List of counties in Ohio
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This is a list of the eighty-eight counties in the U.S. 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. Counties do not possess home rule powers and can do only what has been expressly authorized by the Ohio General Assembly. Ohio law defines a structure for county government, although each county may choose to define its own. Summit County has chosen an alternate structure, while all of the other counties use the default structure. The elected county officials include a sheriff (the highest law enforcement officer in the county); prosecutor (equivalent of a district attorney in other states); coroner, engineer, auditor, treasurer and clerk of courts.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to identify states and counties uniquely, is provided with each entry.[1] Ohio's code is 39, which when combined with any county code would be written as 39XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
[edit] List of counties
| County |
FIPS Code [2] |
County Seat [3] |
Created [3][4] |
Origin [5] |
Etymology [4][5] |
Population [2][3] |
Area [3] |
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| Adams County | 001 | West Union | July 10, 1797 | Hamilton County | John Adams (1735-1826), President when the county was organized | 27,330 | 583.91 sq mi (1,512 km²) |
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| Allen County | 003 | Lima | March 1, 1820 | Shelby County | John Allen (1771/2-1813), a War of 1812 officer[6] | 108,473 | 404.43 sq mi (1,047 km²) |
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| Ashland County | 005 | Ashland | February 24, 1846 | Wayne, Richland, Huron, and Lorain Counties | Ashland, home of Henry Clay and county seat. | 52,523 | 424.37 sq mi (1,099 km²) |
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| Ashtabula County | 007 | Jefferson | June 7, 1807 | Trumbull and Geauga Counties | Ashtabula River, which means "fish river" in an Algonquian language[7] | 102,728 | 702.44 sq mi (1,819 km²) |
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| Athens County | 009 | Athens | March 1, 1805 | Washington County | Athens, Greece | 62,223 | 506.76 sq mi (1,313 km²) |
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| Auglaize County | 011 | Wapakoneta | February 14, 1848 | Allen, Mercer, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, and Van Wert Counties | Auglaize River, which means "fallen timbers river" to the Shawnee | 46,611 | 401.25 sq mi (1,039 km²) |
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| Belmont County | 013 | St. Clairsville | September 7, 1801 | Jefferson and Washington Counties | Belle monte, which means "beautiful mountain" in French | 70,226 | 537.35 sq mi (1,392 km²) |
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| Brown County | 015 | Georgetown | March 1, 1818 | Adams and Clermont Counties | General Jacob Brown (1775-1828), an officer of the War of 1812 | 42,285 | 491.76 sq mi (1,274 km²) |
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| Butler County | 017 | Hamilton | May 1, 1803 | Hamilton County | General Richard Butler (1743-1791), killed at the Battle of the Wabash | 332,807 | 467.27 sq mi (1,210 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 019 | Carrollton | January 1, 1833 | Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas Counties | Charles Carroll (1737-1832), last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence | 28,836 | 394.67 sq mi (1,022 km²) |
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| Champaign County | 021 | Urbana | March 1, 1805 | Greene and Franklin Counties | French for "a plain", describing the land in the area | 38,890 | 428.56 sq mi (1,110 km²) |
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| Clark County | 023 | Springfield | March 1, 1818 | Champaign, Madison, and Greene Counties | General George Rogers Clark (1752-1818), defeated the Shawnee Indians in a battle near the Springfield area | 144,742 | 399.86 sq mi (1,036 km²) |
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| Clermont County | 025 | Batavia | December 6, 1800 | Hamilton County | French for "clear mountain" | 177,977 | 451.99 sq mi (1,171 km²) |
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| Clinton County | 027 | Wilmington | March 1, 1810 | Highland and Warren Counties | George Clinton (1739-1812), vice-president when the county was organized | 40,543 | 410.88 sq mi (1,064 km²) |
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| Columbiana County | 029 | Lisbon | May 1, 1803 | Jefferson and Washington Counties | Derived from the words Christopher Columbus and Anna | 112,075 | 532.46 sq mi (1,379 km²) |
