Stoker Families in Mercer Darke Auglaize Shelby Counties Ohio
| Mercer County | |
|---|---|
| U.S. canton | |
 Mercer County courthouse | |
| Seal | |
 Location within the U.South. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.Southward. | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′N 84°38′W / xl.54°N 84.63°Westward / 40.54; -84.63 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | January ii, 1824 |
| Named for | Hugh Mercer |
| Seat | Celina |
| Largest city | Celina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 473 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
| • Land | 462 sq mi (1,200 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 kmii) 2.three%% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 42,528 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | quaternary, 5th, 8th |
| Website | www |
Grand Lake St. Marys Land Park
Graftonoceras fossil nautiloid, constitute near Coldwater, southern Mercer County.
Mercer County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,528.[1] Its county seat is Celina.[2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824.[3] It is named for Hugh Mercer, an officeholder in the American Revolutionary War.[4]
Mercer County comprises the Celina, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area
History [edit]
Mercer County was founded in 1820 which set it apart from Darke Canton. Land south of the Greenville Treaty Line was however part of Darke Canton. An act establishing Mercer Canton took place on Jan 2, 1824. In 1837 Van Wert County was detached and the canton line established is the current northern border of Mercer County. In 1839 Celina was established equally the capital letter of Mercer County, St. Marys, Ohio was the previous capital. In 1848 the surface area south of the Greenville Treaty Line to the electric current southern canton line, was attached. When Auglaize Canton, Ohio was formed, Mercer County's eastern border was moved half dozen miles west with the exception of the expanse south of the Greenville Treaty line. This created the sharp indicate at Mercer County's south-e corner and was the last county line modification.
In the mid to tardily 1800s Mercer county became habitation to many German language immigrants, virtually of whom became farmers in the new world. Many of these German immigrants migrated from northwestern Germany.
Geography [edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a full area of 473 square miles (i,230 km2), of which 462 foursquare miles (1,200 km2) is land and 11 foursquare miles (28 kmii) (2.3%) is water.[5] The entire canton has an peak difference of less than 300 feet. The highest betoken is on the southern county line at 1071 anxiety in a higher place body of water level. This is in proximity to the head waters for the Wabash River. The lowest indicate in the canton is 780 feet to a higher place sea level. This point is located on the northern county line where the St. Marys River crosses over.
Drainage basins [edit]
Mercer County has two rivers running through information technology; the Wabash and the St. Marys. The Wabash watershed is function of the Gulf of United mexican states's watershed. The St. Marys watershed is part of Lake Erie'south watershed. Creeks between these 2 watersheds are inside a mile of each other at some places in Mercer County. This area/line that divides the drainage basins is known as the St. Lawrence Continental Divide
Beaver Creek [edit]
Beaver Creek is the longest and largest creek in Mercer Canton. It stretches 19.7 miles and has two sections. The first section begins in southern farmland in the county and flows through the town of Montezuma, Ohio and into Grand Lake St. Marys. The other department of the creek begins as a spillway and empties into the Wabash River. Beaver Creek was originally ane piece, but was split into two sections afterward the structure of G Lake. The creeks' spillway, and terminal section, has been the field of study of controversy and multimillion-dollar lawsuits. Farmers along Beaver Creek merits their state floods because of the spillway that was put upwardly in 1997, replacing the previous spillway, built in 1913.[half dozen]
Government [edit]
Mercer Canton has a 3-fellow member Board of County Commissioners that oversee the various County departments, like to all simply 2 of the 88 Ohio counties. Mercer County's elected commissioners are: Jerry Laffin, Rick Muhlenkamp, and Greg Homan.[7]
Adjacent counties [edit]
- Adams County, Indiana (northwest)
- Van Wert Canton (north)
- Auglaize Canton (due east)
- Shelby Canton (southeast)
- Darke County (s)
- Jay County, Indiana (southwest)
Demographics [edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Popular. | %± | |
| 1820 | 95 | — | |
| 1830 | 1,110 | one,068.4% | |
| 1840 | 8,277 | 645.7% | |
| 1850 | seven,712 | −vi.eight% | |
| 1860 | 14,104 | 82.9% | |
| 1870 | 17,254 | 22.3% | |
| 1880 | 21,808 | 26.iv% | |
| 1890 | 27,220 | 24.8% | |
| 1900 | 28,021 | 2.9% | |
| 1910 | 27,536 | −1.7% | |
| 1920 | 26,872 | −2.4% | |
| 1930 | 25,096 | −half dozen.half dozen% | |
| 1940 | 26,256 | 4.six% | |
| 1950 | 28,311 | vii.8% | |
| 1960 | 32,559 | 15.0% | |
| 1970 | 35,265 | 8.3% | |
| 1980 | 38,334 | eight.7% | |
| 1990 | 39,443 | 2.nine% | |
| 2000 | forty,924 | 3.8% | |
| 2010 | xl,814 | −0.3% | |
| 2020 | 42,528 | 4.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[ten] 1990-2000[11] 2020 [12] | |||
2000 census [edit]
As of the census[13] of 2010, at that place were forty,814 people, 14,756 households, and 11,022 families living in the county. The population density was 88 people per square mile (34/kmtwo). There were 15,875 housing units at an boilerplate density of 34 per square mile (13/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.44% White, 0.ten% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.xv% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of whatsoever race.
