As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,810 (up from 8,531 at 2010[3]) and it contained 3,754 housing units.

[2] Six Mile Church, the first organized church in Wells County was formed in Harrison Township by Hallet Barber on September 2, 1838.

The Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

[3] (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The County Poor Farm Cemetery no longer exists, although burial records are available.