Miami County, Ohio

Miami County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,774. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the Miami people. Miami County is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Shelby County (north)
Champaign County (northeast)
Clark County (southeast)
Montgomery County (south)
Darke County (west)

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Miami County, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|87,865

|90,261

|94,262

|95,908

|style='background: #ffffe6; |96,964

|97.22%

|96.87%

|95.34%

|93.56%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |89.14%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,765

|1,769

|1,923

|2,063

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,559

|1.95%

|1.90%

|1.95%

|2.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.35%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|81

|149

|181

|173

|style='background: #ffffe6; |152

|0.09%

|0.16%

|0.18%

|0.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%

|Asian alone (NH)

|217

|597

|770

|1,213

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,644

|0.24%

|0.64%

|0.78%

|1.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.51%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|13

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

|Other race alone (NH)

|67

|40

|95

|110

|style='background: #ffffe6; |483

|0.07%

|0.04%

|0.10%

|0.11%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|910

|1,685

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,752

|0.92%

|1.64%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.37%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|386

|366

|721

|1,341

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,199

|0.43%

|0.39%

|0.73%

|1.31%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.02%

|Total

|90,381

|93,182

|98,868

|102,506

|style='background: #ffffe6; |108,774

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 108,774. The median age was 41.3 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 89.7% White, 2.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.0% from some other race, and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.0% of the population.

69.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 30.6% lived in rural areas.

There were 44,086 households in the county, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 17.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 44,256 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.4% white, 2.0% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population.

Of the 40,917 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.0% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 40.6 years.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.78% White, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 38,437 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.20% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,109, and the median income for a family was $51,169. Males had a median income of $37,357 versus $25,493 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,669. About 5.10% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Miami County is a Republican stronghold county in presidential elections, with Democrats winning the county only three times in 1912, 1936, and 1964.

Government

Current officials

Board of Commissioners:
Ted Mercer (R)
Wade Westfall (R)
Greg Simmons (R)
County Auditor: Matthew W. Gearhardt (R)
Clerk of Courts: Shawn Peeples (R)
County Coroner: William N. Ginn, M.D. (R)
County Engineer: Paul Huelskamp (R)
County Prosecutor: Paul Watkins (R)
County Recorder: David Norman *appointed (R)
Sheriff: Dave Duchak (R)
County Treasurer: James Stubbs (R)

Miami County Court of Common Pleas

Judges:
Stacy Wall (R)
Jeannine Pratt (R)
Scott Altenburger(R)

Municipal Court

Judges:
Samuel Huffman(R)
Anthony E. Kendell (R)
Magistrates:
James Utrecht

Education

Public school districts

Bethel Local Schools
Bethel High School, Bethel Township (the Bees)
Bradford Schools
Bradford High School, Bradford (the Railroaders)
Covington Exempted Village School District
Covington High School, Covington (the Buccs/Buccaneers)
Miami East Local Schools
Miami East High School, Casstown (the Vikings)
Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools
Milton-Union High School, West Milton (the Bulldogs)
Newton Local School District
Newton High School, Newton (the Indians)
Piqua City Schools
Piqua High School, Piqua (the Indians)
Tipp City Exempted Village School District
Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City (the Red Devils)
Troy City Schools
Troy High School, Troy (the Trojans)

Miscellaneous education

The Western Ohio Japanese Language School (オハイオ西部日本語学校 Ohaio Seibu Nihongo Gakkō) is a supplementary weekend Japanese school in unincorporated Miami County, near Troy. It started in April 1988.

Communities

thumb|right|275px|Municipalities and townships of Miami County

Cities

Huber Heights (part)
Piqua
Tipp City
Troy (county seat)
Union (part)

Villages

Bradford (part)
Casstown
Covington
Fletcher
Laura
Ludlow Falls
Pleasant Hill
Potsdam
West Milton

Townships

Bethel
Brown
Concord
Elizabeth
Lostcreek
Monroe
Newberry
Newton
Springcreek
Staunton
Union
Washington

Census-designated place

Brandt

Unincorporated communities

Abe
Alcony
Bloomer
Brandt
Conover
Frederick
Garland
Ginghamsburg
Grayson
Kessler
Lena
Phoneton
Pigeye
Polo
Rossville
West Charleston

References

External links

County website
The 1909 Centennial History of Piqua, Troy and Miami County