Henry County
Also known as Henry County, Ohio, Henry County, OH
county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- December 26, 1834
- Named after
- Patrick Henry
- Seat
- Napoleon
- Largest city
- Napoleon
- Total
- 420 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Land
- 416 sq mi (1,080 km )
- Water
- 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,598
- Density
- 66.5/sq mi (25.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,662. Its county seat is Napoleon. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834. It is named for American Founding Father Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death!" speech.
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