Wyandot County
| Wyandot County, Ohio | ||
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Wyandot County Courthouse in Upper Sandusky
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 3, 1845 | |
| Named for | the Wyandot people | |
| Seat | Upper Sandusky | |
| Largest city | Upper Sandusky | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 408 sq mi (1,057 km2) | |
| • Land | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.2% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 22,615 | |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 5th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Wyandot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,615. Its county seat is Upper Sandusky. Its name comes from the Wyandot Indians and is variously translated from their language as "around the plains" and "dwellers on the peninsula".
It was formed from parts of Crawford, Marion, Hardin and Hancock Counties on February 3rd, 1845.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 408 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 407 square miles (1,050 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,908 people, 8,882 households, and 6,270 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 9,324 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.91% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 19.5% American, 7.0% English and 6.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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