Wood County, Ohio

Wood County
Wood County Courthouse and Jail in Bowling Green, Ohio
Flag of Wood County
Official seal of Wood County
Map of Ohio highlighting Wood County
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Map of the United States highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°22′N 83°37′W / 41.36°N 83.62°W / 41.36; -83.62
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedApril 1, 1820[1]
Named forCaptain Eleazer D. Wood
SeatBowling Green
Largest cityBowling Green
Area
 • Total
620 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Land617 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
132,248 Increase
 • Density210/sq mi (80/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts5th, 9th
Websitewww.woodcountyohio.gov

Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 132,248.[2] Its county seat is Bowling Green.[3] The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812.[4] Wood County is part of the Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its diagonal northwest border is formed by the Maumee River, which has its mouth at Maumee Bay on Lake Erie.

  1. ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Wood County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  2. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". Census.gov.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wood County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved April 28, 2007.[dead link]