Welcome to Perrysburg ...

The city of Perrysburg is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Perrysburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Perrysburg: PAIR-eez-berg<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perrysburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perrysburg has a population of 21,668 people<4> (see below for details).

Perrysburg is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Perrysburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Perrysburg ...

Official Website: www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perrysburg had an population of 21,668 people. This is an increase of 5.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perrysburg had a population of 20,623 people (which is 16.43% of the total population of Wood County). This makes Perrysburg the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Perrysburg represents 0.18% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,623 people, the population of Perrysburg increased 21.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,945 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Perrysburg.

Communities Also Named Perrysburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Perrysburg - they are located in Indiana, Michigan and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perrysburg.

Communities near Perrysburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perrysburg.

• Toledo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Bowling Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <6>
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <6>
• Sylvania
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <6>
• Waterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <6>
• Northwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <6>
• Whitehouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <6>
• Ottawa Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
  • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
• Swanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <6>
• Walbridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
  • Walbridge is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walbridge <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perrysburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perrysburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perrysburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perrysburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perrysburg. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Perrysburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perrysburg ...

Looking for more information about Perrysburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Perrysburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perrysburg.

Adding Perrysburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perrysburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perrysburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Perrysburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perrysburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Perrysburg: www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/