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123-603: The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium , located in Toledo, Ohio is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium houses over 10,000 individual animals from 720 species and participates in around 80 species survival programs. The Toledo Zoo began in 1900 when a woodchuck was donated by Carl Hillebrand to Peter Mettler and

246-534: A Kodiak bear named Dodge. In the recent past, Tembo Trail has also featured slender-snouted crocodiles , spotted-necked otters , southern white rhinos , dromedaries , and white lions on loan from Siegfried and Roy . Tembo Trail exhibits an Indian rhino named Aashish who was acquired from The Wilds in early 2018. One of the most famous exhibits within Tembo Trail is the Hippoquarium. The Hippoquarium houses

369-411: A giant Pacific octopus , horn sharks , neon tetras , Australian lungfish , flashlight fish , arowanas , Japanese spider crabs , African lungfish , a shoal of red-bellied piranhas , gar , Atlantic stingrays , arapaima , a giant gourami , yellow-spotted rays , common carp , South American lungfish , discus , seahorses , a wolf eel , as well as jellyfish, leopard sharks , garden eels , and

492-446: A green turtle named Tink. The Arctic Encounter includes grey wolves , gray and harbor seals , California sea lions , and polar bears . Two waterfalls and seven saltwater streams are featured in this exhibit. The seals have 4,000 square feet (370 m) of land and 3,000 square feet (280 m) of salt water. The polar bear exhibit includes 6,000 square feet (560 m) of land and 1,600 square feet (150 m) of water. There

615-535: A sky bridge , a quick jump, a flight line, and a challenge course. Located in Africa!, this merry-go-round is filled with hand-crafted African animals. Since the reopening and restructuring of the Aquarium, guests can participate in various interactive experiences, including live dive feeding demonstrations, a touch tank, and ocean lab. The Aquarium Adventure Trail is a newly installed attraction for kids to cool off during

738-455: A "one-way in, one-way out" construction. The Penguin Beach was built in 2014 and features African penguins and multiple species of duck including the long-tailed duck , Baer's pochard , spectacled eider , and the harlequin duck . This is an outdoor exhibit with a little overhead bridge and an underwater viewing area. This exhibit has produced multiple offspring since its opening. Located from

861-433: A January mean temperature of 27.5 °F (−2.5 °C), and lows at or below 0 °F (−18 °C) on 5.6 nights. The spring months tend to be the wettest time of year, although precipitation is common year-round. November and December can get very cloudy, but January and February usually clear up after the lake freezes. July is the sunniest month overall. About 37 inches (94 cm) of snow falls per year, much less than

984-535: A carriageway are the criteria used by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), at which a railway is no longer classed as miniature and is therefore subject to formal regulation: they may be minor railways and/or heritage railways; the concept of minimum gauge is not recognised for the purposes of regulation. There are over 1,000 miniature railways open to the public around the world, not counting private railways, with 7 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 184 mm ) gauge being by far

1107-555: A combined total of 39 murders, 2,015 aggravated assaults, 6,739 burglaries, and 1,334 cases of motor vehicle theft. In 2013 it had a drop in the crime rate. In 2018, the city was ranked 43rd of the Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America. According to a state government task force, Toledo has been identified as the fourth-largest recruitment site for human trafficking in the US . The year 2020 brought

1230-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

1353-618: A few chickens stolen from an Ohio farm by lost members of the Michigan militia. Major Benjamin Franklin Stickney, father of One and Two Stickney, had been instrumental in pushing Congress to rule in favor of Ohio gaining Toledo. In the end, the state of Ohio was awarded the land after the state of Michigan was given a larger portion of the Upper Peninsula in exchange. Stickney Avenue in Toledo

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1476-418: A high school graduate or higher, with 19.6% of this demographic having a bachelor's degree or higher. As of the census of 2010, there were 287,208 people, 119,730 households, and 68,364 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,559.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,374.3/km ). There were 138,039 housing units at an average density of 1,710.7 per square mile (660.5/km ). The racial makeup of

1599-669: A large touch tank containing various stingrays and small sharks and a smaller touch tank housing invertebrates, such as multiple species of starfish , a wide variety of hermit crabs , horseshoe crabs , and pencil sea urchins . The renovations took two and half years and preserved the exterior of the Works Progress Administration era structure. This area also includes goldfish, zebra sharks , an alligator snapping turtle , blacktip reef sharks , isopods , walleye , clownfish , electric eels , bichir , southern stingrays , channel catfish , epaulette sharks , cownose rays ,

