Williams County, Ohio

Williams County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	April 1, 1820
Named for	David Williams
Seat	Bryan
Largest city	Bryan
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	423 sq mi (1,096 km²) 422 sq mi (1,092 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.31%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	39,188 93/sq mi (36/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.co.williams.oh.us

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	387		—
1840	4,465		1,053.7%
1850	8,018		79.6%
1860	16,633		107.4%
1870	20,991		26.2%
1880	23,821		13.5%
1890	24,897		4.5%
1900	24,953		0.2%
1910	25,198		1.0%
1920	24,627		−2.3%
1930	24,316		−1.3%
1940	25,510		4.9%
1950	26,202		2.7%
1960	29,968		14.4%
1970	33,669		12.3%
1980	36,369		8.0%
1990	36,956		1.6%
2000	39,188		6.0%
Est. 2007	38,378		−2.1%
Population 1800-2007.

Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 37,642. [1] Its county seat is Bryan and is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 423 square miles (1,100 km²).422 square miles (1,092 km²) of it is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Hillsdale County, Michigan (north)
• Fulton County (east)
• Henry County (southeast)
• Defiance County (south)
• DeKalb County, Indiana (southwest)
• Steuben County, Indiana (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 39,188 people, 15,105 households, and 10,664 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 16,140 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.51% White, 0.72% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.6% were of German, 17.7% American, 8.1% English and 5.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 15,105 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,735, and the median income for a family was $47,398. Males had a median income of $33,476 versus $22,136 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,441. About 3.90% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Communities

Map of Williams County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

City

• Bryan

Villages

Blakeslee Edgerton Edon Holiday City

Montpelier Pioneer Stryker West Unity

Townships

Brady Bridgewater Center Florence

Jefferson Madison Mill Creek Northwest

Pulaski St. Joseph Springfield Superior

Other communities

Ainger Alvordton Berlin Bridgewater Center Columbia Cooney

Franklin Junction Hallock Hamer Hillcrest Kunkle Lock Port

Melbern Mina Nettle Lake West Jefferson Williams Center

See also

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

External links

• Williams County Government's website