31-652: For counties in Ohio, see List of counties in Ohio . Ohio County is the name of three counties in the United States: Ohio County, Indiana Ohio County, Kentucky Ohio County, West Virginia , formerly in Virginia See also [ edit ] Ohio Country [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
62-416: A sheriff (the highest law enforcement officer in the county); prosecutor (equivalent of a district attorney in other states); coroner , engineer, Recorder, auditor , treasurer , and clerk of courts . Population figures are based on the 2023 vintage Census population estimates. The population of Ohio was 11,785,935 at that time, a decrease of 0.1% from 2020. The average population of Ohio's counties
93-564: A family was $ 50,227. Males had a median income of $ 40,879 versus $ 30,156 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 19,898. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. According to the accompanying table, Ashtabula County voted for the Democratic candidate for president in every election between 1988 and 2012. Prior to that, however, no fewer than 19 Republican candidates won
124-497: Is land and 666 square miles (1,720 km ) (49%) is water. It is the largest county in Ohio by area. Across Lake Erie lie Elgin and Norfolk Counties, Ontario , Canada (north). As of the census of 2000, there were 102,728 people, 39,397 households, and 27,774 families residing in the county. The population density was 146 inhabitants per square mile (56/km ). There were 43,792 housing units at an average density of 62 units per square mile (24/km ). The racial makeup of
155-669: Is part of the Southeastern Lake Erie Snowbelt . At the time of contact, Ashtabula County appears to have been divided between the Erie people in the east and the Whittlesey culture in the west. The Erie were an Iroquoian people, who were organized like the Iroquois, believed in a similar religion and lived in longhouses in palisaded villages and may have had a burial ground at what is now Erie, PA, whereas
186-536: Is used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties. In the following table, these codes link to the United States Census Bureau's "quick facts" for each county. Ohio's FIPS code of 39 is used to distinguish from counties in other states. For example, Adams County's unique nationwide identifier is 39001. Various state agencies identify counties by different coding schemes. The Ohio Department of Taxation assigns consecutive numbers for
217-601: The Northwest Territory , then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795, culminating in the settlement of the first American residents in the region. It was created from Geauga County and a small portion of northern Trumbull County . During the pre- Civil War period, the entire Western Reserve area of Ohio was anti-slavery, but Ashtabula County was at the center of the resistance. John Brown 's eldest son, John Jr. , lived in
248-570: The U.S. state of Ohio . Nine of them existed at the time of the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802. A tenth county, Wayne , was established on August 15, 1796, and encompassed roughly the present state of Michigan . During the Convention, the county was opposed to statehood, and was not only left out of the Convention, but dissolved; the current Wayne County is in northeastern Ohio, considerably distant from
279-629: The Erie and an unknown nation to the west of them who were similar to other Algonquian peoples the French had already encountered in the years prior to both tribes' eradication. Three known village sites have been documented by archaeologists from this period in Windsor (located inside what is now a private children's Summer Camp) and two at Conneaut. Following the Beaver Wars, and the first conflict of
310-460: The French colony of Illinois Country , which was ceded in 1764 to Great Britain , along with the rest of Canada (New France) and incorporated into the Province of Quebec , though generally came to be referred to as Ohio Country. The Iroquois placed a vassal tribe of mostly captured Hurons in the region, who later broke free of their control when the French pushed Iroquois and English influence from
341-654: The French-Indian Wars coming to an end in 1701, an official border between England and France was established at what is now the Ohio-PA border, leading to English forts being erected all along the Pennsylvania side that became crucial in the later conflicts of the French-Indian Wars over the next 50 years. After Europeans arrived in the Americas, the land that became Ashtabula County was originally part of
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#1732775841736372-484: The Ohio Archaeological Inventory and Ohio Historic Inventory, respectively. Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County ( / ˌ æ ʃ t ə ˈ b j uː l ə / ASH -tə- BYU -lə ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2020 census , the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson , while its largest city is Ashtabula . The county
403-601: The Seneca were under a man named Bigson, and later a relative of his named Nickashaw. The area was traversed several times during the period of the French-Indian Wars by the English, including the group led by Major Robert Rodgers , who ultimately convinced Chief Pontiac to switch sides from the French to the English. In the late 18th century, the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in
434-407: The age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.7% were non-families, and 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 41.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 42,139 and the median income for
465-429: The age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under
496-467: The age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 35,607, and the median income for a family was $ 42,449. Males had a median income of $ 33,105 versus $ 22,624 for females. The per capita income for