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| Coshocton County | 031 | Coshocton | January 31, 1810 | Muskingum and Tuscarawas Counties | Delaware Indian word meaning "union of waters" | 36,655 | 564.07 sq mi (1,461 km²) |
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| Crawford County | 033 | Bucyrus | April 1, 1820 | Delaware County | Colonel William Crawford (1732-1782), Revolutionary War officer | 46,966 | 402.11 sq mi (1,041 km²) |
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| Cuyahoga County | 035 | Cleveland | June 7, 1807 | Geauga County | Cuyahoga River, which means "crooked river" in an Iroquoian language[8] | 1,393,978 | 458.49 sq mi (1,187 km²) |
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| Darke County | 037 | Greenville | January 3, 1809 | Miami County | General William Darke (1736-1801), Revolutionary War officer | 53,309 | 599.80 sq mi (1,553 km²) |
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| Defiance County | 039 | Defiance | April 7, 1845 | Williams, Henry, and Paulding Counties | Fort Defiance, built in 1794 by General Anthony Wayne | 39,500 | 411.16 sq mi (1,065 km²) |
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| Delaware County | 041 | Delaware | April 1, 1808 | Franklin County | Delaware Indians | 110,106 | 442.41 sq mi (1,146 km²) |
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| Erie County | 043 | Sandusky | March 15, 1838 | Huron and Sandusky Counties | Erie Indians | 79,551 | 254.88 sq mi (660 km²) |
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| Fairfield County | 045 | Lancaster | December 9, 1800 | Ross and Washington Counties | Named for the beauty of its "fair fields" | 122,759 | 505.11 sq mi (1,308 km²) |
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| Fayette County | 047 | Washington Court House | March 1, 1810 | Ross and Highland Counties | Marquis de Lafayette, French military officer and aristocrat who participated in both the American and French revolutions. | 28,433 | 406.58 sq mi (1,053 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 049 | Columbus | April 30, 1803 | Ross and Wayne Counties | Benjamin Franklin (1706-1791) - Founding Father, author, printer, satirist, political theorist, scientist, inventor and statesman. | 1,068,978 | 539.87 sq mi (1,398 km²) |
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| Fulton County | 051 | Wauseon | April 1, 1850 | Lucas, Henry, and Williams Counties | Robert Fulton (1765 – 1815), inventor of the steamboat | 42,084 | 406.78 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Gallia County | 053 | Gallipolis | April 30, 1803 | Washington and Adams Counties | Gaul, the ancient name of France | 31,069 | 468.78 sq mi (1,214 km²) |
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| Geauga County | 055 | Chardon | March 1, 1806 | Trumbull County | A Native American word meaning "raccoon" | 90,895 | 403.66 sq mi (1,045 km²) |
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| Greene County | 057 | Xenia | May 1, 1803 | Hamilton and Ross Counties | General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), Revolutionary War officer | 147,886 | 414.88 sq mi (1,075 km²) |
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| Guernsey County | 059 | Cambridge | March 1, 1810 | Belmont and Muskingum Counties | Island of Guernsey, from where most of the settlers originated | 40,792 | 521.90 sq mi (1,352 km²) |
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| Hamilton County | 061 | Cincinnati | January 2, 1790 | One of the original counties | Alexander Hamilton (1755/7-1804(, Secretary of the Treasury when the county was organized | 845,303 | 407.36 sq mi (1,055 km²) |
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| Hancock County | 063 | Findlay | April 1, 1820 | Logan County | John Hancock (1737-1793), president of the Continental Congress | 71,295 | 531.35 sq mi (1,376 km²) |
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| Hardin County | 065 | Kenton | April 1, 1820 | Logan County | General John Hardin (1753–1792), Revolutionary War officer | 31,945 | 470.29 sq mi (1,218 km²) |
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| Harrison County | 067 | Cadiz | February 1, 1813 | Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties | General William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), an officer of the War of 1812 | 15,856 | 403.53 sq mi (1,045 km²) |
