It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.

27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 329 housing units at an average density of 715.9 per square mile (276.4/km2).

25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The village was platted on March 4–8, 1876, by Butler, Patterson & Company as Van Wert Junction.

The town council met on June 1, 1890, and a man by the name of Lewis J. Kiggins brought up the subject, and asked the rest of the men if they liked Ohio City.

Being on the junction of several major railroads, its importance allowed it to sport three churches, one union school, two dry goods stores, two hardware stores, one clothing store, two millinery establishments, three hotels, three restaurants, one bakery, four saloons, two shoe shops, one tailor shop, one silversmith shop, one slack barrel factory, one lumber yard, two blacksmith shops, two elevators, one tile factory, one beet dump, two sawmills, one harness shop, one ice-making house, and three railroads all using the centrally located Union Depot.