Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio
Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio as seen from the intersection of Main St. and Wooster St.
Nicknames: 
BG, Pull Town, USA
Interactive map of Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Coordinates: 41°22′26″N 83°39′03″W / 41.37389°N 83.65083°W / 41.37389; -83.65083
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWood
Incorporated1901
Government
 • Type"Mayor-Administrator"
 • MayorMike Aspacher
 • Municipal AdministratorLori Tretter
Area
 • Total
12.91 sq mi (33.44 km2)
 • Land12.86 sq mi (33.32 km2)
 • Water0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.40%
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
30,808
 • Estimate 
(2023)
30,384
 • Density2,395.0/sq mi (924.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
43402 & 43403
Area codes419, 567
FIPS code39-07972
GNIS feature ID1087179
Websitehttps://www.bgohio.org

Bowling Green is a city in, and the county seat of, Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 census. Located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Toledo, it is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University.