Allen County is located in northwestern Ohio. The County Seat is Lima and the largest city is Lima. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.allen.oh.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 105,040 and the 2010 census population was 106,331. The land area is 402.50 square miles and there are 264.2 persons per square mile.
83.9% of the population is White, 12.3% is Black or African American, 2.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.7% is two or more races. 88.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 17.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $105,000, there are 40,552 households, an average of 2.51 persons per household. The per capita income is $22,295, the median household income is $42,823, and 18.6% of the persons in Allen County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 7,474. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,577,528, and sales per capita were $15,039. The percentage of black-owned firms is 4.9%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.8%.
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| Allen County Visit the government page for Allen County to access agencies, departments, officials, business resources, calendars, news, services, permits, and more. |
| Cemeteries Browse by cemetery and name for Allen County cemetery inscriptions. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas Allen County Common Pleas court records. Search civil, criminal, dissolution, domestic relations, appeals court, judgment, coroner report, real property, and tax lien filings. |
| Court Records | Lima Municipal Lima Municipal Court Records in Allen County. Search small claims, civil, criminal, and traffic case records and hearing schedules. |
| Court Records | Probate Information Information from the Allen County Probate Court on how to obtain records. Contact: Allen County Courthouse | 301 North Main St. | PO Box 1243 | Lima, Ohio 45802 | (419)223-8501 | Fax (419)221-3432 | Hours 9-4:30 M-F. |
| Death Records 1909-1953 Browse Allen County death records by name. Gives date of birth & death, cemetery, source, and volume/page number. Site also gives information on how to order a copy of the record. |
| Marriages, Births, Deaths 1840-1930 Allen County births, deaths, marriages, baptisms, first communions, and confirmations in 1840-1930 Diocese of Toledo Catholic Parish records. |
| Obituaries Search the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library database by name and/or year of death for Northwest Ohio obituaries from the 1830's to the present, including Allen County. |
| Property Search the Auditor database for property records in Allen County by Parcel ID, current owner, or by address. |
| Property Sales Search for property sales information in Allen County by sale price, sale date, year built, number of stories, square footage, number of bedrooms, parcel ID, and/or neighborhood. |
| Recorded Documents Use this Allen County service for information on how to register with the Allen County Recorders Office and obtain a username and password to search for recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, etc.). |
| Registered Offenders Allen County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse these Sheriff Sale listings from the Allen County Sheriff Department. |
| Voters Find voter registration records in Allen County. |
| War Casualties Browse by name for Allen County Persian Gulf, Vietnam, Korean, WWI, WWII, Civil, and Spanish Mexican war casualties. |
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