Welcome to Mentor ...

The city of Mentor is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Mentor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Mentor: MEHN-tur<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mentor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mentor has a population of 47,191 people<4> (see below for details).

Mentor is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Mentor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mentor is located in the (440) area code.

Websites for Mentor ...

Official Website:   www.cityofmentor.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mentorchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mentor had an population of 47,191 people (or a decrease of 6.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mentor had a population of 47,159 people (or 20.5% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Mentor the county's most populous community.

The population of Mentor represents 0.41% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,159 people, the population of Mentor decreased 6.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 50,278 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mentor.

Communities Also Named Mentor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mentor - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mentor.

Communities near Mentor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mentor.

• Euclid
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <6>
• Cleveland Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <6>
• Shaker Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Heights
  • Shaker Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaker Heights <6>
• South Euclid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Euclid
  • South Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Euclid <6>
• Mayfield Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
  • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <6>
• East Cleveland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
  • East Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Cleveland <6>
• Willowick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
  • Willowick is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowick <6>
• Lyndhurst
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
  • Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <6>
• Warrensville Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville Heights
  • Warrensville Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensville Heights <6>
• Wickliffe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Wickliffe is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mentor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mentor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mentor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mentor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mentor. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mentor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mentor ...

Looking for more information about Mentor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mentor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mentor.

Adding Mentor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mentor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mentor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mentor post office opened in 1819.

We also found Mentor in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mentor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mentor: www.cityofmentor.com/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/