Welcome to Paulding ...

The village of Paulding is located in Paulding County<1> and is the County Seat for Paulding County.

The location of Paulding has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Paulding: PAHL-ding<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paulding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paulding has a population of 3,424 people<4> (see below for details).

Paulding is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Paulding lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Paulding: (419) and (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paulding had an population of 3,424 people. This is a decrease of 5.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paulding had a population of 3,605 people (which is 18.38% of the total population of Paulding County). This makes Paulding the county's most populous community.

The population of Paulding represents 0.03% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 302nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,605 people, the population of Paulding has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,595 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Paulding.

Communities Also Named Paulding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Paulding - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paulding.

Communities near Paulding ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paulding.

• Defiance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <7>
• Van Wert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <7>
• Hicksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <7>
• Antwerp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <7>
• Woodburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>
• Monroeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <7>
• Payne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <7>
• Continental
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <7>
• Convoy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
  • Convoy is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <7>
• Ottoville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoville
  • Ottoville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottoville <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paulding. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paulding.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paulding. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paulding.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paulding. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Paulding.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paulding ...

Looking for more information about Paulding? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Paulding, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paulding.

Adding Paulding to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paulding in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paulding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Paulding post office opened in 1851.

We also found Paulding in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paulding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paulding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/