Licking County, Ohio
Licking County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The act creating Licking County from parts of Fairfield County was passed on January 30, 1808, and the county was organized on March 1, 1808.
It is named after the Licking River, which is thought to be named for the salt licks that were in the area. However, one account explains it as an English pronunciation of the river's indigenous Delaware name W'li/'ik'/nk, which means "where the flood waters recede".
Licking County is part of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.