Delaware County, Ohio
| Delaware County, Ohio | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 10, 1808 | |
| Named for | the Delaware Indians | |
| Seat | Delaware | |
| Largest city | Delaware* | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 457 sq mi (1,184 km2) | |
| • Land | 443 sq mi (1,147 km2) | |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 3.1% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2013) | 184,979 | |
| • Density | 393/sq mi (152/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 12th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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| Footnotes: *Based on population just within the county. | ||
Delaware County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 174,214. Its county seat is Delaware. The county was formed in 1808 from Franklin County, Ohio. Both the county and its seat are named after the Delaware Indian tribe.
Delaware County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
U. S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was born and grew up in Delaware County. It is also home to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
In 2008, Forbes magazine ranks Delaware County as the fifth best place in the United States to raise a family and the second best in Ohio, behind Geauga County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 457 square miles (1,180 km2), of which 443 square miles (1,150 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (3.1%) is water. The county has an even terrain and a fertile soil.
The major rivers of the county are the Scioto River, Olentangy River, Alum Creek, and the Big Walnut Creek. 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 109,989 people, 39,674 households, and 30,668 families residing in the county. The population density 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% White, 2.52% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population. 26.8% were of German, 11.7% Irish, 11.3% English, 10.7% American and 6.9% Italian ancestry according to 2000 census.
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