Hocking County, Ohio

Hocking County, Ohio
County
Hocking County Courthouse
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39.50°N 82.48°W / 39.50; -82.48
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Founded	March 1, 1818
Named after	Hocking River, perhaps from the Lenape language for "bottle river"
Seat	Logan
Largest city	Logan
Area
• Total	424 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	421 sq mi (1,090 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,050
• Estimate  (2025)	27,512
• Density	66/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.hocking.oh.us

Hocking County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,050. Its county seat is Logan. The county was organized on March 1, 1818, from land previously included in Athens, Fairfield, and Ross counties. Its name is from the Hocking River, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river". Hocking County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.