Carroll County, Ohio
| Carroll County, Ohio | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 1, 1833 | |
| Named for | Charles Carroll of Carrollton | |
| Seat | Carrollton | |
| Largest village | Carrollton* | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 399 sq mi (1,033 km2) | |
| • Land | 395 sq mi (1,023 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 1.1% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 28,836 | |
| • Density | 73/sq mi (28/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 6th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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| Footnotes: *Based on population just within the county. | ||
Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,836. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Carroll County is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area. It is in the Appalachian Ohio region.
Carroll County was formed on December 25, 1832 from portions of Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties.
Carroll County lies upon an ancient trail known as the Great Trail, connecting the forks of the Ohio with Lake Erie and the inland plains.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 399 square miles (1,030 km2), of which 395 square miles (1,020 km2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km2) (1.1%) is water. It is the fifth smallest county in Ohio in land area and smallest in total area.
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