Moving to Minster, Ohio

Population: 2,794. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,820 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,359 (48.6%), Females: 1,435 (51.4%)

Auglaize County

Zip code: 45865

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $57,315
Median house value: $121,700

Population by Race

Races in Minster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (76.3%), Irish (7.2%), French (6.7%), United States (6.5%), English (1.8%), Dutch (1.7%).

Elevation: 967 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Minster

  • High school or higher: 88.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minster village

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 2.8%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +112 (+4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Minster:

  • JOINT TOWNSHIP DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSP (about 11 miles; SAINT MARYS, OH)
  • WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SIDNEY, OH)
  • MERCER CO JOINT TOWNSHIP COMM HOSP (about 20 miles; COLDWATER, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minster:

  • JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 36 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: DAY)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNI (about 54 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: SGH)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Minster:

  • NEIL ARMSTRONG (about 10 miles; WAPAKONETA, OH; Abbreviation: AXV)
  • GRAND LAKE ST MARYS (about 13 miles; ST MARYS, OH; Abbreviation: O12)
  • LAKEFIELD (about 14 miles; CELINA, OH; Abbreviation: CQA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minster:

  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)
  • SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,577)
  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON (about 47 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 8,819)
  • WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; CEDARVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,782)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 67 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)

Schools

Public high school in Minster:

  • MINSTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 100 E 7TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Minster:

  • MINSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 365; Location: 50 EAST 7TH ST; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • MINSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 86 N HANOVER ST; Grades: PK – 03)
  • MINSTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Location: 100 E 7TH ST; Grades: N – N )