{"id":6940,"date":"2023-08-22T19:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:35:24","slug":"seneca-county-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/seneca-county-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seneca County is a county in Ohio, United States, about 40 miles south of Toledo. It had a<br \/>\npopulation of 55,069 at the 2020 census, an estimated 54,522 by 2024, and covers 551 square miles<br \/>\n(1,430 km2) centred near 41\u00b008\u2032N 83\u00b008\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Tiffin is the county seat; its postal code is 44883. The county holds 3 cities, 6 incorporated<br \/>\nvillages and roughly 30 smaller communities across 15 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its<br \/>\nFIPS code is 39147.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Seneca County<\/h2>\n<p>Seneca County has 39 named places on record: 9 incorporated cities and villages, 7 census<br \/>\ndesignated places and 23 unincorporated crossroads communities with no local government of their<br \/>\nown. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers hamlets and rural crossroads with<br \/>\nno formal boundary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tiffin<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>Clinton<\/td>\n<td>17,953<\/td>\n<td>44883<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fostoria<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Loudon<\/td>\n<td>13,046<\/td>\n<td>44830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bellevue<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Thompson<\/td>\n<td>8,249<\/td>\n<td>44811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green Springs<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Adams<\/td>\n<td>1,233<\/td>\n<td>44836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Attica<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Venice<\/td>\n<td>873<\/td>\n<td>44807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bloomville<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Scipio<\/td>\n<td>867<\/td>\n<td>44818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bettsville<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Big Spring<\/td>\n<td>595<\/td>\n<td>44815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Republic<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Eden<\/td>\n<td>556<\/td>\n<td>44867<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Riegel<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Seneca<\/td>\n<td>286<\/td>\n<td>44853<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fort Seneca<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Pleasant<\/td>\n<td>230<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flat Rock<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Thompson<\/td>\n<td>227<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>175<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melmore<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Eden<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Fort<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Pleasant<\/td>\n<td>143<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>McCutchenville<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Eden<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bascom<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>397<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adrian<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Bloom<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alvada<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Loudon<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amsden<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Thompson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Attica Junction<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Venice<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Berwick<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Caroline<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Scipio<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carrothers<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Big Spring<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cooper<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cromers<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Bloom<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frenchtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Reed<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iler<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lowell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Reed<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maple Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Big Spring<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Omar<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reedtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Reed<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rehoboth<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rockaway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saint Stephens<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Bloom<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Siam<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Springville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Adams<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swander<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Clinton<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Watson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Lodi<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Seneca<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three places on this list straddle county lines. Fostoria&#8217;s population figure above is<br \/>\ncitywide &mdash; most of the city sits in Seneca County, but it also reaches into Hancock and<br \/>\nWood counties. Bellevue&#8217;s 8,249 residents are spread across four counties (Erie, Huron,<br \/>\nSandusky and Seneca), with only a slice of the city inside Seneca. McCutchenville straddles<br \/>\nSeneca and Wyandot counties, with the larger share of its households in Wyandot. Green Springs<br \/>\nalso splits, sitting in both Sandusky and Seneca counties.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Clinton<\/td>\n<td>Tiffin (part), Swander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loudon<\/td>\n<td>Fostoria (part), Alvada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thompson<\/td>\n<td>Bellevue (part), Flat Rock, Amsden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adams<\/td>\n<td>Green Springs (part), Springville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venice<\/td>\n<td>Attica, Attica Junction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scipio<\/td>\n<td>Bloomville, Caroline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Big Spring<\/td>\n<td>Bettsville, Carrothers, Maple Grove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eden<\/td>\n<td>Republic, Melmore, McCutchenville (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seneca<\/td>\n<td>New Riegel, West Lodi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pleasant<\/td>\n<td>Fort Seneca, Old Fort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>Kansas, Berwick, Siam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>Bascom, Cooper, Rehoboth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>Iler, Omar, Rockaway, Watson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reed<\/td>\n<td>Frenchtown, Lowell, Reedtown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bloom<\/td>\n<td>Adrian, Cromers, Saint