Atwater (CDP), Ohio explained

Official Name:Atwater, Ohio
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Portage
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.74
Area Land Km2:2.71
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:1.06
Area Land Sq Mi:1.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:776
Population Density Km2:286.29
Population Density Sq Mi:741.17
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1152
Coordinates:41.0258°N -81.16°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:44201
Area Codes:330, 234
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-02848
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628859

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.[2] [3]

Atwater is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Atwater has been in operation since 1824.[4] The community and township have the name of Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve.[5] [6]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Atwater, Ohio CDP . 2011 . U.S. Census Bureau . 2010 United States Census . October 18, 2012.
  3. Atwater Township . PDF . Boundary and Annexation Survey . March 1, 2016 . January 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Portage County . Jim Forte Postal History . 13 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221928/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Portage . 4 March 2016 .
  5. Book: Brown. Robert C.. Norris. J. E.. History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.. 1885. Warner, Beers & Company. 392.
  6. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 7.