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Welcome to Morrow County ...

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

The community of Mount Gilead is the Seat for Morrow County.

Morrow County was founded March 1, 1848. Morrow was created by taking area from Knox, Marion, Delaware and Richland Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morrow had a population of 35,328 people. This is an increase of 1.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,790 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morrow represented 0.3% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Morrow County:

  • Cardington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edison is located in Morrow County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <2>
  • Fulton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fulton is located in Morrow County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Marengo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Gilead
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta is located in Morrow County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>

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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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