Saint Johns, Ohio
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|official_name = Saint Johns, Ohio
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community and census-designated place
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Ohio
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Auglaize
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Union
|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.40
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|population_total = 304
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_ft = 1004
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|area_code = 419
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|blank1_info = 2628970{{GNIS|2628970}}
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Saint Johns is a census-designated place located along the border between the Union and Clay townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 304.{{cite web |title=St. Johns, Ohio - Profile Data |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US3969596-st-johns-oh/ |website=censusreporter.org |publisher=Census Reporter |access-date=22 May 2023}}
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 zip code for Saint Johns is 45884.
History
Saint Johns was founded in 1835, and named for John Rogers, proprietor.{{cite book|last=Sutton|first=Robert|title=History of Auglaize County, Ohio : with the Indian history of Wapakoneta, and the first settlement of the county|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofauglaiz00sutt#page/172/mode/2up|year=1880|page=172}} A post office called Saint Johns has been in operation since 1838.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Auglaize | title=Auglaize County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 December 2015}} 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's last home.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shelbycountyhistory.org/schs/indians/chiefblackhoof.htm|title=Shelby County Historical Society - Indians - Chief Blackhoof}}
References
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{{Auglaize County, Ohio}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Ohio
Category:Census-designated places in Auglaize County, Ohio
Category:1835 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1835
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