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Lima
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city and county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Allen
- Founded
- 1831 ; 195 years ago ( 1831 )
- Named after
- Lima , Peru
- Mayor
- Sharetta Smith ( D )
- Total
- 13.80 sq mi (35.75 km )
- Land
- 13.62 sq mi (35.27 km )
- Water
- 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km )
- Elevation
- 883 ft (269 m)
- Density
- 2,613/sq mi (1,008.7/km )
- 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
- Website
- www .limaohio .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lima (/ˈlaɪmə/ LY-mə) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 35,579 at the 2020 census. The city 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. 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. The Lima Army Tank Plant, officially called the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, was built in 1941 and is the sole producer of the M1 Abrams tank.
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