{"id":6964,"date":"2023-08-22T20:56:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:23:53","slug":"williams-county-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/williams-county-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Williams County is a county in Ohio, United States, on the Michigan and Indiana state lines in the northwest corner of the state. It had a population of 37,102 at the 2020 census and covers 420.66 square miles (1,089.5 km2) of land, centred near 41\u00b034\u2032N 84\u00b035\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan is the county seat, and its postal code is 43506. The county has one city, eight villages and several unincorporated communities, spread across 12 townships. It sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Williams County<\/h2>\n<p>Williams County has nine incorporated places &mdash; Bryan is the sole city, and Blakeslee, Edgerton, Edon, Holiday City, Montpelier, Pioneer, Stryker and West Unity are villages &mdash; plus a handful of unincorporated crossroads communities. Unincorp. below means the place has no municipal government of its own and is listed for reference; several also carry mobile-home-park or subdivision names not included here.<\/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>Bryan<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>8,333<\/td>\n<td>43506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montpelier<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Madison<\/td>\n<td>4,146<\/td>\n<td>43543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edgerton<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Florence<\/td>\n<td>1,929<\/td>\n<td>43517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Unity<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Superior<\/td>\n<td>1,652<\/td>\n<td>43570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stryker<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Springfield<\/td>\n<td>1,357<\/td>\n<td>43557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edon<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Jefferson<\/td>\n<td>852<\/td>\n<td>43518<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pioneer<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Northwest<\/td>\n<td>1,270<\/td>\n<td>43554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blakeslee<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Mill Creek<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>43506 (Bryan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Holiday City<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>43506 (Bryan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alvordton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Bridgewater<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>43501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>St. Joseph<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kunkle<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Brady<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Seneca<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Superior<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melbern<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>St. Joseph<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nettle Lake<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Northwest<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pulaski<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Pulaski<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Williams Center<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blakeslee and Holiday City are villages but share Bryan&#8217;s 43506 ZIP code rather than carrying one of their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<p>Williams County has 12 civil townships. Populations below are 2020 census figures where available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Bryan, Holiday City, Williams Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Madison<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Montpelier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florence<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Edgerton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Superior<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>West Unity, Lake Seneca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Springfield<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Stryker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jefferson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Edon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northwest<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Pioneer, Nettle Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mill Creek<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Blakeslee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bridgewater<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Alvordton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Joseph<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Melbern, Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brady<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Kunkle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pulaski<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Pulaski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>43506 &mdash; Bryan (also serves Blakeslee and Holiday City)<\/li>\n<li>43543 &mdash; Montpelier<\/li>\n<li>43517 &mdash; Edgerton<\/li>\n<li>43570 &mdash; West Unity<\/li>\n<li>43557 &mdash; Stryker<\/li>\n<li>43518 &mdash; Edon<\/li>\n<li>43554 &mdash; Pioneer<\/li>\n<li>43501 &mdash; Alvordton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The smaller unincorporated communities use the ZIP code of whichever village post office serves their road system.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Williams County sits on the till plains of northwest Ohio, drained by the St. Joseph River and Tiffin River, with Nettle Lake in the northwest corner among its larger natural lakes. The terrain is flat to gently rolling, shaped by glacial moraines, and farmland covers most of the county outside its towns.<\/p>\n<p>Williams County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hillsdale-county\/\">Hillsdale County, Michigan<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/fulton-county-ohio\/\">Fulton County, Ohio<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/henry-county-ohio\/\">Henry County, Ohio<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/defiance-county\/\">Defiance County, Ohio<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dekalb-county-indiana\/\">DeKalb County, Indiana<\/a> to the southwest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/steuben-county\/\">Steuben County, Indiana<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Williams County had a 2020 census population of 37,102, at a density of about 88 people per square mile. Bryan, the county seat, is the largest place at 8,333 residents, followed by Montpelier at 4,146. The county&#8217;s median household income runs below the Ohio median of $67,769, reflecting its largely rural, agricultural economy.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Farming remains central to Williams County&#8217;s economy, with corn, soybeans and livestock dominating the surrounding townships. Bryan is home to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers and a manufacturing base built around auto-parts and plastics plants that grew out of the county&#8217;s early 20th-century industrial history. Northwest State Community College maintains a campus in Archbold just across the Fulton County line and draws students from Williams County. The Williams County Fair, held each August in Montpelier, is the county&#8217;s largest annual gathering.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Williams County was created on April 1, 1820, and organized on February 2, 1824. It is named for David Williams, one of three New York militiamen who captured British spy John Andr\u00e9 during the American Revolutionary War. The county was carved from the old Northwest Territory frontier and settled through the 1820s\u201340s as the Black Swamp region was gradually drained and cleared for farming, a project that shaped its flat, ditch-crossed landscape today.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Route 20 runs east-west across the county through Bryan, and US Route 6 crosses the north end near West Unity and Alvordton. State Route 15 links Bryan north to Michigan, and State Route 34 runs southwest toward Indiana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toledo, Ohio &mdash; 50 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Fort Wayne, Indiana &mdash; 40 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Angola, Indiana &mdash; 20 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Defiance, Ohio &mdash; 25 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Fort Wayne International Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Williams County, Ohio?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the far northwest corner of Ohio, bordering both Michigan and Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Williams County?<\/strong><br \/>37,102 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Williams County?<\/strong><br \/>420.66 square miles (1,089.5 km2) of land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Williams County?<\/strong><br \/>Bryan is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Williams County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Bryan) and eight villages, plus several unincorporated communities across 12 townships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Williams County?<\/strong><br \/>Codes include 43506 (Bryan), 43543 (Montpelier), 43517 (Edgerton), 43570 (West Unity), 43557 (Stryker), 43518 (Edon), 43554 (Pioneer) and 43501 (Alvordton).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Williams County named after?<\/strong><br \/>David Williams, one of the captors of British spy John Andr\u00e9 during the American Revolutionary War.<\/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>Williams County is a county in Ohio, United States, on the Michigan and Indiana state lines in the northwest corner of the state. It had a population of 37,102 at the 2020 census and covers 420.66 square miles (1,089.5 km2) of land, centred near 41\u00b034\u2032N 84\u00b035\u2032W. 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