Waterville, Ohio | |
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City | |
Third Street downtown
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Motto: "at the banks of history" | |
Location in Lucas County and the state of Ohio. |
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Coordinates: 41°30′5″N 83°43′38″W / 41.50139°N 83.72722°WCoordinates: 41°30′5″N 83°43′38″W / 41.50139°N 83.72722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Lucas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lori Brodie (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.88 sq mi (12.64 km2) |
• Land | 4.69 sq mi (12.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,523 |
• Estimate (2012) | 5,502 |
• Density | 1,177.6/sq mi (454.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 43566 |
Area code(s) | 419 |
Website | http://www.waterville.org/ |
Waterville is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River, a suburb of Toledo. The population was 5,523 at the 2010 census.
Waterville is located at 41°30′5″N 83°43′38″W / 41.50139°N 83.72722°W (41.501252, -83.727200).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.88 square miles (12.64 km2), of which 4.69 square miles (12.15 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.
The community is located on the Maumee River and was formerly on the Miami and Erie Canal route.
Waterville was platted in 1830. A post office called Waterville has been in operation since 1828.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,523 people, 2,065 households, and 1,566 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,177.6 inhabitants per square mile (454.7/km2). There were 2,151 housing units at an average density of 458.6 per square mile (177.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.