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  Encyclopedia: List of Ohio counties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Athens County is a county located in the state of Ohio, in the southeasternmost part of the state.
Hamilton County is a county of the state of Ohio, located in the southwest corner of the state.
Williams County is a county located in the state of Ohio.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Ohio-counties   (2052 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ohio
Ohio was discovered by La Salle about 1670 and formal possession of the territory including the state was taken by the French in 1671.
In 1787 an organization known as the Ohio Company of Associates was formed in New England by a number of those who had served in the American Revolutionary War and under their negotiations a purchase of a large tract of land in the territory northwest of the Ohio River was made from the Government.
The Ohio courts have held, however, that a bequest to a Roman Catholic priest "for the saying of Masses for the repose of my soul and the soul of my husband" is not within the statute and is good although made within less than a year of the testator's death.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11225d.htm   (2551 words)

  
 Ohio Department of Taxation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For land in the 23 counties affected by the new rates, the average per acre value dropped from $258 three years ago to $231 today.
All real property in Ohio, including land in the CAUV program, is by law revised every three years being subject either to an inspection and reappraisal or the less intensive property value update.
Counties impacted by the new CAUV values this year are: Adams, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Columbiana, Fairfield, Hancock, Hocking, Holmes, Lawrence, Logan, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Paulding, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Washington, Union and Wyandot.
tax.ohio.gov /divisions/communications/news_releases/news_release_050201.stm   (562 words)

  
 Ohio Trends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohio has been experiencing both a growth in population and what is being termed a "rural rebound" during the 1990s.
Counties in the southern part of the state that were not a part of the Cincinnati-Hamilton metropolitan area that grew the most were Pike (13.7%), Adams (12.3%), and Highland (11.4%).
Counties on interstate highways had only a slightly higher growth rate than other counties that were not on the interstate system.
www.osuedc.org /current/ohtrends/v1n1.html   (1058 words)

  
 Section 4: Focus on Poulation Change in Counties and Metro Regions
The Ohio counties of the Cincinnati-Hamilton region are Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren and Butler County.
Ohio’s three largest metropolitan regions, comprised of 19 counties, were home to 49.3 percent of the state’s total population in 1950.
Of the 10 fastest growing Ohio counties since 1950, nine of the 10 are associated with one of the three largest metro regions.
ohioline.osu.edu /~dataunit/ru-1/ru1_9.html   (993 words)

  
 State of Ohio
From 1867 to 1908 birth and death records were recorded at the probate court office in the county where the event occurred.
The following list of counties indicates the county seat; year the county was created; if different, the year it was fully organized for record keeping (in parentheses); and the parent county from which it was formed.
Under parent county are some county names with an (*) indicating records may also be found there since the county may have been "attached" to those other counties for some period in its history.
www.myohiogenealogy.com   (430 words)

  
 Ohio Counties, Ohio (More Information)
Ashtabula county is the northeasternmost county in Ohio with Jefferson serving as the county seat.
Defiance county is located in northwestern Ohio and with the city of Defiance serving as the...
Delaware county is located in central Ohio and uses the city of Delaware as its county seat.
www.ohwy.com /oh/o/ohcounty.htm   (1367 words)

  
 Ohio Department of Taxation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Taxpayers in these counties, as well as Ohio taxpayers in counties in other states so designated, are also eligible for tax relief in the form of a 45-day extension to file and pay taxes.
The extension also applies to residents and businesses residing in a county in another state that is also a federally-declared disaster area as a result of the recent hurricanes and related storms.
Counties in Ohio affected by the declaration are:
tax.ohio.gov /divisions/communications/news_releases/news_release_092104.stm   (448 words)

  
 CNN.com - All eyes on Ohio - Aug 31, 2004
Ohio political experts diverged on the true number of undecided voters -- measured at a between 4 and 6 percent in the mid-August poll -- or whether either candidate could pull away substantially.
Ohio's longtime industrial base remains sizable, even as it slowly gives way to more of a service and white-collar economy.
All counties are not created equal: Consider 2000, for example, when Gore nearly defeated Bush in Ohio despite winning just 16 of 88 counties, most of them in heavily populated and highly Democratic cities.
www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/18/ohio   (1510 words)

  
 BuzzFlash > Contributor > Re-Vote, Not Recount, in Ohio
With a population of about a quarter million, Mahoning is not the largest county in Ohio (it's only 10th largest), but it is one of the bluest.
Among Ohio counties with populations exceeding 50,000, it is the "reddest" county in the state.
Blue counties in Ohio had a larger increase in turnout rate than red counties.
www.buzzflash.com /contributors/04/11/con04517.html   (2571 words)

  
 Huron County Norwalk, Ohio (Counties)
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 60,513, an increase of 4,275 over the 1990 census.
The county was first formed in 1809 and consisted of 500,000 acres at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve--also known as "The Firelands".
Located in Norwalk in Huron County, Ohio, Norwalk Wwtp is at an elevation of 670 feet and was...
www.ohwy.com /oh/y/y39077.htm   (253 words)

