Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County Courthouse

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Location in the U.S. state of Ohio

Ohio's location in the U.S.

Founded

May 1, 1811

Named for

Lenape ashtepihële 'always enough fish to go around'

Seat

Jefferson

Largest city

Ashtabula

Area

• Total

1,368 sq mi (3,543 km²)

• Land

702 sq mi (1,818 km²)

• Water

666 sq mi (1,725 km²), 49%

Population

• (2010)

101,497

• Density

145/sq mi (56/km²)

Congressional district

14th

Time zone

Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Website

www.co.ashtabula.oh.us

Ashtabula County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,497. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula derives from Lenape language ashte-pihële, 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away'; contraction from apchi 'always' + tepi 'enough' + hële (verb of motion).

Ashtabula County comprises the Ashtabula, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.

The county is probably best known for having seventeen covered bridges within the county limits, including both the longest and the shortest covered bridges in the United States. Grapes are a popular crop and there are several award winning wineries in the region owing to the favorable microclimate created by the nearby lake. During the winter, Ashtabula County and neighboring Geauga and Lake Counties receives frequent lake effect snow and is part of the Southeastern Lake Erie Snowbelt.

After Europeans arrived in the Americas, the land that became Ashtabula County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795.

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