The city of Wooster was founded in 1807 in the Killbuck Valley, 55 miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, and 90 miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio. With a population of 26,000 in the city and approximately 106,000 in Wayne County, Wooster is the county seat, the home of both The College of Wooster, The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State's Agricultural Technical Institute, and a major factory headquarters of Newell-Rubbermaid, Inc. The largest population of Old Order Amish is located just to the south of Wooster, featuring shops, crafts, museums, and restaurants.

Wooster is easily accessible to Mohican State Park towards the southwest, and to the northwest to the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (Ohio's only national park) and Cedar Point (Amusement Park & Roller Coaster Capital of the World). The major metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Columbus, Akron and Canton are all within an one-and-a-half hour drive.

Wooster Community Links: Main Street Wooster, Inc.; Wooster Chamber of Commerce; City of Wooster; The Daily Record (local newspaper)

Facts About Wooster & Wayne County

Wayne County - est. in 1812 (Named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne)
Wooster - est. October 13, 1817 (Named after Revolutionary War Brigadier-General David Wooster of Conn.)
Wooster and Wayne County Demographics
Largest Employers in Wayne County:
     The Gerstenslager Co. - 1,072
     The College of Wooster - 850
     Mannesmann Rexroth - 700
     The J.M. Smucker Co. - 660
     LuK Inc. - 690
     Wooster Brush Co. - 520