There were 14,756 households, out of which 37.ten% had children nether the historic period of 18 living with them, 64.10% were married couples living together, seven.40% had a female person householder with no husband present, and 25.xxx% were non-families. 22.lxx% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living lone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the boilerplate family size was iii.24.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.60% under the age of 18, 7.ninety% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 21.xx% from 45 to 64, and xiv.l% who were 65 years of age or older. The median historic period was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.lxxx males. For every 100 females age xviii and over, there were 96.xx males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,742, and the median income for a family was $50,157. Males had a median income of $35,508 versus $22,857 for females. The per capita income for the canton was $xviii,531. About 4.60% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census [edit]
As of the 2010 United States Demography, there were twoscore,814 people, 15,532 households, and 11,172 families living in the county.[14] The population density was 88.3 inhabitants per foursquare mile (34.i/km2). There were 17,633 housing units at an average density of 38.ane per square mile (14.7/kmii).[15] The racial makeup of the county was 97.4% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Pacific islander, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% blackness or African American, 0.six% from other races, and 0.9% from ii or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin fabricated up 1.5% of the population.[14] In terms of ancestry, 58.7% were German, viii.eight% were American, 8.3% were Irish gaelic, and vi.two% were English.[16]
Of the 15,532 households, 32.vi% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female person householder with no hubby present, 28.1% were non-families, and 24.5% of all households were fabricated up of individuals. The boilerplate household size was 2.threescore and the average family size was three.11. The median age was 39.4 years.[fourteen]
The median income for a household in the canton was $49,719 and the median income for a family was $sixty,215. Males had a median income of $42,441 versus $31,069 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,348. Most six.iii% of families and viii.iii% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.[17]
Politics [edit]
Prior to 1940, Mercer Canton was primarily Autonomous, but voting Republican in one case from 1856 to 1936 for Ohioan Warren G. Harding in 1920. From 1940 to 1968, the county was a Republican-leaning swing county, voting for Republican candidates four times and Democratic candidates three times, although John F. Kennedy came inside 5 votes of carrying information technology in 1960. The 1972 ballot began the canton'south streak of beingness a Republican stronghold presidentially, with the party's margins of victory increasing to well over 50 per centum in recent elections.
| Twelvemonth | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | nineteen,452 | 81.79% | 4,030 | xvi.94% | 302 | 1.27% |
| 2016 | 17,506 | 80.24% | 3,384 | 15.51% | 926 | 4.24% |
| 2012 | 16,561 | 76.40% | 4,745 | 21.89% | 370 | i.71% |
| 2008 | 15,100 | 70.90% | v,853 | 27.48% | 346 | one.62% |
| 2004 | xv,650 | 74.92% | 5,118 | 24.50% | 122 | 0.58% |
| 2000 | 12,485 | 68.25% | 5,212 | 28.49% | 597 | 3.26% |
| 1996 | eight,832 | 50.03% | 6,300 | 35.69% | two,521 | 14.28% |
| 1992 | 8,683 | 46.82% | iv,883 | 26.33% | 4,979 | 26.85% |
| 1988 | 11,162 | 68.54% | iv,978 | 30.57% | 146 | 0.90% |
| 1984 | xi,542 | 71.49% | iv,422 | 27.39% | 180 | 1.11% |
| 1980 | viii,673 | 56.54% | v,506 | 35.90% | i,160 | vii.56% |
| 1976 | seven,678 | 51.71% | six,724 | 45.28% | 447 | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 8,587 | 57.60% | v,798 | 38.89% | 522 | 3.50% |
| 1968 | 6,313 | 44.43% | 6,801 | 47.86% | 1,095 | vii.71% |
| 1964 | iv,373 | thirty.25% | 10,081 | 69.75% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | vii,735 | fifty.02% | 7,730 | 49.98% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 9,456 | 68.88% | four,272 | 31.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 9,058 | 65.72% | 4,725 | 34.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 5,266 | 47.01% | five,928 | 52.92% | 8 | 0.07% |
