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Welcome to Henry County ...

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

The community of Napoleon is the Seat for Henry County.

Henry County was founded April 1, 1820 and was created by taking area from Shelby County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henry had a population of 27,006 people. This is a decrease of 4.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,171 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henry represented 0.24% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Henry County:

  • Deshler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deshler is located in Henry County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>
  • Florida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Florida is located in Henry County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Hamler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hamler is located in Henry County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamler <2>
  • Holgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holgate is located in Henry County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,052 people
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  • Liberty Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Malinta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Napoleon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bavaria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Bavaria is located in Henry County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 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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