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Welcome to Ohio County ...

Time Zone: Ohio County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hartford is the Seat for Ohio County.

Ohio County was founded in 1798 and was created by taking area from Hardin County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ohio had a population of 23,994 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,834 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ohio represented 0.55% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Ohio County:

  • Beaver Dam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Centertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centertown is located in Ohio County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Fordsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McHenry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McHenry is located in Ohio County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rockport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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