Wapakoneta
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Wapakoneta is a city in Ohio that serves as the county seat of Auglaize County. As the county seat, it functions as the administrative center where the county government is based.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Auglaize
- Townships
- Duchouquet , Pusheta , Moulton
- Incorporated
- March 2, 1849
- Mayor
- Dan E. Lee ( R )
- Total
- 6.61 sq mi (17.13 km )
- Land
- 6.56 sq mi (17.00 km )
- Water
- 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km )
- Elevation
- 896 ft (273 m)
- Density
- 1,517.2/sq mi (585.79/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
Article
Wapakoneta (/ˌwɔːpəkəˈnɛtə/, locally /wɒpəkəˈnɛtə/, commonly shortened to “Wapak”) is a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Auglaize River, the city is about 56 miles (90 km) north of Dayton and 83 miles (134 km) south of Toledo. The population was 9,957 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Wapakoneta micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Celina combined statistical area.
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, grew up in Wapakoneta, which is now the home of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.