Lucas County, Ohio#Townships

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Lucas County

| state = Ohio

| flag = Flag of Lucas County, Ohio.svg

| seal = Seal of Lucas County Ohio.svg

| founded year = 1835{{cite web|url=http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Lucas.pdf|title=Ohio County Profiles: Lucas County|access-date=April 28, 2007|publisher=Ohio Department of Development|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621234450/http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Lucas.pdf|archive-date =June 21, 2007}}

| founded date = June 20

| seat wl = Toledo

| largest city wl = Toledo

| area_total_sq_mi = 596

| area_land_sq_mi = 341

| area_water_sq_mi = 255

| area percentage = 43%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 431279

| pop_est_as_of = 2021

| population_est = 429191 {{decrease}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| time zone = Eastern

| web = www.co.lucas.oh.us

| named for = Robert Lucas

| ex image = Lucas County, Ohio Courthouse at night.jpg

| ex image cap = The Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo

| district = 9th

}}

Lucas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is bordered to the east by Lake Erie, and to the southeast by the Maumee River, which runs to the lake. As of the 2020 census, the population was 431,279.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lucascountyohio/PST045221|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 29, 2022}} Its county seat and largest city is Toledo, located at the mouth of the Maumee River on the lake.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} The county was named for Robert Lucas, 12th governor of Ohio, in 1835 during his second term.{{cite web|url=http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39095&sid=0 |title=Lucas County data |access-date=April 28, 2007 |publisher=Ohio State University Extension Data Center }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Its establishment provoked the Toledo War conflict with the Michigan Territory, which claimed some of its area. Lucas County is the central county of the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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On August 20, 1794, near the site of the present-day town of Maumee, American forces led by General Anthony Wayne won a decisive victory over allied Indian forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers after years of conflict in what was known as the Northwest Indian War. The defeat of the Native forces resulted in the opening of the entire Northwest Territory for white settlement. Northwest Ohio was occupied chiefly by villages and bands of the Odawa people, who had trading relations with the French at Fort Detroit since 1701. Other Odawa were located in southeast Michigan and further north on the peninsula. They ceded much of that territory in the Treaty of Greenville but retained control of lands along the Maumee River until after the War of 1812. The last Odawa band, that of Ottokee, grandson of Chief Pontiac, left the Maumee River area for Kansas in 1839.Helen Hornbeck Tanner, ed., Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History (University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, 1986) pp. 3, 58–59Larry Angelo (2nd chief of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma), The Migration of the Ottawas from 1615 to Present, (1997), pp. 3-6

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Lucas County was established in 1835. At that time, both Ohio and Michigan Territory claimed sovereignty over a {{convert|468|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} region along their border (see Toledo War). When Michigan petitioned Congress for statehood in 1835, it sought to include the disputed territory within its bounds. In response, the Ohio General Assembly formally organized part of the area as Lucas County, naming it after the incumbent governor of Ohio, Robert Lucas.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|596|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|341|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|255|sqmi}} (43%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 8, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }} It is the fourth-smallest county in Ohio by land area. Much of the county lies within what was at the time of its establishment, a vast network of forests, wetlands, and grasslands known as the Great Black Swamp.

=Rivers=

=Adjacent counties=

Monroe County, Michigan (north)
Essex County, Ontario (northeast)
Ottawa County (southeast)
Wood County (south)
Henry County (southwest)
Fulton County (west)
Lenawee County, Michigan (northwest)

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Demographics

{{US Census population

|1840= 9382

|1850= 12363

|1860= 25831

|1870= 46722

|1880= 67377

|1890= 102296

|1900= 153559

|1910= 192728

|1920= 275721

|1930= 347709

|1940= 344333

|1950= 395551

|1960= 456931

|1970= 484370

|1980= 471741

|1990= 462361

|2000= 455054

|2010= 441815

|2020= 431279

|estyear=2021

|estimate=429191

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|access-date=June 29, 2022}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 8, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 8, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 8, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 8, 2015}} 2010–2020

}}

=2020 census=

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|+Lucas County, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lucas County, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US39095&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lucas County, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US39095&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lucas County, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US39095&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|343,146

|313,596

|style='background: #ffffe6; |284,663

|75.41%

|70.98%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.00%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|76,495

|82,541

|style='background: #ffffe6; |83,398

|16.81%

|18.68%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.34%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|942

|955

|style='background: #ffffe6; |817

|0.21%

|0.22%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%

Asian alone (NH)

|5,470

|6,676

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,089

|1.20%

|1.51%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.64%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|76

|91

|style='background: #ffffe6; |115

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%

Other race alone (NH)

|699

|678

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,926

|0.15%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|7,556

|10,304

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,104

|1.66%

|2.33%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.89%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|20,670

|26,974

|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,167

|4.54%

|6.11%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.46%

Total

|455,054

|441,815

|style='background: #ffffe6; |431,279

|100.00%

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

=2010 census=

As of the 2010 census, there were 441,815 people, 180,267 households, and 111,016 families living in the county.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39095

|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data

|access-date=December 27, 2015

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014748/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39095

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}} The population density was {{convert|1,296.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 202,630 housing units at an average density of {{convert|594.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39095

|access-date=December 27, 2015

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213191658/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39095