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| Henry County | 069 | Napoleon | April 1, 1820 | Shelby County | Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War officer | 29,210 | 416.50 sq mi (1,079 km²) |
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| Highland County | 071 | Hillsboro | May 1, 1805 | Ross, Adams, and Clermont Counties | Descriptive of the county's terrain | 40,875 | 553.28 sq mi (1,433 km²) |
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| Hocking County | 073 | Logan | March 1, 1818 | Athens, Ross, and Fairfield Counties | Possibly derived from the Delaware Indian word "Hoch-Hoch-ing", meaning "bottle" | 28,241 | 422.75 sq mi (1,095 km²) |
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| Holmes County | 075 | Millersburg | January 20, 1824 | Coshocton, Wayne, and Tuscarawas Counties | Major Andrew Holmes (d. 1814), a War of 1812 officer | 38,943 | 422.99 sq mi (1,096 km²) |
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| Huron County | 077 | Norwalk | March 7, 1809 | Portage and Cuyahoga Counties | Huron Indians | 59,847 | 492.69 sq mi (1,276 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 079 | Jackson | March 1, 1816 | Scioto, Gallia, Athens, and Ross Counties | General Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) | 32,641 | 420.28 sq mi (1,089 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 081 | Steubenville | July 29, 1797 | Washington County | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Vice-President when the county was organized | 73,894 | 409.61 sq mi (1,061 km²) |
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| Knox County | 083 | Mount Vernon | March 1, 1808 | Fairfield County | General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War | 54,500 | 527.12 sq mi (1,365 km²) |
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| Lake County | 085 | Painesville | March 6, 1840 | Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties | Named as such due to it bordering Lake Erie | 227,511 | 228.21 sq mi (591 km²) |
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| Lawrence County | 087 | Ironton | December 21, 1815 | Gallia and Scioto Counties | Captain James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval hero in the War of 1812 | 62,319 | 454.96 sq mi (1,178 km²) |
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| Licking County | 089 | Newark | March 1, 1808 | Fairfield County | Named for the salt licks in the area | 145,491 | 686.50 sq mi (1,778 km²) |
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| Logan County | 091 | Bellefontaine | March 1, 1818 | Champaign County | General Benjamin Logan (c.1742–1802) , who destroyed Shawnee Indian towns in the county | 46,005 | 458.44 sq mi (1,187 km²) |
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| Lorain County | 093 | Elyria | December 26, 1822 | Huron, Cuyahoga, and Medina Counties | Province of Lorraine, France | 284,664 | 492.50 sq mi (1,276 km²) |
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| Lucas County | 095 | Toledo | June 20, 1835 | Wood, Sandusky, and Huron Counties | Robert Lucas (1781–1853), Governor of Ohio when the county was created | 455,054 | 340.46 sq mi (882 km²) |
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| Madison County | 097 | London | March 1, 1810 | Franklin County | President James Madison (1751-1836) | 40,213 | 465.44 sq mi (1,205 km²) |
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| Mahoning County | 099 | Youngstown | March 1, 1846 | Columbiana and Trumbull Counties | Mahoning River, a Native American word meaning "at the licks" | 257,555 | 415.25 sq mi (1,075 km²) |
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| Marion County | 101 | Marion | April 1, 1820 | Delaware County | General Francis Marion (1732-1795), lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War. | 66,217 | 403.84 sq mi (1,046 km²) |
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| Medina County | 103 | Medina | February 18, 1812 | Portage County | Medina, capital of the Al Madinah Province in western Saudi Arabia | 151,095 | 421.55 sq mi (1,092 km²) |
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| Meigs County | 105 | Pomeroy | April 1, 1819 | Gallia and Athens Counties | Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (1764-1825), Governor of Ohio and Postmaster General at the time the county was organized | 23,072 | 429.42 sq mi (1,112 km²) |
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| Mercer County | 107 | Celina | April 1, 1820 | Darke County | General Hugh Mercer (1726-1777), a Revolutionary War officer | 40,924 | 463.27 sq mi (1,200 km²) |
