Atwater (CDP), Ohio

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Atwater, Ohio
CDP
Coordinates: 41°01′33″N81°09′36″W / 41.02583°N 81.16000°W / 41.02583; -81.16000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Portage
Area
[1]
  Total1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
  Land1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total776
  Density741.17/sq mi (286.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
44201
Area codes 330, 234
FIPS code 39-02848
GNIS feature ID2628859 [2]

Atwater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 776. It is located in the central part of Atwater Township, of which it is a part. [3] [4]

Contents

Atwater is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Atwater has been in operation since 1824. [5] The community and township have the name of Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve. [6] [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 776
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atwater (CDP), Ohio
  3. "Atwater, Ohio CDP". 2010 United States Census. U.S. Census Bureau. 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  4. "Atwater Township" (PDF) (Map). Boundary and Annexation Survey. March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  5. "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p.  392.
  7. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 7.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.