There were 10,444 households, out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 0.89% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. There were 11,602 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km 2). The population density was 63 people per square mile (24/km 2). Adjacent counties Īs of the census of 2000, there were 27,695 people, 10,444 households, and 7,665 families living in the county. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km 2), of which 440 square miles (1,100 km 2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2) (0.8%) is water.

Pike County was the site of the Pike County Massacre where eight members of the Rhoden family were shot and killed the evening of April 21–22, 2016. Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812.

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