Hocking County, Ohio

Hocking County
County
Hocking County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°30′N 82°29′W / 39.50°N 82.48°W / 39.50; -82.48
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Founded	March 1, 1818[1]
Named for	Hocking River, perhaps from the Lenape language for "bottle river"
Seat	Logan
Largest city	Logan
Area
• Total	424 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	421 sq mi (1,090 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,050
• Density	66/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.hocking.oh.us

Hocking County is a county in Ohio. In 2020, 28,050 people lived there.^[2] The county seat is Logan.^[3] The county was founded on March 1, 1818.

1. ↑ "Ohio County Profiles: Hocking County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
2. ↑ "QuickFacts: Hocking County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
3. ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 18, 2024.