1722-533: A pool in the outdoor space and climbing structures. Two chimpanzees , named Fifi and Harvey, used to be on exhibit at the Toledo Zoo. After the death of the chimpanzees from old age in 2009 and 2011, the zoo chose not to continue the chimpanzee exhibit. Opened in 1938 as the Museum of Science, this museum focuses on natural history. The Museum of Science closed in 2017 for a major renovation and reopened on May 31, 2019, as

1845-424: A population of 13,768 and Manhattan with 788. While the towns were only a mile apart, Toledo grew by 359% in 10 years. Manhattan's growth was on a small base and never competed, given the drawbacks of its lesser canal outlet. By the 1880s, Toledo expanded over the vacant streets of Manhattan and Tremainsville, a small town to the west. In the last half of the 19th century, railroads slowly began to replace canals as

1968-587: A smaller model gauge, although this is rare. 'Miniature railways' are railways that can be ridden by people and are used for pleasure/as a pastime for their constructors and passengers. In the US, miniature railways are also known as 'riding railroads' or 'grand scale railroads'. The track gauges recognised as being miniature railways vary by country, but in the UK the maximum gauge is 350 mm ( 13 + 25 ⁄ 32  in ). A ' minimum-gauge railway ', which generally starts at 15 in ( 381 mm ) gauge,

2091-453: A staff of 70 was reduced to 24. With the passage of a zoo levy in November 1980, they were still left in the face of probable closure. The levy was for capital improvements only, so the money could not be used on animal care, staff members, or other items needed to run the zoo. As a result, the Museum of Science and the conservatory were closed. To add to the problems, Skeldon was set to retire at

2214-478: A touch tank containing lake sturgeon . Wetland & Lakes features a rotunda of creatures who live in Lake Erie including the common watersnake , sunfishes , minnows , American bullfrog , and Blanding's turtle . The upper level focuses on venomous creatures and the exhibits on this floor include Arthodpods, Hall of Venom, Venomous Snakes, and Komodo Dragon. The Komodo Dragon exhibit features two enclosures for

2337-581: Is 12 acres (4.9 ha) large. The main exhibit, the African plains, is 5 acres (2.0 ha) in size. It has artificial termite mounds for the free-roaming African animals, such as the Grant's zebra , greater kudu , helmeted guineafowl , Dama gazelles , Masai giraffe , white-backed vulture , ostrich, watusi cattle , warthogs , and blue wildebeest . There is also a 0.6-acre (2,400 m) section for cheetahs. The exhibit has an observation deck . The exhibit houses

2460-552: Is a raptor barn and at the exit is an exhibit for red-footed tortoises and leopard tortoises . Former species include the Cuban crocodile , Burmese mountain tortoises , Chinese alligators , and tegus . Tembo Trail is located on the south side of the zoo and is one of the largest areas within the zoo. Tembo Trail currently features African elephants , hippos , North American river otters , grizzly bears , Tasmanian devils , meerkats , Bactrian camels , yaks , naked mole rats , and

2583-431: Is a freshwater stream filled with fish during regular times. A "kids' cave" shows children and adults what it is like to be a polar bear. On January 12, 2015, three more juvenile wolves were added to the zoo after the passing of two of the female wolves. The new male wolves are named Loki, Lobo, and Tundra. On December 1, 2022, it was announced that two cubs were born at the facility for the first time since 2012. Located in

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2706-453: Is done using nearly 10 miles (16 km) of extension cords. This event is held in October yearly for a family friendly Halloween celebration. There is trick or treating, special demonstrations, and the zoo is transformed into a Halloween wonderland. You can also see the animals enjoy the leftover pumpkins as part of their animal enrichment programs. Started in 2017, this fall event lights up

2829-450: Is lessened in the winter because Lake Erie (unlike the other Great Lakes) usually freezes over, coupled with prevailing winds that are often westerly, and in the summer, prevailing winds south and west over the lake bring heat and humidity to the city. Summers are very warm and humid, with July averaging 75.4 °F (24.1 °C) and temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) or more seen on 18.8 days. Winters are cold and somewhat snowy, with

