Ohio County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Named after
- Ohio River
- Seat
- Rising Sun
- Largest city
- Rising Sun
- Total
- 87.43 sq mi (226.4 km )
- Land
- 86.14 sq mi (223.1 km )
- Water
- 1.29 sq mi (3.3 km ) 1.48%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,994
- Density
- 69.0/sq mi (26.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- ohiocountyin .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
OhioCountyIN.gov
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Cincinnati metropolitan area
- Named after
- Ohio River
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Indiana
- Contains
- Rising Sun
- Capital
- Rising Sun
- Population
- 5940
- Area
- 227
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Ripley County
- Official website
- ohiocountyin.gov
- Image
- Ohio County Indiana Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 2623
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- Commons category
- Ohio County, Indiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Ohio County, Indiana
- inception
- 1844-00-00
- different from
- Ohio County
- water as percent of area
- 1.48
- native label
- Ohio County
- per capita income
- 31873
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ohio County, Indiana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ohio County is a county located in southeastern Indiana. With a 2020 population of 5,940, and an area of just 87 square miles, Ohio County is the smallest county in Indiana by area and the least populous. The county seat and only incorporated municipality is Rising Sun. The county was officially established in 1844 and was one of the last Indiana counties to be created. Ohio County borders the state of Kentucky across the Ohio River for which it was named. It is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is divided into four townships which provide local services. Three state roads pass through or into the county.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ohio County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.