Wooster (Ohio)
Wayne County
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Wooster is a city with 25 668 inhabitants ( 2005) in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Ohio.
It is located 45 minutes south of Cleveland and 75 minutes northeast of Columbus. The city is known by the College of Wooster. There is also a branch of the Ohio State University (Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Inst).
Population Development
¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau
Attractions
- Wayne County Historical Society and Museum
- Secrest Arboretum
Industry and research
There are two major employers in the city.
- Rubbermaid Inc.
- Automotive Tekfor
- Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Sons and daughters
- Karl Taylor Compton, physicist (1887-1954)
- Dorothy Heyward, playwright (1890-1961)
- Arthur Holly Compton, Nobel laureate (1892-1962)
- Hollis Frampton, video artist (1936-1984)