2952-590: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On January 15, 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass was constructed in Toledo. It was a building for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company and marked a milestone in architectural design representative of the International style of architecture, which was at that time becoming increasingly popular in the US. According to

3075-486: Is located in the middle of the north side pedestrian ramp to the bridge. The first inhabitants had an injured wing and a blind eye respectively. Cassowary Crossing is located near the south-side ramp for the Anthony Wayne Trail Footbridge. The exhibit features the southern cassowary . Ziems Conservatory is available year-round for guests to view and learn about plant life. It is also the winter home to

3198-438: Is located next to the Museum of Science. It currently contains African pygmy goats , silkie chickens , honeybees , leafcutter ants , feathertail gliders , a tamandua , guinea pigs , crayfish , corn snakes , cockatiels , rats , macaws , an opossum as well as various cats and rabbits . The structure features are a Play Stream, Contact Yard, and a large playground. The area is designed with child safety in mind, featuring

3321-456: Is named for Major Stickney. Toledo was very slow to expand during its first two decades of settlement. The first lot was sold in the Port Lawrence section of the city in 1833. It held 1,205 persons in 1835, and five years later, it had gained just seven more persons. Settlers came and went quickly through Toledo and between 1833 and 1836, ownership of land had changed so many times that none of

3444-506: Is one that was originally conceived as a commercial railway with small gauge track, with a working function as an estate railway, an industrial railway, or a provider of public transport links, such as the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway , Fairbourne Railway or the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway . In the UK, a gauge of 350 mm ( 13 + 25 ⁄ 32  in ) [or above] or crossing

3567-567: Is pleasant in sound, and there is no other city of that name on the American continent.'" Despite Toledo's efforts, the canal built the final terminus in Manhattan, one-half mile (800 m) to the north of Toledo, because it was closer to Lake Erie. As a compromise, the state placed two sidecuts before the terminus, one in Toledo at Swan Creek and another in Maumee , about 10 miles to the southwest. Among

3690-472: Is the world's oldest private miniature railway , with a track gauge of 9 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 241 mm ). The railway was built and opened in 1925 under the guidance of Geoffrey Hoyland (Headmaster) as a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 184 mm ) gauge railway, for the principal purpose of education. The railway is located within the grounds of The Downs Malvern , a private school in Colwall , near

3813-597: Is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs. Typically miniature lines are operated by not for profit organisations - often model engineering societies - though some are entirely in private grounds and others operate commercially. There are many national organisations representing and providing guidance on miniature railway operations including the Australian Association of Live Steamers and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies. The first miniature railroads were built in

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3936-508: Is usually held in March at the Toledo Zoo, and includes dinner and a live auction to raise funds for the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium. In 2017, the event had 135 guests and raised $ 63,000 for the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium. Since moving the train from the south campus to the north, the Safari Railway allows guests an informational ride around the plains of Africa! exhibit. Together with Live Nation,

4059-420: Is within 250 miles (400 km) by road from seven metropolitan areas that have a population of more than two million people: Detroit , Cleveland , Columbus , Cincinnati , Pittsburgh , Indianapolis , and Chicago . In addition, it is within 300 miles of Toronto, Ontario . The Old West End is a historic neighborhood of Victorian , Arts & Crafts, and other Edwardian-style houses. The historic district

4182-611: The Galapagos tortoise. An outdoor pond area consisting of flamingos , Dalmatian pelicans , scarlet ibises , roseate spoonbills , white-breasted cormorants , and other local native and exotic waterfowl including a mudhen . In 1993, the Kingdom of the Apes exhibit opened. It now holds Bornean orangutans and western lowland gorillas . The gorillas have Gorilla Meadow, which has an area of 0.3 acres (1,200 m). The orangutan exhibit has

4305-472: The Great Lakes . With the advent of the automobile, the city became best known for industrial manufacturing. Both General Motors and Chrysler had factories in metropolitan Toledo, and automobile manufacturing has been important at least since Kirk started manufacturing automobiles, which began operations early in the 20th century. The largest employer in Toledo was Jeep for much of the 20th century. Since

