Van Wert County

Also known as Van Wert County, Ohio, Van Wert County, OH

county in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
Founded: February 12, 1820
Named after: Isaac Van Wart
Seat: Van Wert
Largest city: Van Wert
Total: 410 sq mi (1,100 km )
Land: 409 sq mi (1,060 km )
Water: 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025: 29,013
Density: 71/sq mi (27/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 5th
Website: www .vanwertcountyohio .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 28931
Area: 1063
Official website: www.vanwertcounty.org
Image: Van-wert-ohio-courthouse.jpg
Households: 11640
Licence plate code: 81

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Commons category: Van Wert County, Ohio
inception: 1820-02-12
water as percent of area: 0.3
native label: Van Wert County
per capita income: 28092

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Van Wert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,931. Its county seat is Van Wert. The county was created on February 12, 1820, and later organized on March 18, 1837. It is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.

Van Wert County comprises the Van Wert, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included within the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH Combined Statistical Area.