Wapakoneta, Ohio

Wapakoneta, Ohio
City
Downtown Wapakoneta
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Home of the First Man on the Moon, Home of Neil Armstrong, Moon City, Wapak
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Coordinates: 40°33′56″N 84°11′28″W / 40.56556°N 84.19111°W / 40.56556; -84.19111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Auglaize
Founded	1782
Incorporated	March 2, 1849
Government
• Mayor	Thomas A. Stinebaugh (R)
Area [1]
• Total	6.61 sq mi (17.13 km2)
• Land	6.56 sq mi (17.00 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation [2]	896 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,957
• Density	1,517.14/sq mi (585.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	45895
Area code(s)	419, 567
FIPS code	39-80766[3]
GNIS feature ID	2397191[2]
Website	http://www.wapakoneta.net

Wapakoneta (/ˌwɔːpəkəˈnɛtə/, locally /wɒpəkəˈnɛtə/) is a city in and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States.^[4] Located along the Auglaize River, the city is about 56 miles (90 km) north of Dayton and 83 miles (134 km) south of Toledo. The population was 9,957 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Wapakoneta micropolitan area, which is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Celina combined statistical area.

Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, grew up in Wapakoneta, which is now the home of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.