Saint Johns is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 located along the border between the Union

Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

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 and Clay

Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

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 Townships of Auglaize County

Auglaize County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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.

It is located between Indian Lake

Indian Lake (Ohio)

Indian Lake is a reservoir in Logan County, western Ohio, in the United States. It is approximately 20 mi southeast of Lima...

 and Wapakoneta

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Wapakoneta is a city in and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 9,474 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan S A, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio CSA...

 at the intersection of U.S. Route 33

U.S. Route 33

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 and State Route 65. Served by the Wapakoneta City School District, the zip code for Saint Johns is 45884.

Community

The area consists of a post office, a Methodist church

United Methodist Church

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, a volunteer fire department, a grain elevator, as well as approximately 70 residents. In the center of Saint Johns, on the corner of Center street and Walnut street, is a memorial recognizing this place to be known as Blackhoof's Last Home. It was once inhabited with Indians, mostly Shawnee. Artifacts

Artifact (archaeology)

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, such as arrow heads, can still be found along creek beds and in wooded areas.