Statehood: March 1, 1803 Living in OH Today Population
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Adams Co. Allen Co. Ashland Co. Ashtabula Co. Athens Co.
Auglaize Co. Belmont Co. Brown Co. Butler Co. Carroll Co.
Champaign Co. Clark Co. Clermont Co. Clinton Co. Columbiana Co.
Coshocton Co. Crawford Co. Cuyahoga Co. Darke Co. Defiance Co.
Delaware Co. Erie Co. Fairfield Co. Fayette Co. Franklin Co.
Fulton Co. Gallia Co. Geauga Co. Greene Co. Guernsey Co.
Hamilton Co. Hancock Co. Hardin Co. Harrison Co. Henry Co.
Highland Co. Hocking Co. Holmes Co. Huron Co. Jackson Co.
Jefferson Co. Knox Co. Lake Co. Lawrence Co. Licking Co.
Logan Co. Lorain Co. Lucas Co. Madison Co. Mahoning Co.
Marion Co. Medina Co. Meigs Co. Mercer Co. Miami Co.
Monroe Co. Montgomery Co. Morgan Co. Morrow Co. Muskingum Co.
Noble Co. Ottawa Co. Paulding Co. Perry Co. Pickaway Co.
Pike Co. Portage Co. Preble Co. Putnam Co. Richland Co.
Ross Co. Sandusky Co. Scioto Co. Seneca Co. Shelby Co.
Stark Co. Summit Co. Trumbull Co. Tuscarawas Co. Union Co.
Van Wert Co. Vinton Co. Warren Co. Washington Co. Wayne Co.
Williams Co. Wood Co. Wyandot Co.
Adams Co. Allen Co. Ashland Co. Ashtabula Co. Athens Co. Auglaize Co. Belmont Co. Brown Co. Butler Co. Carroll Co. Champaign Co. Clark Co. Clermont Co. Clinton Co. Columbiana Co. Coshocton Co. Crawford Co. Cuyahoga Co. Darke Co. Defiance Co. Delaware Co. Erie Co. Fairfield Co. Fayette Co. Franklin Co. Fulton Co. Gallia Co. Geauga Co. Greene Co. Guernsey Co. Hamilton Co. Hancock Co. Hardin Co. Harrison Co. Henry Co. Highland Co. Hocking Co. Holmes Co. Huron Co. Jackson Co. Jefferson Co. Knox Co. Lake Co. Lawrence Co. Licking Co. Logan Co. Lorain Co. Lucas Co. Madison Co. Mahoning Co. Marion Co. Medina Co. Meigs Co. Mercer Co. Miami Co. Monroe Co. Montgomery Co. Morgan Co. Morrow Co. Muskingum Co. Noble Co. Ottawa Co. Paulding Co. Perry Co. Pickaway Co. Pike Co. Portage Co. Preble Co. Putnam Co. Richland Co. Ross Co. Sandusky Co. Scioto Co. Seneca Co. Shelby Co. Stark Co. Summit Co. Trumbull Co. Tuscarawas Co. Union Co. Van Wert Co. Vinton Co. Warren Co. Washington Co. Wayne Co. Williams Co. Wood Co. Wyandot Co.
Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Ohio has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 NO 1800 45,365 1810 230,760 1820 581,434 1830 937,903 1840 1,519,467 1850 1,980,329 1860 2,339,511
1870 2,665,260 1880 3,198,062 1890 3,672,329 1900 4,157,545 1910 4,767,121 1920 5,759,394 1930 6,646,697 1940 6,907,612


Helpful Links
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Howe's Historical Collections, 1907, Vol. 1 On Line 1000+ Page Book
Howe's Historical Collections, 1907, Vol. 2 On Line 900+ Page Book
Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio, County Births 1841-2003 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio, County Marriages 1789-1994 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio, Deaths and Burials 1854-1997 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio Death Certificates Ohio Historical Society Site
Ohio Deaths Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944 and 1958-2007 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio Gravestones.org Digital images of gravestones of our ancestors
Ohio, Marriages 1800-1958 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio, Probate Records 1789-1996 LDS Searchable Database
Ohio Tax Records 1800-1850 (only 11 Counties) LDS Searchable Database
RB Hayes Obituary Index Fee Based Obituary Search for many Ohio Cos.
State of Ohio Vital Records Official State of Ohio Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in Ohio today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo or Youngstown. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, England, Italy. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Ohio, like AK Steel, Goodyear Tire, NCR, Procter & Gamble or Wendy's. Some of them may enjoy eating Cincinnati Chili or drinking tomato juice (Ohio's State Beverage). They probably root for the OSU Buckeyes, Cincinnati Reds or Bengals, or the Cleveland Browns or Indians . They surely enjoy recreation along the shores of Lake Erie or the Ohio River and may even visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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