Clinton County, Ohio

Clinton County
The Wilmington Commercial Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinton County
The Wilmington Commercial Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinton County
Flag of Clinton County
Official seal of Clinton County
Map of Ohio highlighting Clinton County
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Map of the United States highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°24′54″N 83°48′30″W / 39.41498°N 83.80838°W / 39.41498; -83.80838
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedMarch 1, 1810[1]
Named forGeorge Clinton
SeatWilmington
Largest cityWilmington
Area
 • Total
412 sq mi (1,070 km2)
 • Land409 sq mi (1,060 km2)
 • Water3.6 sq mi (9 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
42,018 Decrease
 • Density102.7/sq mi (39.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websiteco.clinton.oh.us

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,018.[2] Its county seat and largest city is Wilmington.[3] The county is named for former U.S. Vice President George Clinton.[4] Clinton County comprises the Wilmington, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Clinton County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  2. ^ 2020 census
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Taylor, William Alexander (1899). Ohio Statesmen and Annals of Progress. Press of the Westbote Company. pp. 244.