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Montgomery County, OhioMontgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 559,062. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton6.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,203 km² (464 mi²). 1,196 km² (462 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.58% water. Adjacent countiesMajor Highways
Any citizen of Ohio and the United States who is eighteen years of age or older and lives in the county may run for commissioner, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, or recorder. The other offices have specific additional requirements: candidates for prosecutor must be licensed to practice law; candidates for coroner must be licensed to practice medicine for two years; candidates for engineer must be both licensed surveyors and engineers; and candidates for sheriff must have certain education and supervisory experience in law enforcement. If a vacancy arises, it is filled by the county central committee of the political party to which the former official belonged, i.e., the Republicans appoint someone to an office held by a Republican and the Democrats to an office held by a Democrat. If an office becomes vacant before the November election in the even-numbered year midway through the term, the appointee must run in a special election for the remainder of the term. If the office becomes vacant after then, the appointment is for the remainder of the term. The Board of County Commissioners is the combined executive and legislative branch of county government but as their control over the independently elected officials is limited, there is effectively no real executive. However, one of the members of the board is named president of the board. The commissioners receive a full-time salary, but commissioners often have full-time occupations on the side. The board also employs a clerk to record its proceedings. The board of commissioners often create numerous subordinate departments to handle specific services. These vary from county to county; among the most common are departments for building and zoning, health, economic development, water and sewer service, and emergency management. There is also a county educational service center (previously known as the county board of education) presided over by a board of education, typically numbering five members, elected to staggered four-year terms in non-partisan elections in odd-numbered years. The center supplies services to the individual school districts in the county and exercises some limited control over the class of school districts known as "local school districts." ("City school districts" and "exempted village school districts" are free from any oversight by the county board.) Counties also have a board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to educate disabled children. The members of this board are appointed. Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party. The board employs a director, who must be of the opposing political party of the chairman of the board of elections, and a deputy director, who must be of the political party of the chairman of the board. The county has a court of common pleas, which is the court of first instance for felonies and certain high-value civil cases. All judges in Ohio are elected to six-year terms in non-partisan elections after being nominated in partisan primaries. See also Ohio county government. Current officials
County Court of Montgomery County See also: DemographicsAs of the census2 of 2000, there are 559,062 people, 229,229 households, and 146,935 families residing in the county. The population density is 468/km² (1,211/mi²). There are 248,443 housing units at an average density of 208/km² (538/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 76.57% White, 19.86% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 229,229 households out of which 29.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.30% are married couples living together, 13.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% are non-families. 30.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 2.96. In the county, the population is spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.60 males. The median income for a household in the county is $40,156, and the median income for a family is $50,071. Males have a median income of $38,710 versus $27,297 for females. The per capita income for the county is $21,743. 11.30% of the population and 8.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.60% of those under the age of 18 and 8.20% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Cities and VillagesUnder Ohio law, there are two types of incorporated municipal jurisdictions, cities and villages. The following cities and villages are located in Montgomery County.
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