Lima, Ohio

Lima, Ohio
City
Downtown Lima Allen County Courthouse Allen County Museum
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Nickname:  The Bean
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Coordinates: 40°44′47″N 84°07′24″W / 40.74639°N 84.12333°W / 40.74639; -84.12333
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Allen
Founded	1831; 193 years ago (1831)
Government
• Mayor	Sharetta Smith (D)
Area [1]
• Total	13.80 sq mi (35.75 km2)
• Land	13.62 sq mi (35.27 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation [2]	883 ft (269 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,579
• Density	2,612.45/sq mi (1,008.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP code	45801-02, 45804-07, 45809, 45854
Area code	419 567
FIPS code	39-43554[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085694[2]
Website	www.cityhall.lima.oh.us

Lima (/ˈlaɪmə/ LY-mə^[4]) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States.^[5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579.^[6] It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75, approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of Dayton, 78 miles (126 km) southwest of Toledo, and 63 mi (101 km) southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lima was founded in 1831. The Lima Army Tank Plant, officially called the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, built in 1941, is the sole producer of the M1 Abrams. It is the principal city of the Lima metropolitan area, which had 102,000 residents in 2020 and is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta combined statistical area.