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Welcome to Van Wert ...

The city of Van Wert is located in Van Wert County<1> and is the County Seat for Van Wert County.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Wert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Van Wert has a population of 10,644 people<3> (see below for details).

Van Wert is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Van Wert: (419) and (567)<5>

Websites for Van Wert ...

Official Website:   www.vanwert.org/vwcity/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.vanwertchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Van Wert had an population of 10,644 people. This is a decrease of 1.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Wert had a population of 10,846 people (which is 37.73% of the total population of Van Wert County). This makes Van Wert the county's most populous community.

The population of Van Wert represents 0.09% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,846 people, the population of Van Wert increased 1.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,690 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Van Wert.

Communities Also Named Van Wert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Van Wert - they are located in Georgia, Iowa and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Van Wert ...

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

  • Decatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
  • Delphos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Paulding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Paulding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
  • Spencerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Payne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Rockford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
  • Convoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Ottoville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Ohio City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
    • Ohio City is located in Van Wert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <6>

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 Van Wert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Wert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Wert. 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 Van Wert.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Wert. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Van Wert.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Wert ...

Looking for more information about Van Wert? 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 Van Wert, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Wert.

Adding Van Wert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Wert 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 Van Wert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Van Wert post office opened in 1838.

We also found Van Wert in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Wert.

The official website for Van Wert: www.vanwert.org/vwcity/

The official website for Van Wert County: www.vanwertcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Van Wert.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Wert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (567) is an overlay for area code (419).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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