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Lima is a city in and is the county seat of Allen County, Ohio in the United States with a population of 40,081, as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio Combined Statistical Area. Lima is located in northwest Ohio, north of Dayton along Interstate 75; it was founded in 1831.

Colleges: University of Northwestern Ohio, James A. Rhodes State College (formerly Lima Technical College), and The Ohio State University, Lima Campus.

Lima is located at 40.740700, -84.114997. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.4 km² (12.9 mi²). 33.1 km² (12.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water.

The Ottawa River flows through the city. Locals sometimes refer to the river as "Hawg Creek". This resembles a traditional local name used dating back to the Hog Creek Shawnee community that existed between Lima and present Ada, prior to the Shawnee removal of 1831. This removal made possible the official founding of "Lima" as a formal town in that year. Lima is at the intersection of State Route 309 (the original Lincoln Highway) and Interstate 75, which replaced U.S. Route 25, one of the routes of the Dixie Highway.

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