Map of Minster village

Minster is a village in Auglaize and Shelby counties, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,805 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the village of New Bremen to the north.

Minster is the home of the world’s largest yogurt plant, operated by Dannon, which employs more than 400 people. The Minster Machine Company is also headquartered in Minster.

Minster village overview:
Name:	Minster village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Ohio
County:	Auglaize County
Elevation:	965 ft (294 m)
Total Area:	2.11 sq mi (5.47 km²)
Land Area:	2.11 sq mi (5.47 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,046
Population Density:	1,442.23/sq mi (556.85/km²)
ZIP code:	45865
Area code:	419
FIPS code:	3950918
GNISfeature ID:	1070847
Website:	http://www.minsteroh.com/

Online Interactive Map

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Minster online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

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). Minster was founded as part of Mercer County, but it was given to Auglaize County when it was created in 1848. 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. For example, Webster St. was known as Berlin St.. It was named after Berlin, Germany. Hamilton St. was known as Vienna St., and it was named after Vienna, Austria, Jefferson St. was known as Oldenburg St., and it was named for Oldenburg, Germany. A Yearly Oktoberfest is celebrated commending Minster’s vast history and German roots.