Delaware County, Ohio

Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County Courthouse
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 10, 1808[1]
Named for	the Delaware Indians
Seat	Delaware
Largest city	Delaware*
Area
• Total	457 sq mi (1,184 km2)
• Land	443 sq mi (1,147 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (36 km2), 3.1%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	200,464
• Density	393/sq mi (152/km2)
Congressional district	12th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.co.delaware.oh.us
Footnotes: *Based on population just within the county.[2]

Delaware County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 174,214.^[3] Its county seat is Delaware, Ohio.^[4] The county was formed in 1808 from Franklin County, Ohio. Both the county and its seat are named after the Delaware Indian tribe.^[5]

Delaware County is included in the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area.

U. S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was born and raised in Delaware County. It is also home to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 Lakes and rivers
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 2000 census
    
  
  
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    3.2 2010 census
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Politics
  


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  5 Education
  


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  6 Transportation
  
  
  
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    6.1 Major Highways
    
  
  
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    6.2 Airports
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Media
  


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  8 Points of interest
  


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  9 Communities
  
  
  
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    9.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    9.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    9.3 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    9.4 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
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    9.5 Townships
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 Notable residents
  


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  11 See also
  


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  12 References
  


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  13 Further reading
  


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  14 External links
  

History

In 2008, Forbes magazine ranks Delaware County as the fifth best place in the United States to raise a family and the second best in Ohio, behind Geauga County.^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 457 square miles (1,180 km²), of which 443 square miles (1,150 km²) is land and 14 square miles (36 km²) (3.1%) is water.^[7] The county has an even terrain and a fertile soil.^[8]

Adjacent counties

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  Morrow County (north)


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  Knox County (northeast)


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  Licking County (east)


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  Franklin County (south)


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  Union County (west)


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  Marion County (northwest)

Lakes and rivers

The major rivers of the county are the Scioto River, Olentangy River, Alum Creek, and the Big Walnut Creek. These waterways run from north to south across the county. The Alum Creek Lake^[9] and the Delaware Lake^[10] are reservoirs created on Alum Creek and the Olentangy River, respectively.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1810	2,000		—
1820	7,639		282.0%
1830	11,504		50.6%
1840	22,060		91.8%
1850	21,817		−1.1%
1860	23,902		9.6%
1870	25,175		5.3%
1880	27,381		8.8%
1890	27,189		−0.7%
1900	26,401		−2.9%
1910	27,182		3.0%
1920	26,013		−4.3%
1930	26,016		0.0%
1940	26,780		2.9%
1950	30,278		13.1%
1960	36,107		19.3%
1970	42,908		18.8%
1980	53,840		25.5%
1990	66,929		24.3%
2000	109,989		64.3%
2010	174,214		58.4%
Est. 2017	200,464	[11]	15.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14] 1990-2000[15] 2010-2017[3]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 109,989 people, 39,674 households, and 30,668 families residing in the county. The population density is 249 people per square mile (96/km²). There were 42,374 housing units at an average density of 96 per square mile (37/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.25% White, 2.52% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population. 26.8% were of German, 11.7% Irish, 11.3% English, 10.7% American and 6.9% Italian ancestry according to 2000 census.

There were 39,674 households out of which 40.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.70% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% were non-families. 18.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $67,258, and the median income for a family was $76,453. Males had a median income of $51,428 versus $33,041 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,600. About 2.90% of families and 3.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.40% of those under the age of 18 and 4.80% of those 65 and older.

By 2007, the median income for a household and for a family had risen to $80,526 and $94,099 respectively.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Delaware County is the 21st fastest growing county in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 174,214 people, 62,760 households, and 47,977 families residing in the county.^[16] The population density was 393.2 inhabitants per square mile (151.8/km²). There were 66,378 housing units at an average density of 149.8 per square mile (57.8/km²).^[17] The racial makeup of the county was 89.7% white, 4.3% Asian, 3.4% black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.1% of the population.^[16] In terms of ancestry, 34.2% were German, 16.3% were Irish, 14.0% were English, 8.1% were Italian, and 5.7% were American.^[18]

Of the 62,760 households, 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 23.6% were non-families, and 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16. The median age was 37.4 years.^[16]

The median income for a household in the county was $87,908 and the median income for a family was $101,698. Males had a median income of $70,949 versus $48,913 for females. The per capita income for the county was $40,682. About 3.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.^[19]

Politics

Delaware County is one of the Republican party's major strongholds in Ohio.^[20] It last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1916.

