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Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County, Ohio, has 30,072 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kenton. It uses Eastern Time and covers 470 sq mi (1,218 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
30,072
Land area
470 sq mi (1,218 km²)
County seat or government
Kenton
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$62,484 ± $3,305
Median home value
$151,200 ± $9,357
Median rent, with utilities
$793 ± $46
Homes lived in by their owners
74.7% ± 2.6 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Bellefontaine, OH micro area, Lima, OH metro area, Findlay, OH micro area, Wapakoneta, OH micro area, Marion, OH micro area, and Columbus, OH metro area
Water area
0.24 sq mi (0.63 km²)
State
Ohio
County code (FIPS)
39065
Coordinates (central point)
40.660415, -83.664077
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Hardin County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 4332612,573 people
  2. 458107,449 people
  3. 458434,184 people
  4. 433314,106 people
  5. 458503,559 people
  6. 433103,177 people
  7. 433322,173 people
  8. 433402,103 people
  9. 458122,027 people
  10. 458961,833 people
  11. 458361,573 people
  12. 433471,113 people
All 16
  1. 43345666 people
  2. 45835449 people
  3. 45859384 people
  4. 43346238 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Hardin County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Hardin County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Hardin County, largest first

  1. Pleasant Township8,023 people
  2. Liberty Township6,988 people
  3. Jackson Township2,340 people
  4. Dudley Township1,940 people
  5. Buck Township1,865 people
  6. Marion Township1,841 people
  7. Blanchard Township1,706 people
  8. Hale Township1,295 people
  9. McDonald Township1,239 people
  10. Roundhead Township833 people
  11. Washington Township614 people
  12. Taylor Creek Township585 people
All 15
  1. Lynn Township473 people
  2. Goshen Township370 people
  3. Cessna Township363 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Ohio, by county

School districts in Hardin County, largest first

  1. Kenton City School District10,904 people
  2. Benjamin Logan Local School District10,779 people
  3. Ada Exempted Village School District7,175 people
  4. Elgin Local School District7,033 people
  5. Riverdale Local School District5,862 people
  6. Upper Scioto Valley Local School District4,054 people
  7. Ridgemont Local School District3,395 people
  8. Hardin Northern Local School District2,744 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Kenton, Ohio (city)7,663 people
  2. Ada, Ohio (village)4,797 people
  3. Forest, Ohio (village)1,286 people
  4. Dunkirk, Ohio (village)839 people
  5. Alger, Ohio (village)718 people
  6. Mount Victory, Ohio (village)577 people
  7. McGuffey, Ohio (village)384 people
  8. Ridgeway, Ohio (village)224 people
  9. Patterson, Ohio (village)149 people
  10. Dola, Ohio (CDP)126 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Logan County, Ohio20 mi south
  2. Wyandot County, Ohio22 mi northeast
  3. Hancock County, Ohio23 mi north
  4. Allen County, Ohio24 mi west
  5. Marion County, Ohio26 mi east
  6. Union County, Ohio30 mi southeast
  7. Auglaize County, Ohio30 mi west

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