Welcome to Kirtland ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kirtland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kirtland has a population of 6,792 people<3> (see below for details).

Kirtland is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Kirtland is located in the (440) area code.

Websites for Kirtland ...

Official Website: www.kirtlandohio.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kirtland had an population of 6,792 people. This is a decrease of 1.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kirtland had a population of 6,866 people. This makes Kirtland the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Kirtland represents 0.06% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,866 people, the population of Kirtland increased 2.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,670 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kirtland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kirtland - they are located in Indiana, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kirtland ...

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

• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Mentor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Mentor is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <5>
• Euclid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Cleveland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Garfield Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
• Shaker Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Solon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
• Maple Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
  • Maple Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Heights <5>
• South Euclid
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Painesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesville
  • Painesville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painesville <5>

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 Kirtland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kirtland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kirtland. 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 Kirtland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirtland. See our Newspapers Page for Kirtland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kirtland ...

Looking for more information about Kirtland? 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 Kirtland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kirtland.

Adding Kirtland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kirtland 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 Kirtland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kirtland post office opened in 1841.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kirtland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kirtland: www.kirtlandohio.com/

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

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