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Hancock County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- March 1, 1828
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- Findlay
- Largest city
- Findlay
- Total
- 534 sq mi (1,380 km )
- Land
- 531 sq mi (1,380 km )
- Water
- 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 75,034
- Density
- 141/sq mi (54.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .co .hancock .oh .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Capital
- Findlay
- Population
- 74920
- Area
- 1382
- Shares border with
- Henry County
- Headquarters
- Findlay
- Official website
- www.co.hancock.oh.us
- Image
- Hancock County Courthouse — Findlay, Ohio.jpg
- Households
- 32022
- Licence plate code
- 32
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- Commons category
- Hancock County, Ohio
- native label
- Hancock County
- topic's main category
- Category:Hancock County, Ohio
- water as percent of area
- 0.4
- inception
- 1820-02-12
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hancock County, Ohio
- different from
- Hancock County
- topic has template
- Template:Hancock County, Ohio
- per capita income
- 32829
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Encyclopedic overview
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,920. Its county seat and largest city is Findlay. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1828. It was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hancock County comprises the Findlay, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hancock County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.