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| Miami County | 109 | Troy | March 1, 1807 | Montgomery County | Miami Indians | 98,868 | 407.04 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 111 | Woodsfield | January 29, 1813 | Belmont, Washington, and Guernsey Counties | James Monroe (1758-1831), Secretary of State when the county was organized | 15,180 | 455.54 sq mi (1,180 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 113 | Dayton | May 1, 1803 | Hamilton and Wayne Counties | General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), a Revolutionary War officer | 559,062 | 461.68 sq mi (1,196 km²) |
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| Morgan County | 115 | McConnelsville | December 29, 1817 | Washington, Guernsey, and Muskingum Counties | General Daniel Morgan (c.1735–1802), a Revolutionary War officer | 14,897 | 417.66 sq mi (1,082 km²) |
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| Morrow County | 117 | Mount Gilead | March 1, 1848 | Knox, Marion, Delaware, and Richland Counties | Jeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), Governor of Ohio | 31,628 | 406.22 sq mi (1,052 km²) |
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| Muskingum County | 119 | Zanesville | March 1, 1803 | Washington and Fairfield Counties | A Native American word meaning "A town by the river" or a Native American word meaning "by the river side" |
84,585 | 664.63 sq mi (1,721 km²) |
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| Noble County | 121 | Caldwell | April 1, 1851 | Monroe, Washington, Morgan, and Guernsey Counties | James Noble (1785–1831), an early settler | 14,058 | 399.00 sq mi (1,033 km²) |
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| Ottawa County | 123 | Port Clinton | March 6, 1840 | Erie, Sandusky, and Lucas Counties | Named for the Ottawa Indians; Ottawa means "trader" in their language | 40,985 | 254.95 sq mi (660 km²) |
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| Paulding County | 125 | Paulding | April 1, 1820 | Darke County | John Paulding (1758–1818), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War | 20,293 | 416.26 sq mi (1,078 km²) |
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| Perry County | 127 | New Lexington | March 1, 1818 | Washington, Fairfield, and Muskingum Counties | Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer of the War of 1812 | 34,078 | 409.78 sq mi (1,061 km²) |
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| Pickaway County | 129 | Circleville | March 1, 1810 | Ross, Fairfield, and Franklin Counties | A misspelling of the Piqua tribe, a branch of the Shawnee or A variant of a Native American word "Piqua" |
52,727 | 501.91 sq mi (1,300 km²) |
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| Pike County | 131 | Waverly | February 1, 1815 | Ross, Scioto, and Adams Counties | General Zebulon M. Pike (1779–1813), a Revolutionary War officer and discoverer of Pike's Peak in Colorado in 1806 | 27,695 | 441.49 sq mi (1,143 km²) |
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| Portage County | 133 | Ravenna | June 7, 1807 | Trumbull County | Derived from an Indian portage | 152,061 | 492.39 sq mi (1,275 km²) |
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| Preble County | 135 | Eaton | March 1, 1808 | Montgomery and Butler Counties | Captain Edward Preble (1761-1807), a Naval commander in the Revolutionary War | 42,337 | 424.80 sq mi (1,100 km²) |
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| Putnam County | 137 | Ottawa | April 1, 1820 | Shelby County | General Israel Putnam (1718–1790), a Revolutionary War officer | 34,726 | 483.87 sq mi (1,253 km²) |
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| Richland County | 139 | Mansfield | March 1, 1808 | Fairfield County | Descriptive of the soil in the area | 128,852 | 496.88 sq mi (1,287 km²) |
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| Ross County | 141 | Chillicothe | August 20, 1798 | Adams and Washington Counties | Named for James Ross by territorial governor Arthur St. Clair | 73,345 | 688.41 sq mi (1,783 km²) |
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| Sandusky County | 143 | Fremont | April 1, 1820 | Huron County | An Iroquois word meaning "cold water" | 61,792 | 409.18 sq mi (1,060 km²) |
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| Scioto County | 145 | Portsmouth | May 1, 1803 | Adams County | Scioto River; Scioto is a Wyandot word meaning "deer" | 79,195 | 612.27 sq mi (1,586 km²) |
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| Seneca County | 147 | Tiffin | April 1, 1820 | Huron County | Seneca Indians, who had a reservation in the county area at the time | 58,683 | 550.59 sq mi (1,426 km²) |
