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FIPS 39161 · population 28,887 (2024)

Van Wert County, Ohio

Van Wert County has been named in 13 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Ohio (3) are listed on the state page.

13declarations 8major disasters 5emergencies 1965first on record 2020latest

By hazard

Severe Storm7
Biological2
Snowstorm2
Hurricane1
Tornado1

By decade

11960s
21970s
11990s
52000s
22010s
22020s

Population: 28,932 in April 2020, 28,887 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).

Declarations naming Van Wert County

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardProgramsFederal aid
Mar 31, 2020 DR-4507-OH COVID-19 Pandemic Biological IHPPAHM $1.23 billion
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3457-OH COVID-19 Biological PA —
Aug 20, 2012 DR-4077-OH Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm PAHM $19.9 million
Jun 30, 2012 EM-3346-OH Severe Storms Severe Storm PA —
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3250-OH Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane PA $2.5 million
Feb 15, 2005 DR-1580-OH Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm IHPIAPAHM $113.7 million
Sep 19, 2004 DR-1556-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IHPIAPAHM $52.0 million
Jul 15, 2003 DR-1478-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IHPIAHM $2.0 million
Nov 18, 2002 DR-1444-OH Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm IHPIAHM $720,349
Aug 4, 1992 DR-951-OH Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm IAPA —
Jan 26, 1978 EM-3055-OH Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm PA —
Feb 2, 1977 EM-3029-OH Snowstorms Snowstorm PA —
Apr 14, 1965 DR-191-OH Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado IAPA —