ABOUT THE CITY

Location and Transportation

The City of Toledo is located in and is the county seat of Lucas County in northwestern Ohio, approximately 75 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana border.  The City covers an area of 84 square miles and borders on Lake Erie to the east and the State of Michigan to the north.  The City's 2000 population of 313,619 made it the fourth largest city in Ohio and the 57th largest in the United States.

The City has convenient access to three of the country's most traveled interstates, I-80, I-90, and I-75.  Its own Toledo Express Airport offers commercial convenience and affordability and is the 15th busiest cargo airport in the nation.  The Detroit Wayne County International Airport is about 50 miles away.  The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority provides mass transit bus service to the city and surrounding areas.