Guernsey County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′N 81°30′W / 40.05°N 81.5°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | January 31, 1810[1] |
| Named for | Isle of Guernsey |
| Seat | Cambridge |
| Largest city | Cambridge |
| Area | |
• Total | 528 sq mi (1,370 km2) |
| • Land | 522 sq mi (1,350 km2) |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (16 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,438  |
| • Density | 73/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | www |
Guernsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,438.[2] Its county seat and largest city is Cambridge.[3] It is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers emigrated.[4]
Guernsey County comprises the Cambridge, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Guernsey County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 145.