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[21]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	54.5% 57,568	38.7% 40,872	6.8% 7,199
2012	60.9% 60,194	37.7% 37,292	1.4% 1,413
2008	59.2% 54,778	39.6% 36,653	1.2% 1,150
2004	66.1% 53,143	33.6% 27,048	0.3% 265
2000	66.1% 36,639	30.9% 17,134	2.9% 1,630
1996	58.3% 24,123	32.5% 13,463	9.2% 3,829
1992	49.4% 18,225	25.1% 9,263	25.5% 9,385
1988	72.6% 20,693	26.6% 7,590	0.8% 215
1984	76.2% 19,050	23.1% 5,773	0.7% 166
1980	64.5% 14,740	28.1% 6,417	7.5% 1,704
1976	61.9% 12,285	35.6% 7,058	2.6% 510
1972	72.4% 12,950	24.9% 4,452	2.7% 484
1968	57.7% 9,029	25.9% 4,056	16.4% 2,559
1964	51.0% 8,395	49.0% 8,080
1960	68.1% 11,391	31.9% 5,334
1956	72.9% 10,739	27.1% 3,997
1952	71.6% 10,682	28.4% 4,239
1948	64.7% 8,089	35.0% 4,371	0.4% 46
1944	66.8% 9,186	33.2% 4,569
1940	62.8% 9,570	37.2% 5,666
1936	50.1% 7,364	47.9% 7,045	2.0% 300
1932	51.4% 6,833	46.6% 6,196	2.0% 271
1928	67.8% 8,049	31.3% 3,720	0.9% 111
1924	60.4% 6,731	31.7% 3,537	7.8% 874
1920	59.2% 7,700	40.3% 5,241	0.5% 63
1916	47.0% 3,461	51.0% 3,754	2.1% 153
1912	35.3% 2,584	40.1% 2,934	24.6% 1,798
1908	52.8% 4,007	43.9% 3,330	3.4% 256
1904	58.8% 4,163	36.8% 2,607	4.4% 308
1900	51.2% 3,765	45.4% 3,337	3.5% 255
1896	50.4% 3,789	48.0% 3,612	1.6% 118
1892	49.2% 3,267	40.8% 2,710	10.1% 668
1888	49.7% 3,432	43.5% 3,004	6.9% 475
1884	50.6% 3,513	44.3% 3,078	5.2% 359
1880	52.9% 3,508	44.8% 2,968	2.4% 156
1876	52.2% 3,237	45.3% 2,809	2.5% 153
1872	54.7% 2,713	40.6% 2,013	4.7% 232

Education

The following school districts are located in Delaware County.

Big Walnut Local SD Buckeye Valley Local SD Centerburg Local SD1

Delaware City SD Delaware Area Career Center Dublin City SD²

Elgin Local SD ³ Highland Local SD4 Johnstown-Monroe Local SD5

Northridge Local SD5 North Union Local SD6 Olentangy Local School District

Westerville City SD7

¹ Mainly in Knox County, with portions in Delaware County

² Mainly in Franklin County, with portions in Delaware County and Union County

³ Mainly in Marion County, with portions in Delaware County

⁴ Mainly in Morrow County, with portions in Delaware County

⁵ Mainly in Licking County, with portions in Delaware County

⁶ Mainly in Union County, with portions in Delaware County

⁷ Mainly in Franklin County, with portions in Delaware County

The Ohio Wesleyan University, located in Delaware, Ohio, is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States and one of the Five Colleges of Ohio.

Transportation

Major Highways

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  I-71
  


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  US 23
  


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  US 36
  


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  US 42
  


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  SR 3
  


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  SR 4
  


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  SR 37
  


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  SR 61
  


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  SR 161
  


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  SR 229
  


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  SR 257
  


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  SR 315
  


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  SR 521
  


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  SR 605
  


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  SR 750
  

Airports

The area is served by the Delaware Municipal Airport,^[22] which is strategically located to serve the rapidly developing southern Delaware County area and the north portion of the Franklin County and Columbus areas. The airport contains a 5,000 foot runway, flight terminal, lounges, and weather briefing areas. It is home to approximately 80 aircraft and an estimated 40,000 operations take place per year. Several smaller airports are located in the county.

Media

The Delaware Gazette, a morning daily founded in 1885, is the dominant local newspaper in Delaware County, while the Sunbury News, a weekly community newspaper, serves eastern Delaware County and residents of the Big Walnut Local School District. Both publications are owned by Brown Publishing Company.

Additional local print publications include ThisWeek Delaware News, which covers the city of Delaware and the villages of Galena and Sunbury; and ThisWeek Olentangy Valley News, which covers Powell and the Olentangy Local School District. The two weekly papers are among 21 published by ThisWeek Community News, headquartered in southern Delaware County. ThisWeek is owned by GateHouse Media, which also owns the Columbus Dispatch. The Village of Shawnee Hills in Southwestern Delaware County is served by a monthly newspaper - The Village Gazette. The Village Gazette is independent/

Other local publications include the Transcript, the student paper at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Points of interest

Delaware, Ohio is famous for The Little Brown Jug, an internationally famous harness race which is part of the Triple Crown of harness racing.