4428-736: The North Island brown kiwi , crested pigeon , white-rumped shama , tawny frogmouth , chestnut-breasted malkoha , spectacled owl , blue-faced honeyeater , Chinese hwamei , red-billed blue magpie , crested coua , mandarin duck , lesser bird-of-paradise , snowy owl , fawn-breasted bowerbird , laughing kookaburra , and the Australian magpie . Located in the Main Plaza, this exhibit holds ring-tailed lemurs , mongoose lemurs , black-and-white colobuses , Allen's swamp monkeys , François' langurs , red pandas , and white-cheeked gibbons . Located near

4551-511: The Snow Belt cities, because of the prevailing wind direction. Temperature extremes have ranged from −20 °F (−29 °C) on January 21, 1984, to 105 °F (41 °C) on July 14, 1936 . Harmful blooms of cyanobacteria , or blue-green algae, were so bad in the 1960s that Lake Erie was mocked as a dead zone. However, through clean water rules the lake was revived. Algal blooms have returned and have been negatively affecting Lake Erie since

4674-637: The Toledo Symphony Orchestra . It has had performers such as conductor Charles W. Roth, Jules Blair, Fred Seymour, Conductor Samuel P. Szor (who in 2000 celebrated his 48th year of Music Under the Stars), conductor Leopold Stokowski and more. Nature's Neighborhood is a hands-on children's exhibit featuring both indoor and outdoor activities. They offer live animal shows, a petting zoo, climbing equipment and various other items to teach conservation and animal care to children. This yearly fundraising event

4797-658: The US Census Bureau , the Toledo metropolitan area covers four Ohio counties and one Michigan county, which combines with other micropolitan areas and counties for a combined statistical area. Some of what are now considered its suburbs in 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 . Bedford Township, Michigan including

4920-573: The United Kingdom , as actual methods of transportation, such as the Jaywick railroad. The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on a hillside overlooking Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874. Although the Ordnance Survey map circa 1880 does not show the railway itself, it does show two tunnels and two signal posts. However, the online map archive of

5043-504: The fourth-most populous city in Ohio, after Columbus , Cleveland , and Cincinnati . Toledo is the 85th-most populous city in the United States . It is the principal city of the Toledo metropolitan area , which had 606,240 residents in 2020. Toledo also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest ; its port is the fifth-busiest on the Great Lakes . The city was founded in 1833 on

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5166-542: The modern downtown area of Toledo. Immediately to the north of that, another syndicate founded the town of Vistula, the historic north end. These two towns bordered each other across Cherry Street. This is why present-day streets on the street's northeast side run at a slightly different angle from those southwest of it. In 1824, the Ohio state legislature authorized the construction of the Miami and Erie Canal , and in 1833, its Wabash and Erie Canal extension. The canal's purpose

5289-596: The 1880s, eventually earning Toledo its nickname as "The Glass City". Downtown Toledo has been subject to major revitalization efforts, including a growing entertainment district . Toledo is home to the University of Toledo . The region was part of a larger area controlled by the historic tribes of the Wyandot and the people of the Council of Three Fires ( Ojibwe , Potawatomi , and Odawa ). The French established trading posts in

5412-432: The 1950s and 1960s was lined with flourishing black-owned businesses and homes. Desegregation , a failed urban renewal project, and the construction of I-75 displaced those residents and left behind a struggling community with minimal resources, even as it also drew more established, middle-class people, white and black, out of center cities for newer housing. The city rebounded, but the slump of American manufacturing in

5535-484: The African elephant was historic as there had only been 12 births in the US since 1995. The projects at the zoo have continued with the redesigning of the Museum of Science from 2017 to 2019. Upon breaking ground, ProMedica donated $ 3.5 million to the project. In 2018, the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium reopened its underground subway crossing during the Lights Before Christmas. Africa opened on May 1, 2004, and

5658-610: The Arctic Blast game, a new light show projected on the carnivore cafe, model trains from the Swanton Area Railroad, and Santa Claus . The "Big Tree", an 85-foot (26 m) Norway spruce tree, contains over 35,000 LED lights and has been honored as being ranked in the top 10 Christmas trees to see. The main show, Dancing Lights, is near Cheetah Valley. It is repeated several times every night. It uses LED wide-angle mini lights that flash along with Christmas music . All this

5781-623: The City of Toledo, the Census Bureau's July 2007 estimate was revised to 316,851, slightly more than in 2000, which would have been the city's first population gain in 40 years. However, the 2010 census figures released in March 2011 showed the population as of April 1, 2010, at 287,208, indicating a 25% loss of population since its zenith in 1970. As of the 2020 census there were 270,871 people, 116,257 households, and an average of 2.27 persons per household residing in Toledo. The population per square mile

