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Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio

Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio
City
Location of Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Location of Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Location of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake County
Location of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake County
Coordinates: 41°42′49″N 81°21′53″W / 41.71361°N 81.36472°W / 41.71361; -81.36472Coordinates: 41°42′49″N 81°21′53″W / 41.71361°N 81.36472°W / 41.71361; -81.36472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lake
Government
 • Mayor David R Eva
Area
 • Total 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2)
 • Land 1.61 sq mi (4.17 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation 620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,443
 • Estimate (2012) 7,436
 • Density 4,623.0/sq mi (1,785.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44060
Area code(s) 440
FIPS code 39-49098
GNIS feature ID 1056421
Website http://www.citymol.org/

Mentor-on-the-Lake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,443 at the 2010 census.

Originally part of Mentor Township, the village was established October 22, 1924. The U.S. Census for 1970 recorded the official population as being over 5,000 and thus it became an incorporated city on February 12, 1971.

A vast majority of the land that comprises Mentor-On-The-Lake was originally owned and deeded as the Dickey-Moore tract and extended all the way south beyond U.S. Route 20 in the city of Mentor. A remnant of this era is a property known as Mooreland which was once owned by the Moore family and is situated on land that now houses Lakeland Community College.

Mentor-on-the-Lake shares many services with the nearby city of Mentor, including postal service.

Mentor-on-the-Lake is located at 41°42′49″N 81°21′53″W / 41.71361°N 81.36472°W / 41.71361; -81.36472 (41.713746, -81.364702).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.65 square miles (4.27 km2), of which 1.61 square miles (4.17 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,443 people, 3,197 households, and 2,012 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,623.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,785.0/km2). There were 3,461 housing units at an average density of 2,149.7 per square mile (830.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.


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