News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2003
FRANKLIN COUNTY LEADS OHIO WATERCRAFT
REGISTRATIONS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
| COUNTY |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Adams |
858 |
920 |
1048 |
955 |
1031 |
| Allen |
4,281 |
4,249 |
4,664 |
4,311 |
3,946 |
| Ashland |
1,800 |
1,783 |
1,909 |
1,953 |
2,013 |
| Ashtabula |
5,208 |
5,109 |
4,743 |
5,107 |
5,268 |
| Athens |
2,028 |
2,095 |
2,044 |
2,163 |
2,210 |
| Auglaize |
2,918 |
2,910 |
3,183 |
3,122 |
2,864 |
| Belmont |
3,151 |
3,027 |
2,905 |
2,953 |
2,984 |
| Brown |
1,827 |
1,598 |
2,759 |
2,222 |
2,094 |
| Butler |
10,621 |
10,371 |
11,144 |
11,086 |
10,860 |
| Carroll |
2,060 |
2,117 |
2,210 |
2,153 |
2,111 |
| Champaign |
1,582 |
1,579 |
1,638 |
1,664 |
1,753 |
| Clark |
5,319 |
5,237 |
5,203 |
5,233 |
5,143 |
| Clermont |
6,799 |
7,225 |
6,901 |
7,190 |
7,425 |
| Clinton |
1,600 |
1,651 |
1,769 |
1,809 |
1,823 |
| Columbiana |
4,104 |
4,119 |
4,276 |
4,155 |
4,218 |
| Coshocton |
1,539 |
1,633 |
1,727 |
1,751 |
1,775 |
| Crawford |
1,908 |
1,862 |
1,864 |
1,814 |
1,874 |
| Cuyahoga |
28,185 |
27,973 |
27,705 |
27,290 |
26,972 |
| Darke |
2,459 |
2,427 |
2,435 |
2,419 |
2,395 |
| Defiance |
2,262 |
2,241 |
2,252 |
2,226 |
2,216 |
| Delaware |
4,997 |
5,282 |
5,257 |
5,788 |
6,217 |
| Erie |
5,908 |
5,827 |
5,981 |
5,916 |
6,057 |
| Fairfield |
5,738 |
5,801 |
5,782 |
5,858 |
5,900 |
| Fayette |
863 |
861 |
888 |
873 |
855 |
| Franklin |
27,491 |
26,934 |
28,364 |
27,810 |
27,559 |
| Fulton |
1,877 |
1,908 |
1,956 |
1,978 |
1,998 |
| Gallia |
1,228 |
1,283 |
1,276 |
1,337 |
1,258 |
| Geauga |
4,686 |
4,769 |
4,962 |
4,962 |
5,013 |
| Greene |
5,334 |
5,461 |
5,436 |
5,514 |
5,531 |
| Guernsey |
2,118 |
2,165 |
2,212 |
2,264 |
2,336 |
| Hamilton |
19,400 |
19,561 |
19,702 |
19,350 |
18,857 |
| Hancock |
3,008 |
2,929 |
2,933 |
2,780 |
2,721 |
| Hardin |
1,180 |
1,181 |
1,046 |
1,131 |
1,109 |
| Harrison |
1,013 |
1,024 |
1,132 |
1,194 |
1,178 |
| Henry |
1,596 |
1,624 |
1,627 |
1,632 |
1,628 |
| Highland |
1,639 |
1,687 |
1,690 |
1,709 |
1,705 |
| Hocking |
1,227 |
1,233 |
1,353 |
1,401 |
1,422 |
| Holmes |
1,179 |
1,186 |
1,194 |
1,217 |
1,311 |
| Huron |
2,345 |
2,319 |
2,414 |
2,385 |
2,364 |
| Jackson |
1,271 |
1,280 |
1,246 |
1,258 |
1,242 |
| Jefferson |
2,955 |
2,867 |
2,859 |
2,797 |
2,737 |
| Knox |
3,051 |
2,992 |
3,012 |
3,148 |
3,230 |
| Lake |
9,225 |
9,012 |
9,095 |
9,083 |
9,312 |
| Lawrence |
2,730 |
2,761 |
2,830 |
2,760 |
2,651 |
| Licking |
6,395 |
6,517 |
6,510 |
6,687 |
6,749 |
| Logan |
3,810 |
3,825 |
3,993 |
3,959 |
4,059 |
| Lorain |
10,138 |
9,924 |
9,875 |
9,587 |
10,118 |
| Lucas |
15,354 |
15,340 |
15,445 |
15,025 |
14,856 |
| Madison |
1,658 |
1,709 |
2,023 |
2,011 |
1,917 |
| Mahoning |
7,114 |
7,242 |
7,255 |
7,063 |
7,078 |
| Marion |
2,770 |
2,824 |
2,764 |
2,647 |
2,711 |
| Medina |
5,689 |
5,805 |
5,948 |
6,049 |
5,963 |
| Meigs |
1,098 |
1,117 |
1,133 |
955 |
714 |
| Mercer |
2,899 |
2,946 |
2,810 |
2,766 |
2,692 |
| Miami |
5,759 |
5,654 |
5,766 |
5,773 |
5,749 |
| Monroe |
709 |
735 |
781 |
767 |
765 |
| Montgomery |
17,371 |
