Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio|Jackson]]
* [[Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio|Madison]]
* [[Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio|Monday Creek]]
* [[Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio|Monroe]]
* [[Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio|Pike]]
* [[Pleasant Township, Perry County, Ohio|Pleasant]]
* [[Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio|Reading]]
* [[Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio|Salt Lick]]
* [[Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio|Thorn]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Rose Farm, Ohio|Rose Farm]]
* [[Thornport, Ohio|Thornport]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Bristol, Ohio|Bristol]]
* [[Buckingham, Ohio|Buckingham]]
* [[Chalfants, Ohio|Chalfants]]
* [[Chapel Hill, Ohio|Chapel Hill]]
* [[Clarksville, Perry County, Ohio|Clarksville]]
* [[Crossenville, Ohio|Crossenville]]
* [[McCuneville, Ohio|McCuneville]]
* [[McLuney, Ohio|McLuney]]
* [[Millertown, Ohio|Millertown]]
* [[Milligan, Ohio|Milligan]]
* [[Mount Perry, Ohio|Mount Perry]]
* [[Moxahala, Ohio|Moxahala]]
* [[New Reading, Ohio|New Reading]]
* [[Oakfield, Ohio|Oakfield]]
* [[Portersville, Ohio]]
* [[Rehoboth, Perry County, Ohio|Rehoboth]]
* [[Saltillo, Ohio|Saltillo]]
* [[Sego, Ohio|Sego]]
* [[Sulphur Springs, Perry County, Ohio|Sulphur Springs]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns===
* [[Dicksonton, Ohio|Dicksonton]]
* [[San Toy, Ohio|San Toy]]
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==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Perry County, Ohio]]

'''Media'''
* Perry County has its own newspaper called the Perry County Tribune.

==External links==
* [http://www.perrycountyohio.net/ Perry County Official Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623082110/http://perrycountyohiochamber.com/ Perry County Chamber of Commerce]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==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.

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Perry County, Ohio
|North     = [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]]
|Northeast = [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Morgan County, Ohio|Morgan County]]
|South     = [[Athens County, Ohio|Athens County]]
|Southwest = [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]]
|West      = [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield County]]
|Northwest =
}}
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