This is an accepted version of this page Minster is a village in Auglaize and Shelby counties, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Minster is the home of one of the world's largest yogurt plant, operated by Dannon, which employs more than 400 people.

[6] Founded in 1832 as Stallostown (for its founder Francis Stallo), the village changed its name to Minster in 1836 (after the heavily Roman Catholic region of Münster in Westphalia, from which many of the settlers came).

[7] It was mostly comprised from the beginning by German settlers coming from Cincinnati by way of the Miami-Erie Canal bringing their farming skills and Catholic faith with them.

Most of the roads in Minster were originally named after places in Germany and surrounding areas.

[8] A Yearly Oktoberfest is celebrated commending Minster's vast history and German roots.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.93 square miles (5.00 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.3% White, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.4% from two or more races.

The historic Roman Catholic Convent of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Spiritual Center and Shrine of the Holy Relics is also located in nearby Maria Stein in neighboring Mercer County.