17,185 |
17,461 |
16,905 |
16,697 |
| Morgan |
692 |
676 |
865 |
829 |
787 |
| Morrow |
1,397 |
1,435 |
1,390 |
1,354 |
1,375 |
| Muskingum |
3,341 |
3,373 |
3,491 |
3,626 |
3,619 |
| Noble |
510 |
520 |
533 |
522 |
515 |
| Ottawa |
5,381 |
5,637 |
5,784 |
5,881 |
5,867 |
| Paulding |
1,068 |
1,091 |
1,099 |
1,144 |
1,144 |
| Perry |
1,972 |
1,966 |
2,374 |
2,324 |
2,266 |
| Pickaway |
2,059 |
2,010 |
2,078 |
2,076 |
2,177 |
| Pike |
963 |
977 |
996 |
1,053 |
1,071 |
| Portage |
7,287 |
7,274 |
7,406 |
7,523 |
7,466 |
| Preble |
2,244 |
2,220 |
2,177 |
2,259 |
2,244 |
| Putnam |
1,709 |
1,757 |
1,534 |
1,595 |
1,719 |
| Richland |
5,348 |
5,366 |
5,318 |
5,340 |
5,527 |
| Ross |
2,497 |
2,486 |
2,570 |
2,712 |
2,762 |
| Sandusky |
2,996 |
3,105 |
3,121 |
3,020 |
2,973 |
| Scioto |
3,085 |
3,103 |
3,094 |
2,983 |
3,013 |
| Seneca |
2,387 |
2,395 |
2,431 |
2,360 |
2,347 |
| Shelby |
2,462 |
2,510 |
2,500 |
2,539 |
2,567 |
| Stark |
15,585 |
15,429 |
15,651 |
15,674 |
15,458 |
| Summit |
20,302 |
20,270 |
20,641 |
20,135 |
20,174 |
| Trumbull |
9,191 |
9,219 |
9,256 |
9,176 |
9,084 |
| Tuscarawas |
5,144 |
5,140 |
5,172 |
5,218 |
5,213 |
| Union |
1,573 |
1,580 |
1,465 |
1,552 |
1,608 |
| Van Wert |
1,319 |
1,307 |
1,139 |
1,130 |
1,103 |
| Vinton |
496 |
498 |
550 |
579 |
579 |
| Warren |
6,062 |
6,284 |
6,581 |
6,769 |
6,680 |
| Washington |
3,265 |
3,319 |
3,413 |
3,490 |
3,513 |
| Wayne |
3,660 |
3,698 |
3,753 |
3,929 |
3,952 |
| Williams |
2,156 |
2,114 |
2,141 |
2,186 |
2,161 |
| Woods |
5,063 |
5,162 |
5,248 |
5,255 |
5,299 |
| Wyandot |
1,133 |
1,094 |
1,082 |
946 |
946 |
| Out-of-State |
|
|
2,415 |
2,521 |
2,509 |
| Unknown* |
2,273 |
2,584 |
3,043 |
3,589 |
3,318 |
| TOTAL |
407,952 |
408,495 |
418,701 |
417,204 |
416,270 |
COLUMBUS, OH - For a third straight year, Franklin County remained the top county in Ohio in the number of registered watercraft, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft. For 2002, Franklin County led the state with 27,559 registered watercraft, followed by Cuyahoga, Summit, Hamilton, Montgomery, Stark, Lucas, Butler, Lorain and Lake counties.
Ohio had a total of 416,270 registered watercraft last year, slightly below the 417,204 watercraft registered in 2001. Ohio remains 8th nationally in watercraft registrations.
Boating continues to be one of Ohios most popular recreational activities, said Ken Alvey, chief of the ODNR Division of Watercraft.
Recreational boating contributes an estimated $1.5 billion annually to the states economy and supports 19,500 Ohio jobs. An estimated 3.2 million Ohioans go boating each year.
Additional information on Ohios boating education programs, watercraft registration and titling requirements, and other boating programs is available on the ODNR Internet web site at ohiodnr.com
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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com
For Further Information Contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
(614) 265-6695
-or-
Andy Ware, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6882
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