  
 ODJFS - News & Events - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in September, down slightly from 5.9 percent in August, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment declined 4,600 over the month, from 5,436,300 in August, to 5,431,700 in September.
Among the state's 88 counties, the September 2005 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 3.8 percent in Delaware, Holmes and Mercer counties to a high of 8.9 percent in Meigs County.
jfs.ohio.gov /releases/unemp/UnempPressRelease.htm   (658 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - Ohio: A Crime Against Democracy
The Bush electors in Ohio have cast their votes, even though the bitterly contested ballots that allegedly gave them standing as electors have not been recounted. When asked, the mainstream media will admit that there were rampant problems with this election.
counties began the recount of votes cast in the election.  Concerns about the integrity of the 2004 election continue to surface.
Meanwhile the Ohio recount will continue well into January. As of this writing, results are not in, but we expect full recounts in many counties.
www.tompaine.com /articles/ohio_a_crime_against_democracy.php   (505 words)

  
 Pictometry Announces Seven Counties in Ohio License Software and Imagery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Counties in Ohio that have signed license agreements with Pictometry are Delaware, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, and Warren counties.
Lake County was the first county in Ohio to contract with Pictometry and was delivered in the summer of 2003.
Delaware County GIS Director Shoreh Elhami said, "For the fastest growing county in the state of Ohio and 10th fastest growing county in the nation, having access to current and accurate data is of utmost importance.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/3/emw113483.htm   (953 words)

  
 FEMA: Ten More Ohio Counties To Receive Disaster Assistance
The newly eligible counties are Carroll, Crawford, Delaware, Geauga, Guernsey, Licking, Logan, Richland, Tuscarawas and Stark.
The Ohio EMA coordinates State assistance and resources during an emergency and prepares the state for all hazards through planning, training, exercises and funding activities at the state and local level.
Ohio EMA coordinates homeland security funding, weapons of mass destruction training, anti-terrorism planning and training, and assists local and state agencies determine homeland strategies and priorities.
www.fema.gov /news/newsrelease.fema?id=12780   (717 words)

  
 Trumbull County Warren, Ohio (Counties)
Trumbull county is located in northeastern Ohio on the Pennsylvania state line and calls Warren its county seat.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 225,339, a decrease of 2,456 over the 1990 census.
In 1800, Trumbull county was designated capital of the Connecticut Western Reserve (an area of northern Ohio streching 120 miles west of the Pennsyvania state line with Lake Erie as its northern boundary and the 41st parallel as its southern boundary) with Warren as its county seat.
www.ohwy.com /oh/y/y39155.htm   (348 words)

  
 Ohio counties face huge chore to return child-support money   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ohio withheld tax refunds and overdue child-support payments that were supposed to go to former welfare recipients.
Now that the decision has been made, counties find themselves continuing to wait — this time for the state to give them a plan outlining exactly what needs to be done and when.
Counties expect to ask workers to review cases mainly on overtime — nights and weekends — so their current cases and county services don't suffer.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/08/10/loc_ohio_counties_face.html   (619 words)

  
 Eagles found in 31 counties in Ohio
A recent trend in Ohio's eagle population is the establishment of nesting territories in that section of the state.
The state's bald eagle restoration efforts are funded by the sale of Ohio conservation license plates including the bald eagle and cardinal plates, and contributions to the state income tax checkoff program for wildlife diversity and endangered species.
Ohio taxpayers can donate all or a portion of their state income tax refund to the Wildlife Diversity and Endangered Species Fund by checking the appropriate box on their 2000 state income tax form.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /news/jan01/0122eaglesurvey.htm   (612 words)

  
 OHIO COUNTIES
The physical makeup of these counties ranges from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the south to the glaciated plains in the north.
Some counties in the south and east are bordered by the Ohio River, and some counties in the north by Lake Erie.
Your purpose is to research Ohio counties in order to learn more about the diversity of the state you live in.
wneo.org /WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/OhioCounties/ohio_counties.htm   (871 words)

  
 Okay, We Lost Ohio. The Question Is, Why? (washingtonpost.com)
We've done a post-election poll of 1,400 rural and exurban voters in Ohio counties that Bush won by an average of 17 percentage points.
In Ohio, the share of the electorate represented by frequent churchgoers actually declined from 45 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2004.
No, according to our post-election polling; only 20 percent of exurban and rural Ohio voters reported that they had been contacted by someone from their church, and only slightly higher percentages were contacted by conservative organizations.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A34157-2004Dec3.html   (664 words)

  
 Links to Ohio Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
County actions, notice, and data are one feature of this site along with factsheets, brochures, reports, policies and guidances.
Ohio county data on childcare and teen births is also a feature.
County needs data and Ohio High Priority Projects as well as other resources and information are provided.
www.osuedc.org /current/ohlinks.html   (1090 words)

