Ohio County, Indiana#References

Dearborn County was formed from Indiana Territory in 1803, and its borders were modified several times, both before and after the creation of the state of Indiana in 1816. Ohio County was created out of Dearborn County, authorized by legislative action effective January 4, 1844, to resolve a dispute of county seat between Rising Sun and Lawrenceburg.History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana 1885, p9. 111–9. It was named for the Ohio River, which defines its eastern border.{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Ronald L. |title=Indiana Place Names |last2=Carmony |first2=Marvin |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1975 |location=Bloomington IN |page=121}}

The Ohio County courthouse was built in the county seat of Rising Sun in 1845. It is a two-story Greek Revival brick building measuring about {{convert|60|ft}} by {{convert|40|ft}}, including the portico supported by Doric pillars.History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana 1885, pp. 123–124. This courthouse is still in use and is the oldest continuously used courthouse in the state.{{Cite book |last=Counts |first=Will |title=The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses |last2=Jon Dilts |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1991 |isbn=978-0-253-33638-5 |location=Bloomington IN |pages=162–3}}

Image:Map of Ohio County, Indiana.svg

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|87.43|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|86.14|sqmi}} (or 98.52%) is land and {{convert|1.29|sqmi}} (or 1.48%) is water.

• Boone County, Kentucky – east
• Dearborn County – north
• Ripley County – northwest
• Switzerland County – south

• Rising Sun – on the banks of the Ohio River

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• Aberdeen
• Bear Branch
• Buffalo
• Camp Shore
• Cofield Corner
• Hartford
• Milton
• North Landing

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• Cass
• Pike
• Randolph
• Union

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• US Route 50 in Dearborn County passes within {{convert|2|mi}} of Ohio County's northern border.{{Cite web |title=US Route 50 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2050§ion=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012182329/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2050§ion=1 |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}
• State Road 56 enters from Switzerland County to the south and passes east along the southern border, then north through Rising Sun and along the river, continuing north to Dearborn county.{{Cite web |title=State Road 56 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1056§ion=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309072821/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1056§ion=1 |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}
• State Road 156 runs along the Ohio River in Switzerland County, and enters the far southeast part of Ohio County, continuing NW and north to its intersection with State Road 56, 1.5 miles inside Ohio County.{{Cite web |title=State Road 156 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1156§ion=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406012849/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1156§ion=1 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}
• State Road 262 enters from Dillsboro and crosses the county in a general eastern direction, ending in Rising Sun.{{Cite web |title=State Road 262 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1262§ion=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406013518/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1262§ion=1 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}

There are no active railroad lines in the county.{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=State of Indiana 2011 Rail System Map |url=http://www.in.gov/indot/files/MAIN-RR-11_V1.pdf |access-date=June 19, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Dept. of Transportation |format=PDF}}

Ohio County has two schools managed by a single school corporation.{{Cite web |title=Ohio County School Corporations |url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/SearchResults.aspx?searchVal=3&searchText=58&searchLabel=Ohio |access-date=December 3, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Department of Education}} The Ohio County Elementary–Middle School served a total of 636 students during the 2009–2010 school year.{{Cite web |title=Ohio County Elem-Middle Sch - Overview |url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/Dashboard.aspx?view=SCHOOL&val=6511&desc=Ohio%20County%20Elem-Middle%20Sch |access-date=December 3, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Department of Education}} Rising Sun High School served a total of 264 students during the same period.{{Cite web |title=Rising Sun High School - Overview |url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/Dashboard.aspx?view=SCHOOL&val=6513&desc=Rising%20Sun%20High%20School |access-date=December 3, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Department of Education}}

Ohio County residents are served by the Ohio County Public Library with a single branch in Rising Sun.{{Cite web |title=Indiana public library directory |url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf |access-date=March 14, 2018 |publisher=Indiana State Library}}

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In recent years, average temperatures in Rising Sun have ranged from a low of {{convert|21|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-23|°F}} was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of {{convert|104|°F}} was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.92|in}} in October to {{convert|4.83|in}} in June.

