Guernsey County, Ohio
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 |
| Named after | 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 |
• Estimate (2024) | 38,219 |
| • Density | 73.2/sq mi (28.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | www |
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Guernsey County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,438. Its county seat and largest city is Cambridge. It is named from the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers emigrated.
Guernsey County comprises the Cambridge, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.