Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana

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Wooster
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Wooster
Coordinates: 41°12′26″N85°44′45″W / 41.20722°N 85.74583°W / 41.20722; -85.74583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Kosciusko
Township Washington
Elevation
[1]
886 ft (270 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46562
FIPS code 18-85562 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830434 [1]

Wooster, formerly known as Kosciusko, [3] is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [4]

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History

A post office was established at Wooster in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
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2023 (est.)168 [6]

The United States Census Bureau defined Wooster as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Kosciusko County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company. p. 450.
  4. "Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  5. "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  6. "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Wooster CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  7. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.