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Toledo is the county seat of Lucas County, sitting at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River, and it is the fourth-most populous city in Ohio.

Toledo was first founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River as part of the Michigan Territory, then re-founded and incorporated in Ohio in 1837 after the Toledo War, a nearly bloodless border dispute between Ohio and Michigan.

Toledo grew quickly after the Miami and Erie Canal was completed in 1845, helped by its position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago.

Toledo earned its nickname 'The Glass City' after glass manufacturers began arriving in the 1880s, and it remains home to the world headquarters of O-I Glass, Dana Incorporated, and The Andersons.

Toledo had a population of 270,871 at the 2020 census, making it the 86th-most populous city in the United States.

Toledo has about 118,662 households according to Census Bureau figures for 2020-2024, and only about 53% of its homes are owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $114,500.

Toledo is home to the University of Toledo, a public research university especially noted for its engineering, business, law, and medical programs.

The Toledo Museum of Art is internationally renowned for a collection of more than 30,000 works, offers free admission, and its Glass Pavilion houses one of the largest collections of glass art in the world in the city where the Studio Glass Movement took root.

The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium is consistently ranked among the top zoos in the country and is home to more than 10,000 animals.

The Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, play at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, a 10,300-seat ballpark that opened in 2002.