This article is about the city in
Ohio. For
Toledo, Spain, see that article. For other uses, see
Toledo (disambiguation). Toledo is a city in the
U.S. state of
Ohio and the
county seat of
Lucas County. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio on the western end of
Lake Erie and south of the
Michigan border. It is the principal city in the
Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the
2000 census, the city proper had a population of 313,619. As of
July 1,
2006, however, the
U.S. Census Bureau listed the city with a reduced population of 298,446, allowing Toledo to maintain its place as the fourth-largest city in the state. According to the US Census, the metropolitan area had a population of 653,695, while the
Combined Statistical Area had a population of 715,320. Residents of Toledo are usually referred to as Toledoans. Toledo is known as the
Glass City because of its long history of innovation in all aspects of the
glass industry:
windows,
bottles,
windshields,
construction materials, and
glass art, of which the
Toledo Museum of Art has a large collection. Several large glass companies have their origins here.
Owens-Illinois,
Owens Corning, Libbey Glass,
Pilkington North America (formerly
Libbey Owens Ford), and Therma-Tru have long been a staple of Toledo's economy. Other off-shoots and spinoffs of these companies also continue to play important roles in Toledo's economy. Fiberglass giant
Johns Manville's two plants in the metro area were originally built by a subsidiary of
Libbey Owens Ford. Many other companies that service the glass industry also began in Toledo, such as Toledo Engineering and Glasstech.
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