Delaware County is a

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located in the central portion of the

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. It is a frequent placeholder on the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 214,124. Its

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. The county was formed in 1808 from

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. Both the county and its seat are named after the

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was born and raised in Delaware County. It is also home to the

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History

The area including Delaware County was once home to numerous Native American

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. In 1804, Colonel Moses Byxbe and Henry Baldwin, among others, migrated to central Ohio from Berkshire County,

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, and built a town on the west bank of the Olentangy River. On February 10, 1808, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Delaware County. Following the

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, settlers began to arrive in the county and settled down in

. The town was incorporated in 1816, being the first incorporated town in the county. Powell, originally named Middlebury, was founded in 1801, but was not incorporated until 1947. Sunbury was founded in 1816. Ohio Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college, was founded by Methodists in 1842. Delaware County had Northern sympathies during the

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, and

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brought the

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through the area. A local road, Africa Road, derives its name from the era. Camp Delaware was one of the few Civil War camps that deployed African American soldiers. The Civil War played an important part in Delaware County's growth, bringing railroad business and technology. By 1900, Delaware had its first electric streetway, and an electric interurban railroad connecting

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and

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ran through the county. The Little Brown Jug race was founded in 1946, and is one of the races in the

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. In 2008, ''

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'' magazine ranked Delaware County as the fifth best place in the United States to raise a family and the second best in Ohio, behind

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. in 2020 Delaware was rated the best county to live in Ohio and 24th in the United States by

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, 17th healthiest county by

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, and 24th best counties to live in by 247WallSt.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.1%) is water. The county has an even terrain and a fertile soil.

Adjacent counties

* Morrow County (north) * Knox County (northeast) * Licking County (east) * Franklin County (south) * Union County (west) * Marion County (northwest)

Lakes and rivers

The major rivers of the county are the

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, Alum Creek, and the

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. These waterways run from north to south across the county. The Alum Creek Lake and the Delaware Lake are reservoirs created on Alum Creek and the Olentangy River, respectively.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 109,989 people, 39,674 households, and 30,668 families living in the county. The

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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%

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, 2.52%

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, 0.14% Native American, 1.54%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.38% from

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, and 1.14% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.01% of the population. 26.8% were of

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, 11.7%

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, 11.3%

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, 10.7%

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and 6.9%

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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

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for the county was $31,600. About 2.90% of families and 3.80% of the population were below the

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, 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

, Delaware County is the 21st fastest growing county in the United States.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 174,214 people, 62,760 households, and 47,977 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 66,378 housing units at an average density of . 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. In terms of ancestry, 34.2% were

, 16.3% were

, 14.0% were

, 8.1% were

, and 5.7% were

. 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. 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

, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Delaware County is considered a Republican stronghold, and has been so for most of the party's history. The only Democratic president candidate to win the county from 1856 to the present day was

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in his 1912 & 1916 electoral victories. However, in 2020 Joe Biden came within single digits of flipping the county, the closest result since Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory in 1964.

Education

The following school districts are located in Delaware County. * Big Walnut Local SDbr>
* Buckeye Valley Local School District, Buckeye Valley Local SD * Centerburg Local SD

* Delaware City SD * Dublin City SD² * Elgin Local SD�

* Highland Local School District, Highland Local SD⁴ * Johnstown-Monroe Local SD^{5
* Northridge Local School District, Northridge Local SD⁵
* North Union Local SD⁶
* Olentangy Local SD
* Westerville Local SD⁷

Other facilities:
Delaware Area Career Center

: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

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colleges in the United States

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and one of the Five Colleges of Ohio

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Transportation

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Airports

The area is served by the Delaware Municipal Airport, which serves the rapidly developing southern Delaware County area and the north portion of the Franklin County and Columbus
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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

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'', 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
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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. Both 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

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in southwestern Delaware County is served by a monthly newspaper - ''The Village Gazette''. ''The Village Gazette'' is independent.

Other local publications include ''the Transcript

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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
*Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
*Zoombezi Bay

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Waterpark (formerly Wyandot Lake Adventure Park)
*Safari Golf club
*The Germain Amphitheater, formerly the Polaris Amphitheater, closed at the end of 2007
*Alum Creek State Park and the Delaware State Park bring millions of local, national, and international visitors to the area each year.
*The site of the first Ohio State University

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football game
*The Hamburger Inn at 16 N. Sandusky
*Historical Marker of Rutherford B. Hayes' home on E. William St.
*The Strand Theater.
*Polaris centers of commerce (Big commercial business area including Americas 2nd largest low rise office building - JPMorgan Chase McCoy Center - and the high end Polaris fashion place mall)
*Perkins Observatory
*The Ross Art Museum

Communities

Cities

*Columbus
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(state capital) (mostly in Franklin County and partly in Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:

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*Delaware

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(county seat)
*Dublin

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(partly in Franklin County and Union County)
* Powell
* Sunbury
* Westerville (partly in Franklin County)

Villages

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* Galena
* Ostrander
*Shawnee Hills

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Census-designated places

* Kilbourne
* Radnor

Townships

* Berkshire
*Berlin

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*Delaware

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*Genoa

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*Harlem

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* Kingston
*Liberty

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* Radnor
* Scioto
*Thompson
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Unincorporated communities

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* Alum Creek
* Bellepoint
* Berkshire
* Carpenter's Mill
* Center Village
* Cheshire
* Coles Mills
* Condit Condit or Conditt is a surname.
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* Carl W. Condit (1914–1997), historian of Chicago architecture
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* Cones Mills
* East Liberty
* Edinburgh

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* Hyatts
* Kingston Center
* Leonardsburg
* Lewis Center

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* Norton Norton may refer to:

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* Orange

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* Rome

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* Stratford
* Vans Valley
* White Sulphur

Notable residents

Notable people who have lived in or been associated with the county include:

*Horace Newton Allen

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, diplomat
* Ben Curtis, professional golfer
*Amos Dolbear

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*Lou Ferrigno

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*Arthur Sherwood Flemming

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, statesman
*Jack Hanna

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*Lucy Webb Hayes

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*Vincente Minnelli

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* Branch Rickey, MLB

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, professional baseball player
*William Rosecrans

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, U. S. Army Major General
*Frank Sherwood Rowland

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, Nobel laureate
*Ezra Vogel

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, professor emeritus, Harvard University

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See also

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

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References

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

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