Atwater, Ohio

Atwater, Ohio
CDP
Country United States
State Ohio
County Portage
Area
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 758
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 44201
Area code(s) 330, 234

Atwater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 758. It is located in the central part of Atwater Township, of which it is a part.[1][2]

Atwater is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Atwater has been in operation since 1824.[3] The community and township have the name of Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Atwater, Ohio CDP". 2010 United States Census. U.S. Census Bureau. 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Atwater Township" (PDF) (Map). Boundary and Annexation Survey. 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 7.
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