Glandorf, Ohio
Glandorf is a small village in Putnam County, Ohio. It covers about 1.6 square miles of land and sits in the Eastern Time Zone. The population was 969 in 2020 and about 974 in 2023. Most residents speak English, with a small number who speak German.
History: In 1834, Johann Wilhelm Horstmann and six other men from Glandorf, Germany, founded the village after arriving in the United States in 1833 aboard the Columbus and settling land in Putnam County. Horstmann named his land Glandorf; a neighboring tract was named Maria Camp. The community built a church, school, and rectory in a log building in 1834, followed by wooden and brick structures. The Neo-Gothic St. John the Baptist Church opened in 1878. A fire in 1992 damaged the sacristy.
A convent of the Society of the Precious Blood began in 1849 and helped with teaching until it closed in 1917.
Geography and people: The village has about 1.6 square miles, all land. In 2010 the population was 1,001, with about 340 households and 263 families. The community was about 98% White, with small numbers of Asian and other races, and 3.8% of residents spoke German. The median age was 38.8 years. The Ottawa-Glandorf Local Schools operate Glandorf Elementary School in the village.
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