Wood County, Ohio

Founding: 1820
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Eleazer Wood, U.S. army officer
Seats: Maumee (1820–1823); Perrysburg (1823–1870); Bowling Green (1870–)

Land area: 617 square miles

Population (2020): 132,248

Population (historic): 1,102 (1830); 17,886 (1860); 34,022 (1880); 51,555 (1900); 50,320 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities; 21 villages; two CDPs; 19 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,814 (18.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 65.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,798
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,824
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,164
Average farm size (1920): 76.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Pennsylvania, New York, and England
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Perrysburg (ex-seat)

Namesake: Oliver Perry, U.S. naval commander

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 25,041

Population (historic): 182 (1830); 1,199 (1850); 1,835 (1870); 1,766 (1900); 3,182 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 722 (7.9%)
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Bowling Green

Namesake: Bowling Green, Kentucky

Founding: 1832 (platting); 1834 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 30,808

Population (historic): 906 (1870); 5,067 (1900); 6,688 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,721 (14%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Solomon Fries Farm (1882). 9026 Eagleville Road. Bloom. Second Empire.
2. Philip Brubaker House (c. 1880). 8700 Yates Road. Bloom. Italianate.
3. James Watson House (c. 1850). 1314 Napoleon Road. Center.
4. William Ninke Farm (c. 1900). 6860 Linwood Road. Freedom. Queen Anne.
5. Edward Groff House (c. 1880). 17176 Wapakoneta Road. Grand Rapids. Italianate.
6. Amelius Robinson House (c. 1855). 14028 Middleton Pike. Middleton. Greek Revival.
7. Isaiah Miley Farm (c. 1890). 11400 Roundhead Road. Milton. Eastlake.
8. Daniel Smith Farm (c. 1870). 1240 Eagleville Road. Perry. Italianate.
9. Isaac Brandeberry Farm (c. 1875). 2737 McCutchenville Road. Perry. Italianate.
10. Philip Cline Farm (c. 1880). 5453 McCutchenville Road. Perry. Italianate.
11. Amos Spafford House (1830s). 27338 West River Road. Perrysburg. Greek Revival.
12. Wood County Infirmary (1868/1885). 13660 County Home Road. Portage.
13. William Graham Farm (1852). 7056 Jerry City Road. Portage.
14. Anthony Amos House (c. 1880). 14541 Custar Road. Weston. Italianate.
15. William Jones House (c. 1880). 22145 US Highway 6. Weston. Italianate.

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