Atwater (CDP), Ohio

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, Ohio
CDP
Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 81°09′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
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 zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
44201
Area codes330, 234
FIPS code39-02848
GNIS feature ID2628859[2]

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%±
2020776—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  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.
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