Guernsey 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 31, 1810 | |
| Named for | Isle of Guernsey | |
| Seat | Cambridge | |
| Largest city | Cambridge | |
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| • Total | 528 sq mi (1,368 km2) | |
| • Land | 522 sq mi (1,352 km2) | |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (16 km2), 1.1% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 40,087 | |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (30/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 6th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Guernsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge, and it is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers emigrated.
Guernsey County comprises the Cambridge, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.
Guernsey County, located in the Appalachian foothills, was first formed and organized in 1810 from portions of Muskingum and Belmont counties. It lost some land area during the formation of neighboring counties until it reached its present boundaries in 1851.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 528 square miles (1,370 km2), of which 522 square miles (1,350 km2) is land and 6.0 square miles (16 km2) (1.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,792 people, 16,094 households, and 11,233 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 18,771 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.28% White, 1.53% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 96.7% spoke English, 1.3% Spanish and 1.1% German as their first language.
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