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Welcome to Richland County ...

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

The community of Mansfield is the Seat for Richland County.

Richland County was founded March 1, 1808 and was created by taking area from Fairfield County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richland had a population of 121,154 people. This is a decrease of 2.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 124,162 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland represented 1.08% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Richland County:

  • Bellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bellville is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
    • Bellville has also been known as:
    • McClures Settlement
    • McClure
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lucas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucas is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
  • Mansfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mansfield is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
  • Ontario
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ontario is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelby is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh is located in Richland County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <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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