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| Shelby County | 149 | Sidney | April 1, 1819 | Miami County | General Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), a Revolutionary War officer and Governor of Kentucky, | 47,910 | 409.27 sq mi (1,060 km²) |
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| Stark County | 151 | Canton | February 13, 1808 | Columbiana County | General John Stark (1728–1822) , a Revolutionary War officer; known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777 | 378,098 | 576.14 sq mi (1,492 km²) |
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| Summit County | 153 | Akron | March 3, 1840 | Medina, Portage, and Stark Counties | Derived from having the highest elevation along the Ohio Canal | 542,899 | 412.72 sq mi (1,069 km²) |
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| Trumbull County | 155 | Warren | July 10, 1800 | One of the original counties | Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785), Governor of Connecticut when the county was organized | 225,116 | 616.48 sq mi (1,597 km²) |
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| Tuscarawas County | 157 | New Philadelphia | March 15, 1808 | Muskingum County | Tuscarawas River, meaning "open mouth river" or the Tuscarawas tribe who lived on the river |
90,914 | 567.58 sq mi (1,470 km²) |
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| Union County | 159 | Marysville | April 1, 1820 | Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison Counties | Named as such due to it formed by a union of four counties | 40,909 | 436.65 sq mi (1,131 km²) |
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| Van Wert County | 161 | Van Wert | April 1, 1820 | Darke County | Isaac Van Wart (1760-1828), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War | 29,659 | 410.09 sq mi (1,062 km²) |
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| Vinton County | 163 | McArthur | March 23, 1850 | Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross Counties | Samuel Finley Vinton (1792-1862), Ohio Statesman and U.S. Congressman | 12,806 | 414.08 sq mi (1,072 km²) |
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| Warren County | 165 | Lebanon | May 1, 1803 | Hamilton County | General Joseph Warren (1741-1775), a Revolutionary War officer | 158,383 | 399.63 sq mi (1,035 km²) |
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| Washington County | 167 | Marietta | July 27, 1788 | One of the original counties | George Washington (1732–1799), president of the Constitutional Convention | 63,251 | 635.15 sq mi (1,645 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 169 | Wooster | August 15, 1796 | Refactored from non-county territory | General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a Revolutionary War officer | 111,564 | 555.36 sq mi (1,438 km²) |
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| Williams County | 171 | Bryan | April 1, 1820 | Darke County | David Williams (1754-1831), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War | 39,188 | 421.74 sq mi (1,092 km²) |
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| Wood County | 173 | Bowling Green | April 1, 1820 | Refactored from non-county territory | Eleazer D. Wood (1783 -1814), founder of Fort Meigs | 121,065 | 617.32 sq mi (1,599 km²) |
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| Wyandot County | 175 | Upper Sandusky | February 3, 1845 | Marion, Crawford, and Hardin Counties | Wyandot Indians | 22,908 | 405.61 sq mi (1,051 km²) |
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[edit] References
- ^ FIPS Publish 6-4. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ a b EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b c d NACo - Find a County. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ a b Federal Roster: Counties of Ohio, Derivation of Name and Date of Erection. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ a b Ohio Genealogy Clickable County Map. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Resolution of 111th Ohio General Assembly designating John Allen as the person for which Allen County was named.
- ^ Ashtabula, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007. Accessed 2007-11-19.
- ^ Cuyahoga River, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007. Accessed 2007-11-19.
[edit] See also
- Ohio county government
- List of Ohio county name etymologies
- List of cities in Ohio
- List of Ohio townships
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