Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County
	Fairfield County, Ohio
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	; Location in the state of Ohio
	; Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 9, 1800
Named for	the Fairfield area of Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
Seat	Lancaster
Largest city	Lancaster
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 508.56 sq mi (1,317 km²); 504.41 sq mi (1,306 km²); 4.15 sq mi (11 km²), 0.82%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 146,156; 289.8/sq mi (112/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.co.fairfield.oh.us

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Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 146,156, which is an increase of 19.1% from 122,759 in 2000.^[2] Its county seat is Lancaster.^[3] Its name is a reference to the Fairfield area of the original Lancaster.^[4]

Fairfield County is part of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 508.56 square miles (1,317.2 km²), of which 504.41 square miles (1,306.4 km²) (or 99.18%) is land and 4.15 square miles (10.7 km²) (or 0.82%) is water.^[5]

Fairfield County sits just on the edge of Ohio's Appalachian region. While the once-glaciated northern portion of the county is fairly flat, as one travels south along U.S. 33 one can easily recognize the foothills of a mountainous region beginning around the village of Carroll. Although not officially part of the state or federal definition of Appalachia, certain areas of Fairfield County—particularly south of U.S. 22—bear a distinctly Appalachian feel in both physical geography and demographics.

The scenic Hocking Hills region lies immediately to the south, mostly in neighboring Hocking County. A large portion of Buckeye Lake is located in northeastern Fairfield County.

Mudhouse Mansion, an alleged haunted house, is located in the county.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Licking County (north)
Perry County (east)
Hocking County (south)
Pickaway County (southwest)
Franklin County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	11,361	—
1820	16,633	46.4%
1830	24,786	49.0%
1840	31,924	28.8%
1850	30,264	−5.2%
1860	30,538	0.9%
1870	31,138	2.0%
1880	34,284	10.1%
1890	33,939	−1.0%
1900	34,259	0.9%
1910	39,201	14.4%
1920	40,484	3.3%
1930	44,010	8.7%
1940	48,490	10.2%
1950	52,130	7.5%
1960	63,912	22.6%
1970	73,301	14.7%
1980	93,678	27.8%
1990	103,461	10.4%
2000	122,759	18.7%
2010	146,156	19.1%
Population 1810-2007.^[1]

As of the census^[6] of 2010, there were 146,156 people, 54,310 households, and 39,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 289 people per square mile (111/km²). There were 58,678 housing units at an average density of 116 per square mile (44/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.02% White, 6.00% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 54,310 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,962, and the median income for a family was $55,539. Males had a median income of $39,566 versus $27,353 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,671. About 4.50% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.