Madison County, Ohio
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As of the census
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of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 86 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.75% White
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, 6.24% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.20% Native American
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, 0.44% Asian
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
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, 0.35% from other races
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, and 1.01% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 13,672 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples
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 living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 32.80% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 117.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,212, and the median income for a family was $50,520. Males had a median income of $35,251 versus $26,119 for females. The per capita income
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 for the county was $18,721. About 6.20% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Villages

  • Midway
    Midway, Ohio
    Midway is a village in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census.Midway is also called "Sedalia" by some sources...

  • Mount Sterling
    Mount Sterling, Ohio
    Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • Plain City
    Plain City, Ohio
    Plain City is a village on the west banks of Big Darby Creek, in the northern part of Darby Township, Madison County and the southern part of Jerome Township, Union County in the U.S. state of Ohio...

  • South Solon
    South Solon, Ohio
    South Solon is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Solon is located at ....

  • West Jefferson
    West Jefferson, Ohio
    West Jefferson is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,331 at the 2000 census. Located along U.S. Route 40, the village has a fairly close relationship with the surrounding township, which include various out-of-corporation-limit neighborhoods West Jefferson is a...


  • Townships

    • Canaan
      Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio
      Canaan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,496 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    • Darby
      Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio
      Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,872 people in the township, 935 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Deer Creek
      Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio
      Deer Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,030 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    • Fairfield
      Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio
      Fairfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,333 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

  • Jefferson
    Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,935 people in the township, 2,604 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

  • Monroe
    Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,769 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...

  • Oak Run
    Oak Run Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Oak Run Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 514 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Fairfield Township - east...

  • Paint
    Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 565 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

  • Pike
    Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 531 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

  • Pleasant
    Pleasant Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,282 people in the township, 1,417 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

  • Range
    Range Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Range Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 983 people in the township, 709 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

  • Somerford
    Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...

  • Stokes
    Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Stokes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 746 people in the township, 341 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

  • Union
    Union Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,411 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Deer Creek Township - north...


  • Other communities

    • Amity
      Amity, Ohio
      Amity is an unincorporated community in north-eastern Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Plain City-Georgesville Road and Amity Pike Road, between Plain City and West Jefferson.- History :...

    • Big Plain
      Big Plain, Ohio
      Big Plain is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of West Jefferson-Kiousville Road and Big Plain-Circleville Road, approx. 4 miles north of Kiousville.-History:...

    • Chenoweth
      Chenoweth, Ohio
      Chenoweth is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Ohio State Route 323 between McClimansville and Range....

    • Chrisman
      Chrisman, Ohio
      Chrisman is an unincorporated community in Oak Run Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of London-Circleville Road and Gregg Mill Road , about 4 miles southwest of London.Chrisman was never platted...

    • Florence
      Florence, Madison County, Ohio
      Florence is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along U.S. Route 42 between London and South Charleston....

  • Gillivan
    Gillivan, Ohio
    Gillivan is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along U.S. Route 42, north of its intersection with Ohio State Route 29....

  • Kileville
    Kileville, Ohio
    Kileville is an unincorporated community in Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Ohio State Route 161, between Plain City and Dublin....

  • Kiousville
    Kiousville, Ohio
    Kiousville is an unincorporated community in southern Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Kiousville-Georgesville Road and McKendree Road....

  • Lafayette
    Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio
    Lafayette is a census-designated place in the center of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along U.S. Route 40, just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 42.-Lawrenceville:...

  • Lilly Chapel
    Lilly Chapel, Ohio
    Lilly Chapel is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of W. Jefferson Kiousville Road and Lilly Chapel Georgesville Road, approx...

  • McClimansville
    McClimansville, Ohio
    McClimansville is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Ohio State Route 323 and Ohio State Route 56, just north of Mount Sterling....

  • Newport
    Newport, Madison County, Ohio
    Newport is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Ohio State Route 38 between London and Midway.-History:...

  • Plumwood
    Plumwood, Ohio
    Plumwood is a census-designated place in central Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Route 38 with Arthur Bradley Road, 8½ miles north of the city of London, the county seat of Madison County...

  • Range
    Range, Ohio
    Range is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Ohio State Route 323 between Chenoweth and Midway....

  • Resaca
    Resaca, Ohio
    Resaca is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Finley Guy Road and Woods and W Avenue....

  • Rosedale
    Rosedale, Ohio
    Rosedale is an unincorporated community in central Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States, and roughly thirty miles west of the city of Columbus. The ZIP code is 43029 and mail is currently delivered by the Irwin post office....

  • Rupert
    Rupert, Ohio
    Rupert is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Ohio State Route 665 and Glade Run Road, approx. 4 miles east of London....

  • Summerford
    Summerford, Ohio
    Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and State Route 56.-History:...

  • Tradersville
    Tradersville, Ohio
    Tradersville is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Ohio State Route 187 and Tradersville-Brighton Road, about 3 miles north of Choctaw Lake....

  • Wrightsville
    Wrightsville, Ohio
    Wrightsville is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of Ohio State Route 665 and Georgesville-Wrightsville Road, approx. 4 miles north of Kiousville...


  • Libraries in Madison County

    The following libraries serve the communities of Madison County.
    • Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library in West Jefferson, Ohio
      West Jefferson, Ohio
      West Jefferson is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,331 at the 2000 census. Located along U.S. Route 40, the village has a fairly close relationship with the surrounding township, which include various out-of-corporation-limit neighborhoods West Jefferson is a...

    • London Public Library (Ohio) in London, Ohio
      London, Ohio
      London is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, United States. Located about southwest of the Ohio capital of Columbus, London was established in 1811 to serve as the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,771, an increase from 7,807 in 1990. It is the...

    • Mount Sterling Public Library in Mt. Sterling, Ohio
      Mount Sterling, Ohio
      Mount Sterling is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Plain City Public Library in Plain City, Ohio
      Plain City, Ohio
      Plain City is a village on the west banks of Big Darby Creek, in the northern part of Darby Township, Madison County and the southern part of Jerome Township, Union County in the U.S. state of Ohio...


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