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Quick Facts About Delaware County:

Measures 457 square miles: 443 square miles are land (97 percent) and 14 square miles are water (3 percent)
Despite the county’s inland location, it features the most shoreline—about 140 miles—of all the counties in Ohio. This is due to the rivers, creeks, lakes and reservoirs in the county. Major waterways in Delaware County include: Scioto River, Olentangy River, Alum Creek and Big Walnut Creek. Alum Creek Lake and Delaware Lake are man-made lakes created as reservoirs along Alum Creek and the Olentangy River respectively.
Delaware County is located in central Ohio, due north of and adjoining Franklin County. It is bordered by Marion and Morrow counties to the north, by Union County to the west, and by Knox and Licking counties to the east.
The county seat is the City of Delaware. It is located 25 miles north of downtown Columbus.

Delaware County was founded in 1808. The Ohio General Assembly Act establishing the county was adopted on Feb. 10, 1808. There is some documentation that notes the “Commencement of the county” occurred on April 1, 1808, but Founder’s Day in Delaware County is recognized as Feb. 10.
The county is part of the 4^th and 12^th U.S. Congressional Districts. Portions of the county are located in Districts 60 and 61 for the Ohio House, and the entire county lies in District 19 for the Ohio Senate.
Delaware County is comprised of three cities (Delaware, Powell and Sunbury) and portions of another three cities (Columbus, Dublin and Westerville); four villages (Ashley, Galena, Ostrander and Shawnee Hills); 18 townships (Berkshire, Berlin, Brown, Concord, Delaware, Genoa, Harlem, Kingston, Liberty, Marlboro, Orange, Oxford, Porter, Radnor, Scioto, Thompson, Trenton and Troy) and a portion of one township (Washington).

Delaware County is home to these public school districts and is the most populous county for them: Big Walnut Local Schools, Buckeye Valley Local Schools, Delaware City Schools, Delaware Area Career Center, Olentangy Local Schools.
Delaware County has a presence in these public school districts, but is not the most populous county for them: Centerburg Local Schools, Dublin City Schools, Elgin Local Schools, Highland Local Schools, Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools, Northridge Local Schools, North Union Local Schools, and Westerville City Schools.
The county is home to two private/parochial schools: Delaware Christian School and St. Mary School.
The county is home to three institutions of higher education: Columbus State Community College (Delaware Campus), Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and Ohio Wesleyan University.

54 percent of our adult residents have a bachelor’s degree. Delaware County is the only county in Ohio where more than half its adult residents have a bachelor’s degree. The U.S. average is 38 percent.
96 percent of our adult residents have earned a high school diploma. The U.S. average is 91 percent.
The median household income in Delaware County is $116,284. The U.S. average is $76,330.
The rate of home ownership in Delaware County is 81.4 percent. The U.S. average is 65.8 percent.
Delaware County continues to be ranked as the “Healthiest County in Ohio” by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In 2022, it was ranked the No. 10 healthiest county in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report.
The City of Delaware has been named one of the Best Places to Live in America twice by Money Magazine. The City came in at No. 71 in the nation in 2017 and No. 32 in 2020.