Fort ShawneeOH
A town of 6,209.
What should you know before moving to Fort Shawnee?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B+, 294th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its public schools beat 84% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $90K. Fort Shawnee’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Fort Shawnee has grown 68% from 2010 to 2020
3,726 counted in 2010 and 6,263 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Fort Shawnee grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fort Shawnee is from typical.
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Moving to Fort Shawnee: who provides what
Fort Shawnee is unincorporated, so Allen County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Fort Shawnee.
Fort Shawnee has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Most of Fort Shawnee’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 707 in 2013 to 1,008.
Most working residents leave Fort Shawnee for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Fort Shawnee grew to 1,008 in 2023, 301 more than in 2013. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Fort Shawnee.
| Fort Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Fort Shawnee
Fort Shawnee has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. 24% of Fort Shawnee residents are under 18.
| Fort Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fort Shawnee | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Fort Shawnee is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 9.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Fort Shawnee beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Fort Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fort Shawnee | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Fort Shawnee is valued at about $219K
The typical Fort Shawnee home is worth about $219,000, up 5.6% in a year, 11% below the Ohio typical home.
| Fort Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,035 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Fort Shawnee
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fort Shawnee.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Campbell Hill and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Shawnee. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MountainCampbell Hill
21 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
8 mi MuseumArmstrong Air and Space Museum
38 mi MuseumFort Recovery
25 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
4 mi MuseumAllen County MuseumPhoto credits
Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Allen County Museum: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Fort Shawnee
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Shawnee
About 3 of every 100 Fort Shawnee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
96% of working residents leave Fort Shawnee for work
Where Fort Shawnee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fort Shawnee
CDP in Ohio, United States
Fort Shawnee is census-designated place (CDP) in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fort Shawnee is adjacent to the city of Lima and the village of Cridersville in Auglaize County. In 2012, village residents voted to disincorporate the village. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 7.25 square miles (18.78 km2), of which 7.21 square miles (18.67 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Fort Shawnee’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Fort Shawnee.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Shawnee | #294 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B |
| Shawnee Township | #373 | B+ | B− | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Duchouquet Township | #278 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C |
Fort Shawnee and Duchouquet Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fort Shawnee with a neighbor →
Questions about Fort Shawnee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Shawnee, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Fort Shawnee grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #294 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fort Shawnee, OH expensive?
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($64,038 across the Lima, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.