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There is eighty-eight counties in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Constitution allows counties to set up a charter government as many cities and villages do, but only Summit County has done so.

Preble County, Ohio

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

County Seat: Eaton
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 425

Court House:

101 E. Main Street
County Courthouse
Eaton, OH 45320-1790

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Residents named the county in honor of Edward Preble, a hero of the American Revolution.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

On February 15, 1808, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Preble County. Residents named the county in honor of Edward Preble, a hero of the American Revolution.

Preble County is located in the western part of Ohio. Its western border helps form the boundary between Ohio and Indiana. The county seat is Eaton, which is the largest city in the county with a population of 8,133 people in 2000. Approximately seventy-three percent of Preble County's 425 square miles are covered in farms. Only 1.4 percent of the county is deemed urban. The county averages almost one hundred people living in each square mile. Between 1990 and 2000, the county experienced a 5.5 percent increase in population, as many residents of Cincinnati, in nearby Hamilton County, sought to escape the larger city's busyness. In 2000, the county's residents numbered 42,337 people.

Most of Preble County's residents find employment in agricultural positions. In the state, the county ranks fifth in hog raising and seventh in corn production. Manufacturing, retail, and government positions finish second, third, and fourth respectively. In 1999, the per capita income was 22,272 dollars, with eight percent of the county's residents living below the poverty level.

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

The county is home to the only remaining double-barreled cover bridge in Ohio. Known as the Roberts Covered Bridge, the structure has stood since 1829. Songwriter Benjamin Hanby ranks among Preble County's more prominent residents.

Sources

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

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2003&nm=Preble-County

Neighboring Counties:

Darke County (north)
Montgomery County (east)
Butler County (south)
Union County, Indiana (southwest)
Wayne County, Indiana (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Camden	village	Incorporated Area
- Dixon	township
- Eaton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Eldorado	village	Incorporated Area
- Gasper	township
- Gratis	village	Incorporated Area
- Israel	township
- Lanier	township
- Lewisburg	village	Incorporated Area
- New Paris	village	Incorporated Area
- Somers	township
- Twin	township
- Verona	village	Incorporated Area
- West Alexandria	village	Incorporated Area
- West Elkton	village	Incorporated Area
- West Manchester	village	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

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