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Bairdstown, Ohio municipal building-026864
Ohio›Wood County

BairdstownOH

A town of 116, settled in 1874.

Photo of Bairdstown

Bairdstown, OH · Photo: Photo by and ©2010 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source ↗

Is Bairdstown a good place to live?

3.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bairdstown, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Bairdstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

116 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Bairdstown, Ohio municipal building-026864
Bairdstown, Ohio municipal building-026864, 2010
Bairdstown’s story

152 years in pictures

Census counts: 347 in 1890, 115 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1903 on.

  • 1874Bairdstown is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Bairdstown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bairdstown, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet10 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bairdstown’s trash rules yet
SchoolsElmwood Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Wood County Board of ElectionsWood County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP code4587245872 99%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bairdstown.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bairdstown

Most working residents leave Bairdstown for work: only 0% work in town. Bairdstown’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Bairdstown is $47,000.

0%work in town
BairdstownOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work17 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line17%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$47,000$75,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Bairdstown0%
Bowling Green15%
Findlay13%
Toledo11%
Columbus6%
26 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Bairdstown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in Bairdstown, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Bairdstown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Bairdstown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–60°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bairdstown is

Bairdstown beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 43% of adults have obesity in Bairdstown.

BairdstownOhio townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)43%38%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%26%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%38%35%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outBairdstownOH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20%15.3%
More adults with arthritis34.4%29.8%
Wood County Hospital
14.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Toledo Museum of Art and 9 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bairdstown. Close and well known come first.

All 24 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Imagination Station: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the Great Lakes: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wood County Museum: Nyttend, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bairdstown

16pages on Bairdstown
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Bairdstown

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bairdstown for work

Where Bairdstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Bowling Green Bowling Green 15% 13% → Findlay Findlay 13% 11% → Toledo Toledo 11% 6% → Columbus Columbus 6% 4% → Maumee Maumee 4% 4% → Bloom Township Bloom Township 4% Bairdstown · 0% stay
0jobs based in Bairdstown
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bairdstown

Village in Ohio, United States

Bairdstown is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 115 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
735 ft

Questions about Bairdstown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bairdstown, OH a good place to live?

Bairdstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.