Atwater (CDP), Ohio

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Atwater, Ohio
CDP
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
Area
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total758
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
44201
Area codes330, 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. March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  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.

Coordinates: 41°01′26″N 81°09′48″W / 41.0239°N 81.1634°W / 41.0239; -81.1634

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