Atwater (CDP), Ohio

Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 81°09′36″W / 41.02583°N 81.16000°W / 41.02583; -81.16000
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Atwater, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 81°09′36″W / 41.02583°N 81.16000°W / 41.02583; -81.16000
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
Area
 • Total1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total776
 • Density741.17/sq mi (286.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
44201
Area codes330, 234
FIPS code39-02848
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]

Atwater is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020776
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.