{{See also|Government of Indiana}}

The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana and the Indiana Code. The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes and service taxes.{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |author-link=Indiana In the 2020 presidential election, Ohio county has the largest % of Libertarian votes, with 11%. Code |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=Government of Indiana}}{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=Government of Indiana |format=PDF}}

A board of commissioners serves as the county's executive body. The commissioners are elected county–wide to staggered four–year terms. One commissioner serves as board president. The board executes the acts legislated by the council, collects revenue, and manages day-to-day functions of the county government.

The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court which is shared with neighboring Dearborn County.{{Cite web |title=Indiana Trial Courts: Types of Courts |url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/about/04-trialcourts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019180119/http://in.gov/judiciary/about/04-trialcourts.html |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Courts}}

The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk; they are elected to four–year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and be residents of the county.

Each of the townships has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief and manages cemetery care, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.{{Cite web |title=Government |url=http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=95 |access-date=January 6, 2011 |publisher=United Township Association of Indiana}}

Ohio County is part of Indiana's 9th congressional district; Indiana Senate district 43;{{Cite web |title=Indiana Senate Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}} and Indiana House of Representatives district 68.{{Cite web |title=Indiana House Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}

{{PresHead|place=Ohio County, Indiana|source={{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=May 19, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,381|666|44|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,392|750|22|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,118|686|117|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,759|994|66|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,713|1,158|47|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,796|1,139|23|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,515|951|26|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,098|1,083|293|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,009|970|535|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,412|1,113|6|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,503|1,068|6|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,264|1,074|82|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,027|1,300|10|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,368|922|9|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,053|991|243|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|905|1,397|6|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,314|1,015|7|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,237|1,087|7|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,219|1,119|10|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,031|1,173|11|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,126|1,043|15|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,186|1,210|8|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,022|1,362|0|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|997|1,288|20|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,230|911|13|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|989|1,058|58|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,177|1,097|38|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|597|632|29|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|406|553|168|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|619|622|19|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|962|584|40|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1900|Republican|730|632|9|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1896|Republican|705|634|1|Indiana}}

{{PresRow|1892|Republican|662|606|12|Indiana}}

{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|726|585|3|Indiana}}

{{US Census population

|1850= 5308

|1860= 5462

|1870= 5837

|1880= 5563

|1890= 4955

|1900= 4724

|1910= 4329

|1920= 4024

|1930= 3747

|1940= 3782

|1950= 4223

|1960= 4165

|1970= 4289

|1980= 5114

|1990= 5315

|2000= 5623

|2010= 6128

|2020= 5940

|estyear=2023

|estimate=6004

|estref={{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

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1790-1960{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}} 1900-1990{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}
1990-2000{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} 2010-2017

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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 6,128 people, 2,477 households, and 1,737 families residing in the county.{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18115 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} The population density was {{convert|71.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,784 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.3|/sqmi}}.{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201701/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18115 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}} The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.5% were German, 12.6% were Irish, 12.2% were American, and 7.3% were English.{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003352/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18115 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}

Of the 2,477 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.9% were non-families, and 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 43.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $64,271. Males had a median income of $49,241 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,703. About 5.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003404/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18115 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio County, Indiana

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• [https://www.in.gov/core/mylocal/ohio_county.html Ohio County in Indiana State website]
• {{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdearbor02chic#page/n7/mode/2up |title=History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana |publisher=Weakley Harraman & Co. |year=1885 |location=Chicago}}
• {{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Ohio (county)|display=Ohio. III. A S. E. county of Indiana |short=x}}
• [https://ohiocountyin.gov/ Official website]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Ohio County, Indiana

|North = Dearborn County

|East = Boone County, Kentucky

|South = Switzerland County

|Northwest = Ripley County

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Category:Indiana counties

Category:1844 establishments in Indiana

Category:Indiana counties on the Ohio River

Category:Populated places established in 1844