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Welcome to Allen County ...

Time Zone: Allen County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lima is the Seat for Allen County.

Allen County was founded March 1, 1820 and was created by taking area from Shelby County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Allen had a population of 102,351 people. This is a decrease of 3.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 106,358 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Allen represented 0.92% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Allen County:

  • Beaverdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cairo is located in Allen County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Delphos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delphos is located in Allen County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <2>
  • Elida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elida is located in Allen County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Harrod
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harrod is located in Allen County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrod <2>
  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lima
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lima is located in Allen County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
  • Spencerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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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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