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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Van Wert
- Township
- Pleasant , Ridge
- Mayor
- Ken Markward
- Total
- 7.81 sq mi (20.23 km )
- Land
- 7.53 sq mi (19.50 km )
- Water
- 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km )
- Elevation
- 778 ft (237 m)
- Density
- 1,473.0/sq mi (568.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 39-79562
- Website
- www.vanwert.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
City of Van Wert, OH :: Helpful Resources and Information
The City of Van Wert is a thriving midwest community that is experiencing explosive growth and opportunity for community members.
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Encyclopedic overview
Van Wert is a city in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in northwestern Ohio approximately 77 miles (124 km) southwest of Toledo and 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The population was 11,092 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Van Wert micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta combined statistical area.
Van Wert is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of Major John André in the American Revolutionary War. A center of peony cultivation, Van Wert has hosted the annual Van Wert Peony Festival on and off since 1902. Van Wert is home to the first county library in the United States, the Brumback Library.
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