12 Facts About Toledo Ohio

Downtown Toledo Ohio has been subject to major revitalization efforts, allowing a bustling entertainment district.

An almost bloodless conflict between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, called the Toledo War, was "fought" over a narrow strip of land from the Indiana border to Lake Erie, now containing the city and the suburbs of Sylvania and Oregon, Ohio.

Some of what are now considered its suburbs in Toledo Ohio include: Bowling Green, Holland, Lake Township, Maumee, Millbury, Monclova Township, Northwood, Oregon, Ottawa Hills, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield Township, Sylvania, Walbridge, Waterville, Whitehouse, and Washington Township.

The larger Toledo Ohio-Fremont Combined Statistical Area had a population of 712, 373.

University of Toledo Ohio is influential in the city, contributing to the prominence of healthcare as the city's biggest employer.

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Several Fortune 500 automotive-related companies had their headquarters in Toledo Ohio, including Electric AutoLite, Sheller-Globe Corporation, Champion Spark Plug, Questor, and Dana Holding Corporation.

In 2001, a taxpayer lawsuit was filed against Toledo Ohio that challenged the constitutionality of that action.

Later jazz greats from Toledo Ohio include Stanley Cowell, Larry Fuller, Bern Nix and Jean Holden.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo operates Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools in 19 counties in Northwest Ohio, including Lucas County and the Toledo area.

Freight rail service presently in Toledo Ohio is operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian National Railway, Ann Arbor Railroad, and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway.

The Great Depression and growing inter city competition from trucks on newly improved roads by the Toledo Ohio caused abandonment of all by 1938, and some interurban lines much earlier.

Mercy Health - St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo Ohio's first hospital and part of Mercy Health Partners, holds the highest designation for treating high-risk mothers and babies, is a Level I Trauma Center for children and adults, and is an accredited Chest Pain Center.