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}} The racial makeup of the county was 74.0% white, 19.0% black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 2.0% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 29.8% were German, 13.2% were Irish, 9.7% were Polish, 8.0% were English, and 3.8% were American.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39095

|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

|access-date=December 27, 2015

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012919/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39095

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}}

Of the 180,267 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.4% were non-families, and 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 37.0 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,072 and the median income for a family was $54,855. Males had a median income of $46,806 versus $33,394 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,981. About 14.0% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39095

|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

|access-date=December 27, 2015

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014728/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39095

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}}

=2000 census=

As of the census of 2000, there were 455,054 people, 182,847 households, and 116,290 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,337|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 196,259 housing units at an average density of {{convert|576|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.50% White, 16.98% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 4.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 182,847 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.70% were married couples living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,004, and the median income for a family was $48,190. Males had a median income of $39,415 versus $26,447 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,518. About 10.70% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

=Top Employers=

According to the county's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{Cite web |url=https://www.co.lucas.oh.us/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=77397 |title=Lucas County, Ohio Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 |access-date=June 26, 2021}} the top ten employers in the county are:

class="wikitable sortable"
# ! Employer ! # of employees
1 \|Promedica Health Services \|11,517
2 \|University of Toledo \|8,502
3 \|Fiat Chrysler - Toledo North Plant; Toledo South Plant \|6,759
4 \|Mercy Health Partners \|5,880
5 \|Toledo Public Schools \|3,193
6 \|Lucas County \|2,821
7 \|City of Toledo \|2,748
8 \|Kroger \|2,300
9 \|Walmart \|1,954
10 \|General Motors - Powertrain \|1,778

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! Employer

! # of employees

|Promedica Health Services

|11,517

|University of Toledo

|8,502

|Fiat Chrysler - Toledo North Plant; Toledo South Plant

|6,759

|Mercy Health Partners

|5,880

|Toledo Public Schools

|3,193

|Lucas County

|2,821

|City of Toledo

|2,748

|Kroger

|2,300

|Walmart

|1,954

|General Motors - Powertrain

|1,778

Politics

Like most populous urban counties, Lucas County is a Democratic stronghold. The only Republicans to win a majority or plurality in the county since 1932 have been Thomas E. Dewey in 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956, and Ronald Reagan in 1980 (plurality) and 1984.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Although Ronald Reagan carried the county twice, no other Republican has won the county in the last 50 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparemaps.php?year=2008&fips=39&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=David Leip's Presidential Atlas (Maps for Ohio by election)|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 1, 2018}} In 1972, for instance, it was one of only two counties in the entire state that supported George McGovern.

In the last five presidential elections, the Democratic candidate's margin of victory has ranged from 12.4% in 2024, the narrowest margin in the county since 1988, to 30.5% in the case of Barack Obama.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election+map&st=cse|title=President Map - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times|website=elections.nytimes.com|access-date=April 1, 2018}} The entirety of Lucas County, including Toledo, lies in Ohio's 9th congressional district, and it is represented by Marcy Kaptur, who is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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Government

=County officials=

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Office ! Name ! Party
Commissioner \| Lisa Sobecki \| Democratic
Commissioner \| Peter L. Gerken \| Democratic
Commissioner \| Anita L. Lopez \| Democratic
Prosecutor \| Julia R. Bates \| Democratic
Sheriff \| Mike Navarre \| Democratic
Clerk of Courts \| J. Bernie Quilter \| Democratic
Recorder \| Michael Ashford \| Democratic
Treasurer \| Lindsay Webb \| Democratic
Engineer \| Mike Pniewski \| Democratic
Coroner \| Tom Blomquist \| Democratic
Auditor \| Katie Moline \| Democratic

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Office

! Name

! Party

Commissioner

| Lisa Sobecki

| Democratic

Commissioner

| Peter L. Gerken

| Democratic

Commissioner

| Anita L. Lopez

| Democratic

Prosecutor

| Julia R. Bates

| Democratic

Sheriff

| Mike Navarre

| Democratic

Clerk of Courts

| J. Bernie Quilter

| Democratic

Recorder

| Michael Ashford

| Democratic

Treasurer

| Lindsay Webb

| Democratic

Engineer

| Mike Pniewski

| Democratic

Coroner

| Tom Blomquist

| Democratic

Auditor

| Katie Moline

| Democratic

{{cite web|url=http://co.lucas.oh.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/7703|title=Lucas County elected officials|website=lucas.oh.us|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616201912/http://co.lucas.oh.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/7703|url-status=dead}}

Communities

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=Cities=

=Villages=

Berkey
Harbor View
Holland
Ottawa Hills
Swanton (mostly in Fulton County)
Whitehouse

=Townships=

Harding{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |title=TOWNSHIP WEBSITES | Ohio Township Association }}
Jerusalem
Monclova
Providence
Richfield
Spencer
Springfield
Swanton
Sylvania
Washington
Waterville

=Census-designated places=

=Unincorporated communities=

=Ghost towns=

References

External links

[http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/ Lucas County Government's website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060911012856/http://www.lucascountyfair.com/index.html Lucas County Fair site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110309141953/http://www.lucascountyskywarn.org/ Lucas County SkyWarn website]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Lucas County, Ohio

|North = Monroe County, Michigan

|Northeast =

|East = Lake Erie

|Southeast = Ottawa County

|South = Wood County

|Southwest = Henry County

|West = Fulton County

|Northwest = Lenawee County, Michigan

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