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Delaware County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- February 10, 1808
- Named after
- the Delaware Indians
- Seat
- Delaware
- Largest city
- Delaware
- Total
- 457 sq mi (1,180 km )
- Land
- 443 sq mi (1,150 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 3.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 242,032
- Density
- 483/sq mi (187/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 4th , 12th
- Website
- www .co .delaware .oh .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Lenape
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Contains
- Delaware
- Capital
- Delaware
- Population
- 214124
- Area
- 1181
- Shares border with
- Marion County
- Headquarters
- Delaware
- Official website
- www.co.delaware.oh.us
- Image
- Delaware County Courthouse — Delaware, Ohio.jpg
- Households
- 71521
- Licence plate code
- 21
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- Commons category
- Delaware County, Ohio
- topic's main category
- Category:Delaware County, Ohio
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Delaware County, Ohio
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Delaware County, Ohio
- inception
- 1808-02-10
- different from
- Delaware County
- water as percent of area
- 3.1
- native label
- Delaware County
- social media followers
- 2206
- per capita income
- 48312
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Encyclopedic overview
Delaware County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 214,124. Its county seat and largest city is Delaware. The county was formed in 1808 from Franklin County, Ohio. Both the county and its seat are named after the Delaware Indian tribe. It is a frequent placeholder on the List of highest-income counties in the United States; Delaware County was listed as the 35th wealthiest county in the United States in 2020. Delaware County is included in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan area. U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes was born and raised in Delaware County. It is also home to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Delaware County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.