

There were 53,062 housing units at an average density of 107 units per square mile (41/km 2). The population density was 259 people per square mile (100 people/km 2). Adjacent counties ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 128,852 people, 49,534 households, and 34,277 families living in the county.

Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 500 square miles (1,300 km 2), of which 495 square miles (1,280 km 2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km 2) (1.0%) is water. When Ashland County was formed on 24 February 1846, most of its area was provided by townships annexed in whole (such as Green Township) or in part ( Clear Creek, Milton and Mifflin townships) from eastern Richland County.Īccording to the U.S. Settlers cleared the land for farming and the population increased. The county is one of the six Metropolitan Statistical Areas that make up Northeast Ohio.Īt its formation in 1806 Richland County encompassed a larger area. Richland County is included in the Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Mansfield- Ashland- Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area. It is named for the fertile soil found there.

The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1813. As of the 2020 census, the population was 124,936. Richland County is a county located in the U.S.
