Auglaize County, Ohio

Founding: 1848
Parent counties: Allen, Logan, and Mercer

Namesake: The Auglaize River
Seats: Wapakoneta (1848–)

Land area: 401 square miles

Population (2020): 46,442

Population (historic): 11,338 (1850); 25,444 (1880); 31,192 (1900); 28,034 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1940–1960; 1970s

Subdivisions: Two cities; six villages; three CDPs; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,008 (25.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,447
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,732
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,626
Average farm size (1920): 77.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
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Wapakoneta

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a Shawnee word

Founding: 1829 (post office); 1833 (platting); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 9,957

Population (historic): 504 (1850); 2,705 (1880); 3,915 (1900); 5,378 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1890; 1900s; 1940–1960; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,048 (23.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jacob Weaver Farm (c. 1855). 17785 Hengstler Road. Duchouquet. Greek Revival/Italianate.
2. Julius Boesel House (1895). 6813 New Bremen–New Knoxville Road. German. Queen Anne.
3. William Barth House (1872). 967 Lock Two Road. German.
4. Jason Manchester Farm (1877). 29249 State Route 385. Goshen. Italianate.
5. Theodore Steineman House (c. 1860). 3386 Minster–Fort Recovery Road. Jackson.
6. St. Joseph Catholic Church (1887). 2441 State Route 364. Jackson. Gothic Revival.
7. St. Patrick Catholic Church (1883). 6959 Glynwood Road. Moulton. Gothic Revival.
8. George Kantner Farm (c. 1865). 12151 Wapakoneta–Fryburg Road. Pusheta.
9. Barrington House (1838). 11614 County Road 66A. St. Marys. Federal.
10. William Hoelscher Farm (c. 1870). 8529 State Route 219. Washington. Razed.

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