[3] It is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.

[4] Van Wert County comprises the Van Wert, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included within the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH Combined Statistical Area.

All As of the 2000 census,[10] there were 29,659 people, 11,587 households and 8,354 families living in the county.

24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 28,744 people, 11,439 households and 7,921 families living in the county.

[11] In terms of ancestry, 43.6% were German, 12.4% were Irish, 11.5% were English and 11.0% were American.

In 2020, Donald Trump nearly won 80% of the votes cast in the county.

Van Wert County's three elected commissioners are: Thad Lichtensteiger (R), Stan Owens (R), and Todd Wolfrum (R).