Town guide

Rawson, Ohio

Rawson is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, home to about 642 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 45881.

Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population6421,689 per sq mi
Median home value$133,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

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Around Rawson

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)81 miles away
Closer regional airportEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Toledo, OH50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL211 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rawson

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

Rawson had 567 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.

It’s the 804th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Hancock County grew from 41,993 residents in 1900 to 74,920 in 2020.

Rawson population by census2000: 465, 2010: 570, 2020: 567465200057020105672020

Hancock County, 1900–2020

Hancock County population, 1900 to 20201900: 41,993, 1910: 37,860, 1920: 38,394, 1930: 40,404, 1940: 40,793, 1950: 44,280, 1960: 53,686, 1970: 61,217, 1980: 64,581, 1990: 65,536, 2000: 71,295, 2010: 74,782, 2020: 74,92042K’00’1038K’20’3041K’40’5054K’60’7065K’80’9071K’00’1075K’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 20°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RawsonJan: high 35°F, low 20°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 23°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 31°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; May: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 55°F, 2.6 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 34°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 26°F, 2.1 in35°20°Jan2.138°23°Feb1.749°31°Mar2.362°41°Apr3.473°52°May3.882°61°Jun3.985°64°Jul3.684°62°Aug3.478°55°Sep2.665°45°Oct2.551°34°Nov2.440°26°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Findlay Ap, OH weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Hancock County

41,210 jobs at 1,691 businesses in Hancock County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hancock CountyManufacturing: 9,918 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,033 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,684 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,166 jobs; Retail trade: 3,974 jobs; Company headquarters: 2,177 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,104 jobs; Educational services: 1,545 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 15% Transportation and warehousing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 10% Company headquarters 5% Administrative and support 5% Educational services 4%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rawson.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bluffton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Bluffton7.7 miles
  • Blanchard Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Findlay8.1 miles
  • Lima Memorial Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lima22.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

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.

Schools in Rawson

Public schools here are run by Cory-Rawson Local. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cory-Rawson Elementary SchoolRawsonK–6236Public1.9 mi
Cory-Rawson High SchoolRawson7–12265Public1.9 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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