Wood County is located in northwestern Ohio. The County Seat is Bowling Green and the largest city is Bowling Green. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.wood.oh.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 129,590 and the 2010 census population was 125,488. The land area is 617.21 square miles and there are 203.3 persons per square mile.
93.6% of the population is White, 2.7% is Black or African American, 5.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% is two or more races. 93.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 29.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $149,500, there are 49,086 households, an average of 2.45 persons per household. The per capita income is $26,326, the median household income is $52,069, and 14.7% of the persons in Wood County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 9,478. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,522,477, and sales per capita were $12,175. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.
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| Wood County Home Page Use this official home page for Wood County to find government departments, programs, contacts, services, public news, notices, and more. |
| Births, Deaths, Marriages 1840-1930 Wood County baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths entered in Diocese of Toledo Catholic Parish records between 1840 and 1930. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas Wood County Common Pleas Court records. Includes felony criminal, civil filing over $15,000, coroner report, Court of Appeals, divorce, dissolution, child custody, judgment, lien, foreclosure, notary, parenting, tax lien, visitation & companionship, and Sheriff Deputy Appointment filings. |
| Court Records | County Juvenile Information Information from the Wood County Juvenile Court on legal resources, how to make online payments, order records, and download forms. Contact: Wood County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division, 1032 South Dunbridge Rd., Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. Phone: (419) 352-3554; Fax: (419) 352-6084; Hours: 8:30-4:30 M-F. |
| Court Records | County Probate Wood County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division records. Includes marriage license, probate & estate, adoption, name change, adult protective service, and mental commitment case filings. |
| Court Records | Municipal Bowling Green Bowling Green Municipal Court traffic, criminal, and civil records. Serves the following communities in Wood County: City of Bowling Green; Townships of Bloom, Center, Freedom, Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton, Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston; and Villages of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner, Custar, Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City, Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Risingsun, Tontogany, Wayne, Weston. |
| Court Records | Municipal Perrysburg Perrysburg Municipal Court civil (under $15,000), traffic, small claims, and misdemeanor criminal records and daily dockets. Jurisdiction: Cities of Northwood, Perrysburg, and Rossford; Townships of Lake, Perrysburg, and Troy; and the Villages of Luckey, Millbury, Stoney Ridge, and Walbridge in Wood County. |
| Court Records | Northwood Mayor's Court City of Northwood Mayors Court civil, criminal, and traffic records. |
| Dog Licenses Click on License Database at the top of the page to browse the Wood County Auditor database by license number for dog licenses. |
| Marriage Licenses Wood County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division marriage license records. |
| Obituaries (1830's-present) Search the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library database by name and/or year of death for Northwest Ohio obituaries from the 1830's to the present, including Wood County. |
| Obituaries (1848-present) Search Wood County obituaries by name or date. Gives spouse, cemetery, paper, and date/page/column of obituary. Site also includes information on how to order a copy of the obituary. |
| Permits & Inspections Use this Wood County Building Inspection department service to search by job number for the status of a permit and view inspection information. |
| Property Search the Auditor database for property records in Wood Countyand view GIS interactive maps. |
| Property Sales Search for property sales information in Wood County. |
| Property Tax Search the Wood County Treasurer records for property and property tax information by owner name, parcel number, or address. |
| Recorded Documents Wood County Recorder deeds, mortgages, financing statements, leases, and veteran index. |
| Registered Offenders Wood County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse the Wood County Sheriff sales by year, past and future. |
| Voters Use this Ohio Secretary of State service to search by name for voter registration information. |
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