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Hoytville soil series
Hoytville soils cover 820,252 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 99% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 99%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 48 of the counties and cities on this site, including Wood County, OH; Henry County, OH; Putnam County, OH.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2016-06
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
The Hoytville series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that are deep or very deep to dense till. They formed in clayey till and are on wave-worked till plains, nearshore zones, and water-lain moraines. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 871 mm, and mean annual air temperature is about 10 degrees C.
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Hoytville, revised 2016-06. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 820,252 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 98.6% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 98.6% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 98.6% |
| Most common drainage class | Very poorly drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C/D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, illitic, mesic Mollic Epiaqualfs |
| Type location | Wood County, Ohio |
Where Hoytville is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 742,536 |
| Indiana | 50,316 |
| Michigan | 27,399 |
Places where Hoytville leads
Counties and cities where Hoytville covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Custar, OH | 90% |
| Deshler, OH | 86% |
| Milton Center, OH | 86% |
| Haskins, OH | 85% |
| Holgate, OH | 82% |
| Hamler, OH | 79% |
| Belmore, OH | 78% |
| Hoytville, OH | 76% |
| Cygnet, OH | 73% |
| Tontogany, OH | 71% |
| Delphos, OH | 67% |
| Malinta, OH | 62% |
| Fort Jennings, OH | 62% |
| Bairdstown, OH | 62% |
| Leipsic, OH | 61% |
| Wood County, OH | 54% |
| Middle Point, OH | 53% |
| Bloomdale, OH | 52% |
| Henry County, OH | 49% |
| Berkey, OH | 45% |
| Jerry City, OH | 45% |
| Millbury, OH | 45% |
| New Bavaria, OH | 44% |
| Genoa, OH | 44% |
| Woodville, OH | 44% |
| Portage, OH | 41% |
| Rocky Ridge, OH | 41% |
| Perrysburg, OH | 41% |
| Clay Center, OH | 40% |
| Van Wert, OH | 40% |
| Bowling Green, OH | 39% |
| Grand Rapids, OH | 39% |
| Metamora, OH | 39% |
| Ottoville, OH | 38% |
| Weston, OH | 36% |
| North Baltimore, OH | 34% |
| Convoy, OH | 32% |
| Helena, OH | 31% |
| Fostoria, OH | 28% |
| Rossford, OH | 27% |
| Delta, OH | 26% |
| Columbus Grove, OH | 25% |
| Putnam County, OH | 22% |
| Clyde, OH | 22% |
| Sandusky County, OH | 20% |
| Napoleon, OH | 17% |
| Defiance County, OH | 15% |
| Fulton County, OH | 11% |
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.