Back مقاطعة ألين (أوهايو) Arabic آلن بؤلگهسی، اوهایو AZB Allen County, Ohio BAR Алън (окръг, Охайо) Bulgarian অ্যালেন কাউন্টি, ওহাইও BPY Allen Gông (Ohio) CDO Аллен (гуо, Огайо) CE Allen County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio) CEB ناوچەی ئالن، ئۆھایۆ CKB Allen County, Ohio Welsh
Allen County | |
|---|---|
 Allen County Courthouse in Lima | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′N 84°07′W / 40.77°N 84.12°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | March 1, 1831 |
| Named for | John Allen |
| Seat | Lima |
| Largest city | Lima |
| Area | |
| • Total | 407 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
| • Land | 402 sq mi (1,040 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 102,206  |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Allen County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Lima.[1] The county was created in 1820 and organized in 1831.[2] The county is named in honor of Colonel John Allen, who was killed leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.[a]
Allen County comprises the Lima metropolitan statistical area, and as of the 2020 census, the population was 102,206.[5] Allen County also comprises the entirety of the Lima, OH media market.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Wood, Helen Winemiller (1975). The Naming of Allen County: The Story of Colonel John Allen in the War of 1812. Lima, Ohio: Longmeier Printing & Advertising.
- ^ Resolution of 111th Ohio General Assembly designating John Allen as the person for which Allen County was named.
- ^ 2020 census
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