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Welcome to Willoughby ...

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



The pronunciation of Willoughby: WIHL-oh-bee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willoughby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willoughby has a population of 22,936 people<3> (see below for details).

Willoughby is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Willoughby: (440)

Websites for Willoughby ...

Official Website: www.willoughbyohio.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willoughby had an population of 22,936 people. This is an increase of 3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willoughby had a population of 22,268 people (or 9.68% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Willoughby the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Willoughby represents 0.19% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,268 people, the population of Willoughby decreased 1.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 22,621 people).

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

Communities Also Named Willoughby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Willoughby - they are located in Maryland, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Willoughby ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Euclid
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
  • Cleveland Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield Heights
    (18 miles [29 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)
  • Solon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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.<6> 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayfield Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <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 Willoughby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willoughby.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willoughby. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Willoughby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willoughby ...

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

Adding Willoughby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willoughby 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 Willoughby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willoughby post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willoughby.

The official website for Willoughby: www.willoughbyohio.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Willoughby. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Willoughby.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willoughby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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