Toledo, Ohio
Population: 298,446
Located in Lucas County
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 population of 313,619 made it the fourth largest city in Ohio and the 57th largest in the United States. The Toledo City School District is the principal school system within Toledo, and the fourth largest school system in the State. It serves approximately 36,719 pupils in 61 elementary, junior high and senior high schools. The University of Toledo, a state university attracts students from a broad region with its wide selection of course offerings and programs, including 70 graduate degree programs, and a 1.65 million-volume library system. The Medical College of Ohio, a State medical and health science center offers M.D. and graduate programs. Many cultural and recreational opportunities are available in the City. The Toledo Museum of Art, located within the City, is a privately endowed, nonprofit institution noted for the quality of its permanent collection and art education programs, as well as for its display of traveling exhibits. In 2001, the Museum of Art celebrated its 100th anniversary, completed a major renovation and restoration of its existing facilities and dedicated a new sculpture garden. The Valentine Theatre, an historic theater located in Downtown Toledo, serves as the home of the Toledo Symphony, the Toledo Ballet and the Toledo Repertoire Theater, which provide a variety of musical, dance and theatrical productions annually. The Valentine contains a 900-seat auditorium, three rehearsal halls, administrative office, and a state-of-the art sound and lighting systems. The Toledo Zoo has received nation attention for its exhibitions. This child friendly zoo has many hands-on exhibits for the little ones, as well as a carousal, a playground and various other activities that would interest children. This zoo is one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest. People travel from all over the Midwest, and even from the eastern seaboard, to experience this lovely zoo. Toledo owns and operated 144 parks covering 2,367 acres, and the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area operates eight parks covering 6,879 acres in the County. Sailing, boating and fishing are common activities on Lake Erie and the Maumee River, which flows through the City. The City is also the home of the Toledo Storm, an East Coast Hockey League professional hockey team affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings. The Toledo Storm play its home games in the Toledo Sports Arena located near the Downtown area of the City. Home is where the heart is, and here you will definitely find it easy to fall in love with the price! Buy a lovely Cape Cod, with three bedrooms for $99,000 or a huge four bedroom home with all the newest amenities, and a huge yard for $238,000. If the big city is where you need to be, you can't beat the prices of this big city! It is easy to see why Toledo is a prime location for people to want to live, come on out and see how your life can be immeasurably enriched with a move to Toledo!
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