Ross County is located in south central Ohio. The County Seat is Chillicothe and the largest city is Chillicothe. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.ross.oh.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 77,159 and the 2010 census population was 78,064. The land area is 689.19 square miles and there are 113.3 persons per square mile.
90.7% of the population is White, 6.2% is Black or African American, 1.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.2% is two or more races. 84.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $111,100, there are 28,308 households, an average of 2.53 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,310, the median household income is $43,264, and 19.7% of the persons in Ross County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 5,162. Retail sales (in $1000) were $831,195, and sales per capita were $10,947. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.5%.
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| Ross County Visit the government page for Ross County to access agencies, departments, officials, business resources, calendars, news, services, permits, and more. |
| Attorneys List of Ross County Attorneys from the Chillicothe Municipal Court. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas Ross County Court of Common Pleas records. Includes appeals, civil cases over $15,000, adult probation, felony criminal, family division (divorce, annulment, dissolution, parentage, domestic violence, custody, stalking, support enforcement, visitation), foreclosure, judgment, torts, product liability, and workers compensation cases. |
| Court Records | Municipal Chillicothe Chillicothe Municipal Court serving Ross County countywide. Search dockets, case schedules, and records for civil cases less than $15,000, eviction, small claims, traffic, and misdemeanor criminal cases, and preliminary felony criminal hearings. |
| Court Records | Probate Ross County Probate/Juvenile Court case records. |
| Food Service Inspections Ross County Health District summaries of recent health inspections at local food services (e.g. restaurants). |
| Marriages Lancaster Eagle-Gazette database of Ross County marriage licenses. |
| Property Search the Ross County Auditor property record information by parcel owner or parcel number. |
| Recorded Documents Ross County Recorder land records and UCCs. Search for mortgages, deeds, amendments, assignments, releases, Powers of Attorney, plats, partnerships, liens, and Uniform Commercial Code filings. |
| Registered Offenders Ross County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse these lists of upcoming Sheriff Sales in Ross County. |
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