Williams County, Ohio

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Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,102,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> and was estimated to be 36,554 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> The county seat and the largest city is Bryan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The county was created on April 1, 1820 and later organized on February 2, 1824.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.<ref name="osuedc">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.57%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the 53rd largest county in Ohio by total area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Williams County was $150,917.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 15,455 estimated households in Williams County with an average of 2.32 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $61,834. Approximately 11.1% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Williams County has an estimated 61.6% employment rate, with 14.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 91.4% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (96.3%), Spanish (2.4%), Indo-European (0.7%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.6%), and Other (0.1%).

The median age in the county was 41.8 years.

2024 estimate

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 36,554 people and 15,455 households residing in the county. There were 16,624 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.1% White (91.1% NH White), 1.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.6% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020 census

Williams County, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 35,544 35,934 37,338 35,283 33,483 97.73% 97.23% 95.28% 93.73% 90.25%
Black or African American alone (NH) 9 20 278 358 323 0.02% 0.05% 0.71% 0.95% 0.87%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 49 44 77 65 55 0.13% 0.12% 0.20% 0.17% 0.15%
Asian alone (NH) 63 125 199 212 198 0.17% 0.34% 0.51% 0.56% 0.53%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 3 7 0 x x 0.01% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 30 7 12 14 92 0.08% 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 232 313 1,089 x x 0.59% 0.83% 2.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 674 826 1,049 1,390 1,862 1.85% 2.24% 2.68% 3.69% 5.02%
Total 36,369 36,956 39,188 37,642 37,102 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 census, there were 37,102 people, 15,262 households, and 9,858 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 16,561 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 92.08% White, 0.90% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.77% from some other races and 4.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.02% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 37,642 people, 15,075 households, and 10,260 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 16,668 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.95% White, 0.96% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from some other races and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.69% of the population.

In terms of ancestry, 46.1% were German, 12.0% were Irish, 10.7% were English, and 7.8% were American.

There were 15,075 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.9% were non-families, and 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 40.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,538 and the median income for a family was $52,975. Males had a median income of $40,658 versus $29,064 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,381. About 9.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Government

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Williams County has three county commissioners who oversee the various county departments. Current commissioners are: Brian Davis, Lewis Hilkert, and Terry Rummel.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Communities

Map of Williams County, Ohio with municipal and township labels
Williams County touches the states of Indiana and Michigan.

City

Villages

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Townships

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

References

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