  
 Flooding Persists in Eastern Ohio Counties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Ohio River is expected to crest at least six feet above flood level in those areas on Sunday and Monday.
County Emergency Management Agency board member Joe Redinger says he doesn't know how many people are in the shelters.
Washington County emergency management officials say 3,000 people in the community of Reno outside of Marietta are completely surrounded by water.
www.wcpo.com /news/2004/local/09/19/floods.html   (316 words)

  
 Diebold Voting Machine Owner Committed To Give Votes To Bush in 2004
The next week, he penned invitations to a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser to benefit the Ohio Republican Party's federal campaign fund - partially benefiting Bush - at his mansion in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington.
The letter went out the day before Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, also a Republican, was set to qualify Diebold as one of three firms eligible to sell upgraded electronic voting machines to Ohio counties in time for the 2004 election.
Ohio GOP spokesman Jason Mauk said the party approached O'Dell about hosting the event at his home, the historic Cotswold Manor, and not the other way around.
www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0828-08.htm   (816 words)

  
 Mayor’s Courts Have Small Case Volume, Are Concentrated in Ohio’s Largest Counties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mayor's courts in Ohio hear significantly fewer cases than municipal courts, exist mainly in the three largest counties, and do not exist in nearly a quarter of the state, according to a report released today by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
There are 333 mayor's courts in 68 Ohio counties.
Eighty-one (24 percent) of the state's mayor's courts are in the three largest counties in Ohio; Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton.
www.sconet.state.oh.us /Communications_Office/Press_Releases/2005/mayorscourt_report_071305.asp   (377 words)

  
 Ohio Township Association
The Association was founded on June 28, 1928, and is organized in eighty-seven (87) Ohio counties.
Ohio was the featured state of this year’s National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) Conference.
Thursday night the OTA hosted an Ohio social where all attendees of the conference could come eat, drink and win fantastic door prizes donated by various Ohio companies, county township associations, and townships from around the state.
www.cpmra.muohio.edu /otaohio   (354 words)

  
 State of Ohio - Bob Taft, Governor
COLUMBUS (October 13, 2005) – Governor Bob Taft today directed the Ohio Department of Commerce to seek an additional $1.5 million in annual spending authority to strengthen the state’s ability to regulate the mortgage broker industry and protect Ohio consumers.
The $400 million Clean Ohio Fund Program, proposed by Taft and approved by voters in 2000, provides community-directed investments for revitalizing urban areas, protecting rivers and watersheds, preserving green space and farmland and expanding Ohio's system of recreational trails.
The Partnership was created to focus on Ohio's education pipeline from early education through postsecondary to the workforce and aims to serve as a catalyst for strengthening Ohio's capacity to prepare every student for success in the 21st Century global economy.
governor.ohio.gov   (1038 words)

  
 MyDD :: Precinct Results in Other Ohio Counties
But other counties seem to lack the precinct-by-precinct information on their Board of Elections web sites.
If we could see all 88 counties' results in detail, we might find new oddities that cast doubt on the reported vote totals.
I imagine that calls to county Democratic party organizations or Boards of Elections would be the place to start.
chris.mydd.com /story/2004/11/9/03829/4421   (220 words)

  
 BuzzFlash > Contributor > Incredible As It May Seem, MSNBC Covers Voting Problems
He said that there were 90,000 more votes cast in Ohio than registered voters (he went through a list of counties and said how many voters were registered in each and how many extra thousands of votes were recorded).
The Sec of State in Ohio says that it was under orders from Bush's Homeland Security chief, who said that these cities in Ohio were under a highly increased threat of terrorism during the election.
For this reason, only one entrance was open for the voting in these (largely democratic) areas, and the press was barred from coming in to see the voting, or to have the usual offices in the building they have had in every past year.
www.buzzflash.com /contributors/04/11/con04492.html   (502 words)

  
 Ohio Counties to Adopt Diebold Voting Machines - January 18, 2004 - The Mill magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At least 35 counties in the state of Ohio have chosen to use a touch screen voting machine manufactured by Diebold, a company based in North Canton, Ohio.
The State of Ohio required counties to select a new voting system by January 15th.
Ohio enlisted Compuware to evaluate the systems, which found that Diebold's had the greatest number of "high" security risks, totaling five.
www.gristforthemill.org /010418diebold.html   (741 words)

  
 United States Resources: Ohio
Guide to Census Schedules for Ohio in 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (soundex and census), and 1890 special schedule of Union veterans.
WACO Historical Society, Troy, Ohio - Preserves the history of early aviation and that of the city of Troy and the State of Ohio
KYOWVA Genealogical Society Lawrence and Boyd Counties, Kentucky; Lawrence and Gallia Counties, Ohio; Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mason Counties, West Virginia
www.rootsweb.com /roots-l/USA/oh.html   (859 words)

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