| 1944 | 7,712 | 63.04% | 4,522 | 36.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | seven,905 | 60.72% | five,114 | 39.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 3,602 | 27.28% | 7,217 | 54.66% | 2,385 | 18.06% |
| 1932 | 3,314 | 27.78% | 8,462 | 70.94% | 153 | 1.28% |
| 1928 | 5,129 | 45.29% | half-dozen,155 | 54.34% | 42 | 0.37% |
| 1924 | four,215 | 40.40% | 5,135 | 49.21% | 1,084 | 10.39% |
| 1920 | 5,692 | 56.13% | 4,404 | 43.43% | 44 | 0.43% |
| 1916 | 2,065 | 33.81% | 3,803 | 62.27% | 239 | 3.91% |
| 1912 | 1,324 | 23.30% | 3,591 | 63.19% | 768 | thirteen.51% |
| 1908 | 2,148 | 31.92% | four,456 | 66.22% | 125 | 1.86% |
| 1904 | 2,173 | 38.seventy% | 3,286 | 58.52% | 156 | 2.78% |
| 1900 | 2,015 | 30.69% | 4,460 | 67.93% | 91 | 1.39% |
| 1896 | 1,991 | 29.xvi% | iv,790 | 70.16% | 46 | 0.67% |
| 1892 | 1,526 | 25.86% | iii,688 | 62.51% | 686 | 11.63% |
| 1888 | one,841 | 30.01% | 4,146 | 67.58% | 148 | two.41% |
| 1884 | 1,384 | 26.95% | 3,728 | 72.59% | 24 | 0.47% |
| 1880 | 1,473 | thirty.33% | three,367 | 69.34% | 16 | 0.33% |
| 1876 | 1,128 | 28.39% | two,840 | 71.48% | 5 | 0.13% |
| 1872 | 1,026 | 32.65% | 2,090 | 66.52% | 26 | 0.83% |
| 1868 | 884 | 26.97% | 2,394 | 73.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1864 | 834 | 30.21% | i,927 | 69.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1860 | 832 | 34.01% | ane,606 | 65.66% | viii | 0.33% |
| 1856 | 629 | 33.07% | 1,159 | 60.94% | 114 | 5.99% |
Communities [edit]
Urban center [edit]
- Celina (county seat)
Villages [edit]
- Burkettsville (part)
- Chickasaw
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Mendon
- Montezuma
- Rockford
- St. Henry
Townships [edit]
- Black Creek
- Butler
- Center
- Dublin
- Franklin
- Gibson
- Granville
- Hopewell
- Jefferson
- Freedom
- Marion
- Recovery
- Marriage
- Washington
- Wayne (defunct, now role of Celina)
https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites
Unincorporated communities [edit]
- Carthagena
- Cassella
- Chattanooga
- Cranberry Prairie
- Erastus
- Macedon
- Maria Stein
- Mercer
- Padua
- Sebastian
In popular culture [edit]
The county is the fictional setting of the Amazon Prime Video series Tales from the Loop.[nineteen]
Run across also [edit]
- National Register of Celebrated Places listings in Mercer County, Ohio
References [edit]
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ohio: Private Canton Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical Canton Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April half-dozen, 2016. Retrieved Feb 14, 2015.
- ^ "Mercer Canton data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved April 28, 2007. [ dead link ]
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". Usa Census Bureau. Baronial 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May iv, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "State may be ready to allow lake water out". The Daily Standard . Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Mercer County Commissioners". Mercer County Ohio Homepage . Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ "U.South. Decennial Census". United States Census Agency. Retrieved February nine, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard 50., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties past Decennial Demography: 1900 to 1990". U.s. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). The states Census Agency. Apr 2, 2001. Retrieved Feb 9, 2015.
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "U.Due south. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of Full general Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Demography Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - Canton". United states Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE U.s. – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.s.a. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on Feb 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". Usa Demography Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved May two, 2018.
- ^ Reinstein, Mara (April iii, 2020). "Tales From the Loop Brings Simon Stalenhag'southward Futuristic Artwork to Life". Architectural Assimilate. Retrieved April three, 2020.
External links [edit]
- County website
- Mercer Canton, Ohio American History and Genealogy Project
Coordinates: 40°32′North 84°38′West / 40.54°North 84.63°W / twoscore.54; -84.63
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_County,_Ohio
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