Bryan

History

Bryan was platted in 1840 by John A. Bryan, and named for him. It was incorporated as a village in 1841, and reincorporated as a city in 1941. Williams County was originally part of Defiance County, with Defiance as the county seat. The area was later split into Williams and Defiance counties. Bryan was named the seat for the new county, From 1905 to 1939, Bryan was also the western terminus for the Toledo and Indiana Railway, an interurban that began operation between Toledo and Stryker in 1901.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Within the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bryan has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bryan was on June 29, 2012. The coldest temperature recorded was on January 16, 2009. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,095
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,016
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  955
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  878
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  820
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  817
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  782
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  776

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 3.3 — 2015-06-30
  5 km NNE of Burlington, Michigan
• M 2.6 — 2015-06-12
  6 km NW of Convoy, Ohio
• M 3 — 2012-01-26
  5 km NE of Topeka, Indiana