Map of Pickaway County, Ohio

Pickaway County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,539. Its county seat is Circleville. Its name derives from the Pekowi band of Shawnee Indians, who inhabited the area. (See List of Ohio county name etymologies.)

Pickaway County is part of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pickaway County overview:
Name:	Pickaway County
FIPS code:	39-129
State:	Ohio
Founded:	1 March 1810
Named for:	Pekowi band
Seat:	Circleville
Largest city:	Circleville
Total Area:	507 sq mi (1,310 km²)
Land Area:	501.32 sq mi (1,298.4 km²)
Total Population:	58,539
Population Density:	120/sq mi (50/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	www.pickaway.org

Pickaway County location map. Where is Pickaway County?

Pickaway County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pickaway County. — Location of Pickaway County in the the United States.

Pickaway County location on the Ohio map. Where is Pickaway County. — Location of Pickaway County in Ohio.

History

The future state of Ohio was part of the Northwest Territory, created in 1787. To begin providing local control of this area, several counties were designated, among them Washington (1788) and Wayne (1796) Counties. Portions of these counties were partitioned off to create Ross (1798), Fairfield (1800), and Franklin (1803) Counties. An act of the General Assembly of Ohio (12 January 1810) directed that portions of Fairfield, Franklin, and Ross counties were to be partitioned off to create Pickaway County effective 1 March 1810, with Circleville named as county seat later that year (see History of Circleville).

Pickaway County Road Map

Pickaway CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Pickaway County, Ohio. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Pickaway CountyMap — Pickaway Countypolitical map.

Geography

The Scioto River flows southward through the center of Pickaway County. Big Darby Creek drains the upper western part of the county, discharging into the Scioto at Circleville, and Deer Creek drains the lower western part of the county, flowing southward into Ross County. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills carved with drainages; all available areas (87%) are devoted to agriculture. The terrain’s highest point (1,090′ or 332 m ASL) lies on the county’s east border, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east-northeast of Hargus Lake. The county has a total area of 506.55 square miles (1,312.0 km), of which 501.32 square miles (1,298.4 km) is land and 5.23 square miles (13.5 km) (1.0%) is water.