The Methodist Theological School in Ohio is the Methodist graduate school seminary located between Delaware and Columbus, Ohio. It is often referred to as METHESCO.

Additional notable places include:

• Delaware Municipal Airport Annual Air Fair^[22]
  


• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium


• Zoombezi Bay waterpark


• Safari Golf club


• The Germain Amphitheater, formerly the Polaris Amphitheater, closed at the end of 2007^[23]
  


• Alum Creek State Park^[9] and the Delaware State Park^[10] bring millions of local, national, and international visitors to the area each year.^{[citation needed]}
  


• The site of the first Ohio State University football game^[24]
  


• The Hamburger Inn at 16 N. Sandusky ^[25]
  


• Historical Marker of Rutherford B. Hayes' home on E. William St.^[26]
  


• The Strand Theater.^[27]
  


• Polaris centers of commerce (Big commercial business area including Americas 2nd largest low rise office building - the chase McCoy center - and the high end Polaris fashion place mall)


• Perkins Observatory

Communities

Map of Delaware County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

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  Columbus (partly in Franklin County and Fairfield County)


• 
  Delaware (county seat)


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  Dublin (partly in Franklin County and Union County)


• Powell


• 
  Westerville (partly in Franklin County)

Villages

• Ashley


• Galena


• Ostrander


• Shawnee Hills


• Sunbury

Census-designated places

• Kilbourne


• Radnor

Unincorporated communities

• Africa


• Alum Creek


• Bellepoint


• Berkshire


• Center Village


• Cheshire


• Condit


• East Liberty


• Harlem


• Hyatts


• Kingston Center


• Leonardsburg


• Lewis Center


• Norton


• Olive Green


• Orange


• Rome


• Stratford


• Vans Valley


• White Sulphur

Townships

• Berkshire


• Berlin


• Brown


• Concord


• Delaware


• Genoa


• Harlem


• Kingston


• Liberty


• Marlboro


• Orange


• Oxford


• Porter


• Radnor


• Scioto


• Thompson


• Trenton


• Troy

https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites

Notable residents

Notable natives include Rutherford B. Hayes, who was the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). His wife, Lucy Webb Hayes, was one of the most popular of first ladies. She strongly supported the Temperance movement, and no alcohol was served in the White House during the Hayes administration. This prompted the press to call her "Lemonade Lucy." She also brought the annual Easter egg roll to the White House lawn.

Among the famous who have inhabited or been associated with the county are:

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  Horace Newton Allen, diplomat


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  Ben Curtis, professional golfer


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  Amos Dolbear, physicist and inventor


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  Charles W. Fairbanks, the 26th Vice President of the United States


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  Arthur Sherwood Flemming, statesman


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  Reuben James, U. S. Naval hero


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  Clare Kramer, actress


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  Norman Vincent Peale, author


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  John Purdue^[28] founding benefactor of Purdue University


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  Branch Rickey, Major League Baseball executive


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  Buck Rodgers, professional baseball player


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  William Rosecrans, U. S. Army Major General


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  Frank Sherwood Rowland, Nobel laureate


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  Ezra Vogel, professor emeritus, Harvard University


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  Jack Hanna, zookeeper, media personality, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
  


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  Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder, two-time Mr. Universe winner

See also

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

References

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Further reading

• Buckingham, Ray, E. Delaware County Then and Now, History Book, Inc., 1976


• History of Delaware County and Ohio. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., 1880


• Lytle, A. R., History of Delaware County Ohio, Delaware, 1908


• Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, union and Morrow, Ohio, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895

External links

• Delaware County Government official site


• 
  Delaware County Memory - Digital archive of historical documents and artifacts from Delaware County

Places adjacent to Delaware County, Ohio
Marion County Morrow County Knox County Union County Delaware County, Ohio Licking County Franklin County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Delaware
Cities	Columbus‡ Delaware Dublin‡ Powell Westerville‡
Villages	Ashley Galena Ostrander Shawnee Hills Sunbury
Townships	Berkshire Berlin Brown Concord Delaware Genoa Harlem Kingston Liberty Marlboro Orange Oxford Porter Radnor Scioto Thompson Trenton Troy
CDPs	Kilbourne Radnor
Unincorporated communities	Africa Alum Creek Bellepoint Berkshire Center Village Cheshire Condit East Liberty Harlem Hyatts Kingston Center Leonardsburg Lewis Center Norton Olive Green Orange Rome Stratford Vans Valley White Sulphur
Ghost towns	Carpenter's Mill Coles Mills Cones Mills Edinburgh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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