Miami County, Ohio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Miami County
U.S. county
County courthouse in Troy
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Founded	March 1, 1807
Named for	Miami people
Seat	Troy
Largest city	Troy*
Area
• Total	410 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	407 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km2)  0.8%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	108,774
• Density	265/sq mi (102.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	8th, 15th

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, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 410 square miles (1,100 km²), of which 407 square miles (1,050 km²) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) (0.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 102,506 people, 40,917 households, and 28,626 families living in the county. The population density was 252.1 inhabitants per square mile (97.3/km²). There were 44,256 housing units at an average density of 108.8 units per square mile (42.0 units/km²). 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. In terms of ancestry, 34.5% were German, 13.5% were Irish, 10.2% were English, and 9.8% were American.

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.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,507 and the median income for a family was $61,190. Males had a median income of $46,133 versus $32,699 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,006. About 7.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

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 School District
  • Piqua High School, Piqua (the Indians)
• Tipp City Exempted Village School District
  • Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City (the Red Devils)
• Troy City School District
  • 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

Municipalities and townships of Miami County

Cities

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

Villages

Townships

Unincorporated communities

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

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Miami (Ohio) para niños