Wooster

Also known as Wooster, Ohio, Wooster, OH

city in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
County: Wayne
Type: Mayor-Council
Total: 17.37 sq mi (44.98 km )
Land: 17.32 sq mi (44.86 km )
Water: 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km )
Elevation: 1,135 ft (346 m)
Density: 1,572.2/sq mi (607.04/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 39-86548
Website: https://www.woosteroh.com/

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wooster
Population: 27232
Area: 42.375506
Elevation: 304
Official website: www.woosteroh.com
Image: Wooster downtown2.jpg
Households: 11127
Dialing code: 330

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Commons category: Wooster, Ohio
postal code: 44691
IPA transcription: /ˈwʊstɚ/
inception: 1808-00-00
P8168: Brian Aldiss
water as percent of area: 0.3124
per capita income: 28628

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Wooster (/ˈwʊstər/ WUUST-ər) is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Ohio, the city lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) south-southwest of Cleveland, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Akron and 30 miles (48 km) west of Canton. The population was 27,232 at the 2020 census. It is the largest in Wayne County, and the center of the Wooster micropolitan area. Wooster is home to the private College of Wooster and the main branch of the Wayne County Public Library.

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