527-724: The area in the 1690s. This group, known as the Wyandot , later ceded settlement of most of the territory roughly between what is now Cleveland, Akron, the Mahoning River and the Ohio-PA border to be a common hunting ground, shared by themselves, the Seneca, Shawnee, Lenape and even the Ottawa, or Mississauga, who lived at the western end of Lake Erie, at the time. The Ottawa were the only residents, who maintained two known hunting camps in Ashtabula County- one at Conneaut, and
558-668: The area that was the original Wayne County. The Ohio Constitution allows counties to set up a charter government as many cities and villages do, but only Summit and Cuyahoga counties have done so, the latter having been approved by voters in November 2009. Counties do not possess home rule powers and can do only what has been expressly authorized by the Ohio General Assembly . The elected county officials in Ohio county governments include three commissioners ,
589-730: The area to the US via the Treaty of Greenville , and the remaining Ottawa residents were evicted. That being said, early settlers recalled that some of the Ottawa remained in the region for an additional thirty years, having been sighted all over Trumbull, Geauga and Portage Counties until sometime around the War of 1812, along with Senecas who lived around Streetsboro. Those in Trumbull County usually had three men who normally spoke interchangeably for them as chief- Kiogg, Paqua and Cadashaway, whereas
620-522: The county for years, and his brother Owen took refuge with him when Virginia was seeking to extradite him for his role in the raid on Harpers Ferry . An armed group of 200 made them safer than anywhere in the U.S., they said, or even Canada. Dangerfield Newby met John Brown in Ashtabula County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,368 square miles (3,540 km ), of which 702 square miles (1,820 km )
651-511: The county limits, including both the longest and the shortest covered bridges in the United States. Grapes are a popular crop and there are several award-winning wineries in the region due to the favorable microclimate from the nearby lake. During the winter, Ashtabula County (along with neighboring Geauga and Lake counties, as well as Crawford and Erie counties in neighboring Pennsylvania ) receives frequent lake-effect snow and
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#1732775841736682-530: The county was $ 16,814. About 9.20% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 101,497 people, 39,363 households, and 26,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 144.6 inhabitants per square mile (55.8/km ). There were 46,099 housing units at an average density of 65.7 units per square mile (25.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of
713-420: The county was 92.7% white, 3.5% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 24.9% were German, 15.8% were Irish, 12.6% were English, 11.1% were Italian, 10.0% were American , and 5.8% were Polish. Of the 39,363 households, 31.3% had children under
744-543: The county was 94.07% White , 3.16% Black or African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.34% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.85% from other races , and 1.36% from two or more races. 2.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.3% were of German , 11.6% Italian , 10.6% English , 10.5% Irish , and 10.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 95.2% spoke English , 2.4% Spanish , and 0.8% German as their first language. There were 39,397 households, out of which 32.40% had children under
775-567: The inhabitants, saw the continuation of longhouses and mistakenly assumed the entire region had belonged to the Erie. Both tribes were likely eradicated by the Iroquois Confederacy during the Beaver Wars (approx. 1630–1701), which later bled into the first of the myriad conflicts collectively called the French-Indian Wars, probably specifically some time during the 1650s. The Jesuit Relations claim rumors of infighting between
806-746: The other at Andover. The Lenape maintained a handful of villages in western Pennsylvania and one at Youngstown, in Mahoning County. After the end of the Northwest Indian War , (a conflict which erupted shortly after the American Revolution between the fledgling United States and all the remaining tribes of the Great Lakes region in territory the US claimed) in the 1790s, the Natives were made to turn over ownership of
837-498: The purpose of enumerating taxing districts. The Ohio Department of Public Safety , including the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles , associates these county numbers with vehicle registrations. The Department of Transportation uses three-letter abbreviations in road inventory and traffic management applications. For historic preservation purposes, Ohio History Connection refers to counties by two- and three-letter abbreviations in
868-567: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ohio_County&oldid=1225356402 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of counties in Ohio There are 88 counties in
899-405: The uncontacted Whittlesey are mostly believed to have been Algonquians, who also lived in longhouses at the time of contact (after having gone through prior periods of living in wigwams and Fort Ancient style houses) in villages surrounded by earthen berm walls and had smaller, local burial grounds near each settlement. The French were the first to explore the Great Lakes by ship and, having never met
930-548: Was 133,931; Franklin County was the most populous (1,326,063) and Vinton County was the least (12,474). The average land area is 464 sq mi (1,200 km ). The largest county by area is Ashtabula County at 702.44 sq mi (1,819.3 km ), and its neighbor, Lake County , is the smallest at 228.21 sq mi (591.1 km ). The total area of the state is 40,860.69 sq mi (105,828.7 km ). The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
961-557: Was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula derives from the Lenape language phrase ashte-pihële , which translates to 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away' and is a contraction of apchi ('always') + tepi ('enough') + hële (verb of motion). Ashtabula County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county is best known for having nineteen covered bridges within