Town guide

Broughton, Ohio

Broughton is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, home to about 118 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 45879.

Homes sold for a median of $140 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population118536 per sq mi
Median home value$80,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$140Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Broughton

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Broughton

Distances

Nearest major airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)97 miles away
Closer regional airportFort Wayne International Airport (FWA)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Fort Wayne, IN30 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL168 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Broughton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Broughton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Broughton had 116 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.

It’s the 1199th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Paulding County grew from 27,528 residents in 1900 to 18,806 in 2020.

Broughton population by census2000: 166, 2010: 120, 2020: 116166200012020101162020

Paulding County, 1900–2020

Paulding County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,528, 1910: 22,730, 1920: 18,736, 1930: 15,301, 1940: 15,527, 1950: 15,047, 1960: 16,792, 1970: 19,329, 1980: 21,302, 1990: 20,488, 2000: 20,293, 2010: 19,614, 2020: 18,80628K’00’1019K’20’3016K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9020K’00’1019K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BroughtonJan: high 33°F, low 17°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 27°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 37°F, 3.5 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 42°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.3 in33°17°Jan2.436°19°Feb2.047°27°Mar2.661°37°Apr3.572°49°May4.481°60°Jun4.085°62°Jul3.683°60°Aug3.678°53°Sep2.965°42°Oct2.850°32°Nov2.838°23°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paulding, OH weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Paulding County

4,033 jobs at 309 businesses in Paulding County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Paulding CountyManufacturing: 1,607 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 529 jobs; Retail trade: 433 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 301 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 205 jobs; Other services: 163 jobs; Wholesale trade: 136 jobs; Construction: 108 jobsManufacturing 40% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 11% Transportation and warehousing 8% Hotels and restaurants 5% Other services 4% Wholesale trade 3% Construction 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

33 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Broughton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Paulding County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Paulding1.5 miles
  • Promedica Defiance Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Defiance15.0 miles
  • Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Defiance15.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers15
Physical and occupational therapists3
Optometrists1
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Broughton

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Chief Supermarket0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Paulding County Carnegie Public Library0.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Broughton

Public schools here are run by Paulding Exempted Village. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Paulding Elementary SchoolPauldingPre-K–5442Public0.3 mi
Paulding Middle SchoolPaulding6–8251Public0.3 mi
Paulding High SchoolPaulding9–12322Public0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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