Welcome to Wadsworth ...

The city of Wadsworth is located in Medina County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Wadsworth: WAHDS-wurth<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wadsworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wadsworth has a population of 24,153 people<4> (see below for details).

Wadsworth is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for Wadsworth: (330) and (234)<6>

Websites for Wadsworth ...

Official Website: www.wadsworthcity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wadsworth had an population of 24,153 people. This is an increase of 11.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wadsworth had a population of 21,567 people (which is 12.51% of the total population of Medina County). This makes Wadsworth the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wadsworth represents 0.19% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,567 people, the population of Wadsworth increased 16.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,437 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wadsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Wadsworth - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Wadsworth ...

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

• Akron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <7>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <7>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <7>
• Stow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <7>
• Massillon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <7>
• Wooster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <7>
• Medina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <7>
• Barberton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <7>
• Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <7>
• Tallmadge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <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 Wadsworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wadsworth.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wadsworth. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wadsworth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wadsworth ...

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

Adding Wadsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wadsworth post office opened in 1823.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wadsworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wadsworth: www.wadsworthcity.com/

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

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