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According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80%."
Millersburg is a village and the county seat of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. [8] Located 66 miles (106 km) south of Cleveland, it is in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country and is part of a large regional tourism industry. [9]
An Amish farmer raking hay. The Holmes County community was founded in 1808 and the Geauga County community in 1886. [4]: 139 At the time of the Holmes County settlement's founding there was at least one sizable village of Native Americans on the northern edge of what would become Holmes County, near the Killbuck river.
A large Amish community of about 36,000 exists in Northeast-Central Ohio, centered on Holmes County and extending into surrounding counties. [39] The Holmes Old Order Amish affiliation, with 140 church districts out of 221 in the Holmes County Amish settlement in 2009, is the main and dominant Amish affiliation. [40]
More tourists visit Berlin, permanent population 685, than any other town in Ohio Amish Country. [14]: 83 Berlin was the first town in Ohio to market the Amish to tourists. [14]: 83 Berlin's business district is large, with as of 2012 more than 40 shops, 10 hotels, and multiple restaurants large and small.
Sugarcreek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.The population was 2,373 at the 2020 census.It is known as "The Little Switzerland of Ohio." [4] Located in Ohio's Amish Country, the village is part of a large regional tourism industry. [5]
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Amish country may refer to: Ohio Amish Country, in Holmes County, Ohio, the highest concentration of Amish in the world; see Amish in Ohio; Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the largest population of Amish in the United States; Illinois Amish Country, along Illinois Route 133; Northern Indiana Amish Country, in Elkhart and LaGrange Counties