Stephens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>44883 &mdash; Tiffin<\/li>\n<li>44830 &mdash; Fostoria<\/li>\n<li>44811 &mdash; Bellevue<\/li>\n<li>44836 &mdash; Green Springs<\/li>\n<li>44807 &mdash; Attica<\/li>\n<li>44818 &mdash; Bloomville<\/li>\n<li>44815 &mdash; Bettsville<\/li>\n<li>44867 &mdash; Republic<\/li>\n<li>44853 &mdash; New Riegel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fort Seneca, Flat Rock, Kansas, Melmore, Old Fort, McCutchenville, Bascom, Alvada and the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s smaller unincorporated crossroads have no confirmed ZIP code of their own on<br \/>\nrecord; mail there is delivered under a nearby post-office town&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Seneca County sits in northwest Ohio on the till plains left by glaciers, mostly flat farmland<br \/>\nwith a low ridge of higher ground along its eastern edge. Of its 553 square miles, 551 are land<br \/>\nand 1.8 are water, about 0.3 percent, in line with a county that has no large natural lake. The<br \/>\nSandusky River crosses the county from southwest to northeast through Tiffin, and Rock Creek and<br \/>\nWolf Creek feed into it; nearly 80 percent of the county&#8217;s total land is farmed.<\/p>\n<p>Sandusky County lies to the north, Huron County to the northeast, Crawford County to the<br \/>\nsoutheast, Wyandot County to the south, Hancock County to the southwest and Wood County to the<br \/>\nwest. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sandusky-county\/\">Sandusky County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/huron-county-ohio\/\">Huron County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crawford-county-ohio\/\">Crawford County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wyandot-county\/\">Wyandot County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hancock-county-ohio\/\">Hancock County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wood-county\/\">Wood County<\/a> all border Seneca directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Seneca County had a population of 55,069 at the 2020 census, down from a peak of 61,901 in<br \/>\n1980, and the latest estimate puts the county near 54,522 residents. Tiffin and Fostoria are by<br \/>\nfar the two largest communities, together holding well over half the county&#8217;s population.<br \/>\nMedian household income runs below Ohio&#8217;s statewide figure of $67,769 (2023 ACS), typical<br \/>\nfor a rural, agriculture-heavy county in the region. Population density works out to roughly 100<br \/>\npeople per square mile of land, well below the state average.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Farmland covers close to 80 percent of the county, and agriculture remains a core part of the<br \/>\nlocal economy alongside manufacturing and rail. Fostoria sits at the &#8220;Iron Triangle,&#8221;<br \/>\nwhere CSX, Norfolk Southern and Chessie System lines cross, and about 100 freight trains pass<br \/>\nthrough the city each day &mdash; a major source of rail-related jobs. Tiffin is home to two<br \/>\nprivate universities, Heidelberg University, founded in 1850, and Tiffin University, founded in<br \/>\n1888, both significant local employers. Ballreich&#8217;s Bros., a potato-chip maker founded in<br \/>\nTiffin in 1920, still operates there today. Tiffin was historically known for glass and porcelain<br \/>\nmanufacturing, an industry that shaped the city&#8217;s early 20th-century growth.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Ohio legislature authorized Seneca County in 1820 and it was fully organized in 1824,<br \/>\nnamed for the Seneca Indians, the westernmost nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, who once held<br \/>\nland in the area. General William Henry Harrison built a supply fort near the Sandusky River in<br \/>\nJuly 1813, during the War of 1812; the community that grew up near the site later took the name<br \/>\nFort Seneca. Tiffin was platted as the county seat in the 1820s.<\/p>\n<p>In 1889, roughly 900 immigrants from Luxembourg settled in Seneca County, building substantial<br \/>\nchurches and schools that still stand in several of the county&#8217;s townships. Tiffin suffered<br \/>\nheavy damage in the Great Flood of 1913, which caused more than a million dollars in property<br \/>\nloss and 19 deaths in the city.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US 224 and State Routes 4, 12, 18, 19, 53, 100, 101 and 231 cross the county; no interstate<br \/>\nhighway runs through Seneca County.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toledo &mdash; about 40 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Findlay &mdash; about 20 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Fremont &mdash; about 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Bucyrus &mdash; about 25 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toledo Express Airport, roughly 45 miles north of Tiffin, is the nearest major commercial<br \/>\nairport. Seneca County Airport, a general-aviation field, sits just west of Tiffin. Amtrak has no<br \/>\nstation in Seneca County; the nearest stops are in Toledo and Sandusky.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Seneca County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in northwest Ohio, about 40 miles south of Toledo, bordered by Sandusky, Huron, Crawford,<br \/>\nWyandot, Hancock and Wood counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Seneca County?<\/strong><br \/>\n55,069 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate near 54,522.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Seneca County?<\/strong><br \/>\n553 square miles (1,430 km2), of which 551 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Seneca County?<\/strong><br \/>\nTiffin is the county seat, home to Heidelberg University and Tiffin University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Seneca County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThree cities &mdash; Tiffin, Fostoria and Bellevue (partly) &mdash; plus six villages: Green<br \/>\nSprings (partly), Attica, Bloomville, Bettsville, Republic and New Riegel, along with several CDPs<br \/>\nand unincorporated crossroads communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Seneca County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n44883 for Tiffin, 44830 for Fostoria, 44811 for Bellevue, and separate codes for each of the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s villages, including 44836 for Green Springs and 44867 for Republic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Seneca County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nFostoria&#8217;s &#8220;Iron Triangle&#8221; rail crossing, Tiffin&#8217;s two private<br \/>\nuniversities, and the 1889 settlement of Luxembourg immigrants whose churches still stand across<br \/>\nthe county.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/ohio\/\">Towns and villages in Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seneca County is a county in Ohio, United States, about 40 miles south of Toledo. It had a population of 55,069 at the 2020 census, an estimated 54,522 by 2024, and covers 551 square miles (1,430 km2) centred near 41\u00b008\u2032N 83\u00b008\u2032W. Tiffin is the county seat; its postal code is 44883. 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