Meigs County
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county in Ohio, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- April 1, 1819
- Named after
- Return J. Meigs Jr.
- Seat
- Pomeroy
- Largest village
- Middleport
- Total
- 433 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Land
- 430 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Water
- 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,587
- Density
- 51/sq mi (20/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .meigscountyohio .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Return J. Meigs Jr.
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio
- Contains
- Pomeroy
- Capital
- Pomeroy
- Population
- 22210
- Area
- 1120
- Shares border with
- Vinton County
- Official website
- www.meigscountyohio.com
- Image
- Meigs County Courthouse, 2nd Street and Court Street, Pomeroy, OH - 53040468397.jpg
- Households
- 9090
- Licence plate code
- 53
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- Commons category
- Meigs County, Ohio
- topic's main category
- Category:Meigs County, Ohio
- different from
- Meigs County
- inception
- 1819-01-21
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Meigs County, Ohio
- water as percent of area
- 0.7
- native label
- Meigs County
- per capita income
- 24342
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Encyclopedic overview
Meigs County (/ˈmɛɡz/ MEGZ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,210. Its county seat is Pomeroy. The county is named for Return J. Meigs Jr., the fourth Governor of Ohio.
Geography
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