data for the county and region

Data for the County and Region

Population, 2000 census

Darke County 53,309
Ansonia   1,145
Arcanum   2,076
Bradford   1,859
Greenville 13,294
Gettysburg      558
New Madison      817
Union City   1,767
Versailles   2,589

Education

82.8% are high school graduates or higher

10.1% hold bachelor’s degrees or higher

3.6% hold graduate or professional degrees

Income

Median household income $39,307

Median family income $45,735

Per Capita income $18,670

Housing

Number of households   20,419

Owner-occupied housing units   72.5%

Median value of owner-occupied units $91,100

Average household size       2.56

Labor Force

Labor Force 27,800
Percent of labor force employed out-of-county 36.8%
Mean travel time to work 22.8  minutes

Business

Number of private nonfarm businesses 1,240
Manufacturers shipments $1,144,633,000
Retail sales $431,859,000
Retail sales per capita $8,154

Agriculture

Number of farms 1,720
Average farm size 193 acres
Total land in farm 332,000 acres
Total ag receipt $273,459,000
Ohio ranking 2nd

Climate

Average annual temperature 60.3F

Average annual precipitation 37 inches

Darke County Comprised Of:

20 Townships 43 Voting Precincts

21 Municipalities 1,292 Miles of roads

8 School Districts

Miles From County Seat To:

Cincinnati   82
Columbus 101
Dayton   38
Springfield   59
Toledo 145
Indianapolis, Indiana 107
I-70   23
I-75   26

Ansonia     •     Arcanum     •     Bradford     •     Gettysburg     •     Greenville     •     New Madison     •     Union City     •     Versailles