Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	April 1, 1850
Named for	Robert Fulton
Seat	Wauseon
Largest city	Wauseon
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	407.23 sq mi (1,055 km²) 405.44 sq mi (1,050 km²) 1.78 sq mi (5 km²), 0.44%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	42,698 105.3/sq mi (41/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.fultoncountyoh.com

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	7,781		—
1860	14,043		80.5%
1870	17,789		26.7%
1880	21,053		18.3%
1890	22,023		4.6%
1900	22,801		3.5%
1910	23,914		4.9%
1920	23,445		−2.0%
1930	23,477		0.1%
1940	23,626		0.6%
1950	25,580		8.3%
1960	29,301		14.5%
1970	33,071		12.9%
1980	37,751		14.2%
1990	38,498		2.0%
2000	42,084		9.3%
Est. 2007	42,562		1.1%
Population 1800-2007.

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 42,698, which is an increase of 1.5% from 42,084 in 2000. Its county seat is Wauseon. Fulton County is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

Fulton County is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 407.23 square miles (1,054.7 km²), of which 405.44 square miles (1,050.1 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 1.78 square miles (4.6 km²) (or 0.44%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Lenawee County, Michigan (north)
• Lucas County (east)
• Henry County (south)
• Williams County (west)
• Hillsdale County, Michigan (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,084 people, 15,480 households, and 11,687 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile (40/km²). There were 16,232 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.65% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.31% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 5.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

A rural road in Fulton County

There were 15,480 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,074, and the median income for a family was $50,952. Males had a median income of $36,180 versus $25,137 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,999. About 4.00% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 4.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Fulton County Courthouse.

Communities

Map of Fulton County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

City

• Wauseon

Villages

Archbold Delta

Fayette Lyons

Metamora Swanton

Townships

Amboy Chesterfield Clinton Dover

Franklin Fulton German Gorham

Pike Royalton Swan Creek York

The Tiffin River near Goll Woods State Nature Preserve.

Unincorporated communities

Advance Ai Assumption Brailey Burlington Denson Dutch Ridge

Eckley Elmira Inlet Lytton Oak Shade Ottokee Pettisville

Powers Seward South Delta Tedrow Thelma Winameg Zone

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Ohio

External links

• Fulton County Government's website