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The Lima Memorial Hall is a historic performing arts center and city hall on the edge of downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. [2] Designed by the architectural company of Dawson & McLaughlin and named for local military veterans, the Beaux-Arts building was built in 1908. [ 1 ]
Lima (/ ˈ l aɪ m ə / LY-mə [4]) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. [6] It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75, approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of Dayton, 78 miles (126 km) southwest of Toledo, and 63 mi (101 km) southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Part of Lima is located in northeastern Shawnee Township. Fort Shawnee is located in the township's eastern sections; currently unincorporated, it was a village until its dissolution in 2012. Name and history
Allen County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Lima. [1] The county was created in 1820 and organized in 1831. [2] The county is named in honor of Colonel John Allen, who was killed leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812. [a]
Fort Shawnee is adjacent to the city of Lima and the village of Cridersville in Auglaize County. In 2012, village residents voted to disincorporate the village. [ 5 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the village had a total area of 7.25 square miles (18.78 km 2 ), of which 7.21 square miles (18.67 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square ...
The Lima metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Allen – in Northwest Ohio, anchored by the city of Lima. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 108,473 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 104,357).
It is the only American Township statewide. American Township was named German Township until 1918 when the township's citizens successfully petitioned for the name change, due to the sinking of the Lusitania.
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