Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area

Toledo-Fremont

Common name: Metro Toledo
Largest city	Toledo
Other cities	- Perrysburg  - Fremont  - Bowling Green  - Adrian
Population	Ranked 79th in the U.S.
- Total	651,429
- Density	402/sq. mi.  155/km²
Area	1,619 sq. mi. 4,193 km²
State(s)	Ohio
Elevation
- Highest point	Unknown feet (Unknown m)
- Lowest point	Unknown feet (Unknown m)

The Toledo Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area centered in the American city of Toledo, Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 651,429.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the metropolitan area includes the counties of Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa and Wood. The Toledo broadcast media market includes outlying counties and serves approximately one million residents. The Toledo metro area has strong economic ties to the nearby Detroit-Windsor area within an hour drive and it's 6 million residents straddling the US and Canada border. Toledo is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis which has an estimated 54 million residents in the region.

The separate urban area of Fremont, Ohio, which has strong commuter interchange with the Toledo metropolitan area, is included in a wider labor market area called the Toledo-Fremont Combined Statistical Area. A wider definition may add the Sandusky Metropolitan Area, although the US Census considers them separate MSAs. Other extended additions may include the Monroe, Michigan MSA, the micropolitan areas of Findlay, Tiffin, and Adrian, Michigan, as well as Henry County in Ohio. Although a separate broadcast media market,the Toledo Metro area and Metro Detroit, share common cultural aspects, situated on the Great Lakes.

Regional education

See also: List of colleges and universities in Michigan

See also: List of colleges and universities in Ohio

There are several higher education institutions that operate campuses in and near the city of Toledo and its metropolitan area. Some of the larger populated universities and colleges include the University of Toledo, Davis College, Lourdes College, University of Toledo Medical Center, Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, Stautzenberger College, Toledo Academy of Beauty, Toledo Professional Skills Institute, Owens Community College, University of Findlay, Bowling Green State University, Terra Community College, Adrian College, The University of Michigan in nearby Ann Arbor and also several other smaller institutes.

Population

Largest places in the Toledo Area[1]
City	2005	2000	2010
Toledo	301,285	313,619	287,128
Sylvania Township	45,160	44,253
Findlay	39,118	38,967
Bowling Green	29,793	29,636
Bedford Township, MI	31,126	28,606
Springfield TWP	24,791	24,123
Monroe, MI	21,796	22,076
Adrian, MI	21,784	21,574
Frenchtown Township, MI	21,056	20,777
Oregon	19,175	19,355
Fremont	17,049	17,375
Perrysburg	16,980	16,945
Maumee	14,285	15,237
Monroe Charter Township, MI	14,077	13,491
Perrysburg Township	13,634	13,613
Fostoria	13,395	13,931
Lake Township	10,442	10,350
Napoleon Township	10,224	10,331
Waterville Township	10,136	9,469

The Toledo Metropolitan Area is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio. The other five are Greater Cleveland, Metro Columbus, Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, Greater Dayton (Miami Valley), and Akron.

All communities and townships

Fulton County

Communities

Archbold Delta

Fayette Lyons

Metamora Swanton

Wauseon

Townships

Amboy Chesterfield Clinton Dover

Franklin Fulton German Gorham

Pike Royalton Swan Creek York

Lucas County

Communities

Berkey Harbor View Holland

Maumee Oregon Ottawa Hills

Sylvania Toledo

Waterville Whitehouse

Townships

Harding Jerusalem Monclova Providence

Richfield Spencer Springfield Swanton

Sylvania Washington Waterville

Ottawa County

Communities

Clay Center Elmore

Genoa Marblehead

Oak Harbor Port Clinton

Put-in-Bay Rocky Ridge

Townships

Allen Bay Benton Carroll Catawba Island Clay

Danbury Erie Harris Portage Put-in-Bay Salem

Wood County

Communities

Bairdstown Bloomdale Bowling Green Bradner Custar Cygnet Grand Rapids

Haskins Hoytville Jerry City Luckey Millbury Milton Center

North Baltimore Northwood Pemberville Perrysburg Portage Risingsun

Rossford Tontogany Walbridge Wayne West Millgrove Weston

Townships

Bloom Center Freedom Grand Rapids Henry

Jackson Lake Liberty Middleton Milton

Montgomery Perry Perrysburg Plain Portage

Troy Washington Webster Weston

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2010, there were 659,188 people, 259,973 households, and 169,384 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.03% White, 12.01% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.35% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,686, and the median income for a family was $51,882. Males had a median income of $38,959 versus $25,738 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,694.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments