Saint Johns, Ohio
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Saint Johns is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
located along the border between the Union and
Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, ). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impuriti ...
townships of
Auglaize County Auglaize County () is a county in Northwestern Ohio, United States of America . As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,442. Its county seat and largest city is Wapakoneta. Auglaize County comprises the Wapakoneta Micropolitan Statisti ...
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Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
,
United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 304. It is located between Indian Lake and Wapakoneta at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 65. Served by the
Wapakoneta City School District The Wapakoneta City School District is a public school district in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The district encompasses the city of Wapakoneta; the villages of Buckland and Cridersville, the unincorporated communities of Fryburg, ...
, the zip code for Saint Johns is 45884.


History

Saint Johns was founded in 1835, and named for John Rogers, proprietor. A post office called Saint Johns has been in operation since 1838. In the center of Saint Johns, on the corner of Center Street and Walnut Street, is a memorial recognizing this place to be known as
Black Hoof Catecahassa or Black Hoof (c. 1740 – 1831) was the head civil tribal chief, chief of the Shawnee Native Americans in the United States, Indians in the Ohio Country of what became the United States. A member of the Mekoche division of the Sh ...
's last home.


References

Census-designated places in Ohio Census-designated places in Auglaize County, Ohio 1835 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1835 {{AuglaizeCountyOH-geo-stub