Van Wert County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 84°35′W / 40.86°N 84.59°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | February 12, 1820 |
| Named for | Isaac Van Wart |
| Seat | Van Wert |
| Largest city | Van Wert |
| Area | |
• Total | 410 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 409 sq mi (1,060 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,931  |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Van Wert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,931.[1] Its county seat is Van Wert.[2] The county was created on February 12, 1820, and later organized on March 18, 1837.[3] It is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.[4]
Van Wert County comprises the Van Wert, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included within the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ 2020 census
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Van Wert County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved April 28, 2007.[dead link]