Wooster 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.
Midwest
Wooster
Wayne County, OH
Population
27,021
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$855
Median home value
$185,300
Founded
1808
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- College of Wooster · listed 1980
- Wayne County Courthouse District · listed 1973
- Wooster Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1978
Notable landmarks
- Beall, Gen. Reasin, House · listed 1976
- Gasche, Charles, House · listed 1989
- Gertenslager Carriage and Wagon Company · listed 1986
- Liggett-Freedlander House · listed 1994
- McSweeney, John, House · listed 1974
- Old Wayne County Jail · listed 1982
- Overholt House · listed 1983
- Thorne House
- Walnut Street School · listed 1984
- Wayne County Home · listed 1979
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