Hocking County

Also known as Hocking County, Ohio, Hocking County, OH

county in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
Founded: March 1, 1818
Named after: Hocking River , perhaps from the Lenape language for "bottle river"
Seat: Logan
Largest city: Logan
Total: 424 sq mi (1,100 km )
Land: 421 sq mi (1,090 km )
Water: 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025: 27,512
Density: 66/sq mi (25/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
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Article

Hocking County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,050. Its county seat is Logan. The county was organized on March 1, 1818, from land previously included in Athens, Fairfield, and Ross counties. Its name is from the Hocking River, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river". Hocking County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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