Atwater is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Portage County,

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, 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. Atwater is part of the

Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area The Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Greater Akron, is defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as an area consisting of two counties, Summit and Portage, in Northeast Ohio and anchored b ...

Demographics

History

A post office called Atwater has been in operation since 1824. The community and township have the name of

Caleb Atwater Caleb Atwater (December 1778 – March 13, 1867) was an American politician, historian, and early archaeologist in the state of Ohio. He served several terms as a state politician and was appointed as United States postmaster of Circleville, Ohio ...

, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

References

{{coord, 41.0239, N, 81.1634, W, source:wikidata, display=title Census-designated places in Portage County, Ohio