Licking County

Also known as Licking County, Ohio, Licking County, OH

county in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
Founded: March 1, 1808
Named after: Licking River
Seat: Newark
Largest city: Newark
Total: 687 sq mi (1,780 km )
Land: 683 sq mi (1,770 km )
Water: 5.0 sq mi (13 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 185,564
Density: 261/sq mi (101/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 12th
Website: lickingcounty .gov

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 178519
Area: 1783
Official website: www.lcounty.com
Image: Licking County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Newark, OH.jpg
Households: 64466
Licence plate code: 45

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Commons category: Licking County, Ohio
inception: 1808-03-01
water as percent of area: 0.7
native label: Licking County
per capita income: 33514
P12749: Satanoperca

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Licking County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County.

It is named after the Licking River, which is thought to be named for the salt licks that were in the area. However, one account explains it as an English pronunciation of the river's indigenous Delaware name W'li/'ik'/nk, which means "where the flood waters recede".