| Facts and Figures | |||
| County Seat | Village of Paulding | ||
| Founded In | 1820 | ||
| Geographic Coordinates | |||
| Latitude | 41°07' N | ||
| Longitude | 84°35' W | ||
| Area | 416.2612 square miles | ||
| State Rank | 57th | ||
| Population (2000) | 20,293 | ||
| State Rank | 83rd | ||
| Per Square Mile | 48.75 | ||
| Road Mileage | |||
| Federal and State Highways | 168 miles | ||
| County-Maintained Roads | 324.61 miles | ||
| Township-Maintained Roads | 495.54 miles | ||
| Paulding County Trivia | |||
| During the Civil War, Paulding County furnished more soldiers in proportion to the population than any other county in Ohio. | |||
| Population by Township/Village (2000) | |||||||
| Township | Population | Village | Population | ||||
| Paulding | 4,008 | Paulding | 3,595 | ||||
| Carryall | 3,046 | Antwerp | 1,740 | ||||
| Brown | 2,244 | Payne | 1,166 | ||||
| Jackson | 1,886 | Oakwood | 607 | ||||
| Harrison | 1,566 | Grover Hill | 412 | ||||
| Auglaize | 1,535 | Melrose | 322 | ||||
| Crane | 1,530 | Cecil | 216 | ||||
| Benton | 1,035 | Latty | 200 | ||||
| Latty | 1,026 | Haviland | 180 | ||||
| Emerald | 824 | Broughton | 166 | ||||
| Blue Creek | 804 | Scott | 118 | ||||
| Washington | 789 | ||||||
| Area by Township/Village (2000) | ||||||
| Township | Area | Village | Area | |||
| Benton | 36.3 mi2 | Paulding | 2.4 mi2 | |||
| Jackson | 36.1 mi2 | Cecil | 1.5 mi2 | |||
| Latty | 36.1 mi2 | Antwerp | 1.2 mi2 | |||
| Harrison | 35.8 mi2 | Melrose | 0.9 mi2 | |||
| Brown | 35.7 mi2 | Scott | 0.8 mi2 | |||
| Blue Creek | 35.6 mi2 | Oakwood | 0.6 mi2 | |||
| Washington | 35.0 mi2 | Payne | 0.5 mi2 | |||
| Carryall | 34.5 mi2 | Haviland | 0.3 mi2 | |||
| Crane | 34.5 mi2 | Grover Hill | 0.3 mi2 | |||
| Paulding | 34.0 mi2 | Latty | 0.3 mi2 | |||
| Emerald | 32.7 mi2 | Broughton | 0.2 mi2 | |||
| Auglaize | 21.5 mi2 | |||||
| Road Mileage by Township (2000) | ||||||
| Township | Road Mileage | |||||
| Brown | 52.76 | |||||
| Blue Creek | 49.51 | |||||
| Benton | 48.26 | |||||
| Washington | 47.16 | |||||
| Latty | 44.48 | |||||
| Carryall | 44.05 | |||||
| Harrison | 38.99 | |||||
| Jackson | 37.58 | |||||
| Crane | 35.18 | |||||
| Emerald | 33.61 | |||||
| Auglaize | 33.01 | |||||
| Paulding | 30.95 | |||||
