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, Pennsylvania, and Virginia ______________________...