Miami County, Ohio

Miami County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Troy
Year Organized: 1807
Square Miles: 407

Court House:

201 West Main Street
County Courthouse
Troy, OH 45373-3239

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Residents named the county in honor of the Miami Indians.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

On January 16, 1807, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Miami County. Residents named the county in honor of the Miami Indians. Previously, the county had been part of Montgomery County.

Miami County is located in western Ohio. It is predominantly rural, with less than four percent of the county’s 407 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Troy. With a population of 21,999 people, Troy was the county’s largest community in 2000. Many residents of Ohio’s rural communities are seeking better lives and more opportunities in the state’s cities, but Miami County’s population grew between 1990 and 2000. The county experienced a 6.1 percent population growth rate between 1990 and 2000, bringing the total number of residents up to 98,868. The county averages 243 people per square mile.

Manufacturing businesses, retail positions, and service industries, such as health care and tourism, are Miami County’s largest employers. Farming ranks a distant fourth. In 1999, the per capita income in the county was 27,271 dollars, with seven percent of the people living in poverty.

Most voters in Miami County claim to be independents, yet in recent years, they have overwhelmingly supported Republican Party candidates at the national level.

American Indian agent John Johnston lived in Miami County, north of Piqua. The Ohio Historical Soceity maintains his farm, a portion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. and an Ohio Indian at the Piqua Historical Area.

Sources

Miami County, Ohio History Central, July 24, 2008,

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1978&nm=Miami-County

Neighboring Counties:

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

Cities and Towns:

- Bradford	village	Incorporated Area
- Brown	township
- Casstown	village	Incorporated Area
- Covington	village	Incorporated Area
- Elizabeth	township
- Fletcher	village	Incorporated Area
- Laura	village	Incorporated Area
- Lostcreek	township
- Ludlow Falls	village	Incorporated Area
- Newberry	township
- Newton	township
- Piqua	city	Incorporated Area
- Pleasant Hill	village	Incorporated Area
- Potsdam	village	Incorporated Area
- Springcreek	township
- Staunton	township
- Tipp City	city	Incorporated Area
- Troy (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- West Milton	village	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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