Van Wert, Ohio

Van Wert, Ohio
City
Downtown Van Wert
Downtown Van Wert
Location of Van Wert in Van Wert County
Location of Van Wert in Van Wert County
Van Wert is located in Ohio
Van Wert
Van Wert
Van Wert is located in the United States
Van Wert
Van Wert
Coordinates: 40°52′04″N 84°35′50″W / 40.86778°N 84.59722°W / 40.86778; -84.59722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyVan Wert
TownshipPleasant, Ridge
Incorporated (town)1848
Incorporated (city)1903[1]
Government
 • MayorKen Markward [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
7.81 sq mi (20.23 km2)
 • Land7.53 sq mi (19.50 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
Elevation
[4]
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,092
 • Density1,473.04/sq mi (568.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45891
Area code419
FIPS code39-79562[5]
GNIS feature ID2397117[4]
Websitewww.vanwert.org

Van Wert is a city in and the county seat of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States.[6] 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.[7] 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mayor". Van Wert, Ohio. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Wert, Ohio
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Mangus, Michael; Herman, Jennifer L. (2008). Ohio Encyclopedia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-878592-68-2.