Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio
Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio as seen from the intersection of Main St. and Wooster St.
Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio as seen from the intersection of Main St. and Wooster St.
Official seal of Bowling Green, Ohio
Nicknames: 
BG, Pull Town, USA
Location in Ohio
Location in Ohio
Location of Bowling Green in Wood County
Location of Bowling Green in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°22′26″N 83°39′03″W / 41.37389°N 83.65083°W / 41.37389; -83.65083
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWood
Incorporated1901[1]
Government
 • Type"Mayor-Administrator"[2]
 • MayorMike Aspacher[3]
 • Municipal AdministratorLori Tretter[4]
Area
 • City12.91 sq mi (33.44 km2)
 • Land12.86 sq mi (33.32 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.40%
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City30,808
 • Density2,395.09/sq mi (924.72/km2)
 • Metro
651,429[6]
 census
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
43402,43403
Area code(s)419, 567
FIPS code39-07972[8]
GNIS feature ID1087179[7]
Websitehttps://www.bgohio.org

Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States,[9] located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Toledo. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.[10] Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University.

  1. ^ "City of Bowling Green". Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  2. ^ "The City of Bowling Green, Ohio". Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  3. ^ "Mayor Mike Aspacher". bgohio.org. City of Bowling Green Ohio. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Municipal Administrator". www.bgohio.org. City of Bowling Green Ohio. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "CPH-T-5. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". census.gov. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  7. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowling Green, Ohio
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  9. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "TOLEDO METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEMBERSHIP" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.

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