5904-501: The French and tribes further to the west and north. The Wyandot occupied central Ohio, and the Shawnee and Lenape occupied the southern areas. When the city of Toledo was preparing to pave its streets, it surveyed "two prehistoric semicircular earthworks , presumably for stockades ." One was at the intersection of Clayton and Oliver Streets on the south bank of Swan Creek; the other was at

6027-529: The Lion House. During the early years at the Toledo Zoo, most animals were acquired through donations and circuses , and, due to a lack of proper housing, animal escapes were common. In June 1913, the Toledo Zoological Society (TZS) was founded to spur development with William H. Roemer serving as the first president. By 1916, the Toledo Zoo had grown to a population of 471 animals. In 1922, a change to

6150-579: The Maumee River at its mouth at the southern end of Maumee Bay , the westernmost inlet of Lake Erie. The city is located north of what had been the Great Black Swamp , giving rise to another nickname, Frog Town. Toledo sits within the borders of a sandy oak savanna called the Oak Openings Region , an important ecological site that once comprised more than 300 square miles (780 km ). Toledo

6273-429: The Maumee River heavily competed to be the ending terminus of the canal, knowing it would give them a profitable status. The towns of Port Lawrence and Vistula merged in 1833 to better compete against the upriver towns of Waterville and Maumee . The inhabitants of this joined settlement chose the name Toledo: "but the reason for this choice is buried in a welter of legends. One recounts that Washington Irving , who

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6396-558: The Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs, as the sole representative of the U.S. More American settlers entered the area over the next few years, but many fled during the War of 1812 , when British forces raided the area with their Native American allies. Resettlement began around 1818 after a Cincinnati syndicate purchased a 974-acre (3.9 km ) tract at the mouth of Swan Creek and named it Port Lawrence, developing it as

6519-451: The Museum of Science and the attached Amphitheater. In July 1936, the outdoor Amphitheater was completed, followed closely behind by the indoor theater in October 1936, and the Museum of Science in May 1938. The Aves (Aviary) started construction in 1935 and was officially opened to the public in May 1937. Like other WPA buildings, it was also built from salvaged material but was the first building in

6642-541: The National Library of Scotland includes a map of 1914 from the 25 inches to the foot series (Derbyshire XLV.9) that shows the full extent of the railway. Sir Arthur wished to explore the possibilities of minimum gauge railways for mining, quarrying, agriculture etc. He believed that they would be relatively easy to build, and to move. He saw possibilities for military railways behind the lines carrying ammunition and supplies. The original Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

6765-552: The Primate Forest is the aviary breeding center, which is home to cinereous vultures , waldrapp ibises , scaly-sided mergansers , crested guineafowl , kori bustards , white storks , capercaillies , and saddle-billed storks . The Reptile House currently holds 1000 species of snakes, lizards, and a saltwater crocodile . Behind it is a Native Ohio Species Area, featuring natural wetland structures and native turtles such as spiny softshell turtles and spotted turtles . Near it

6888-814: The ProMedica Museum of Natural History. A two-story tropical rainforest atrium that is surrounded by 30-foot trees, bushes, and orchids was added as part of the renovation. The main-level exhibits include Ohio: After the Ice, Rivers & Streams, and Wetland & Lakes. Ohio: After the Ice features dioramas of animals that roamed the land, such as woolly mammoths , saber-tooth cats , stag moose , ground sloths , giant beavers and American lions . Oak Forest lets visitors see life from an ant's perspective and features creatures that are hidden such as an American toad , red-backed salamander , ring-necked snake . Rivers & Streams features salamanders, an Eastern hellbender , and

7011-509: The Safari Railway, which circles Africa! The exhibit also has an African animal carousel . Africa! was built on the site of the original gravel parking lot that existed before the bridge was built. In March 2010, a male baby giraffe named Enzi was born. Enzi's father, Mowgli, is another famous giraffe at the zoo. In 2016, the Houston Zoo needed the African wild dogs for a breeding recommendation so

7134-747: The TZS. In 1928, they completed their second building, the Herbivora (Giraffe House). On Christmas Day 1927, the Carnivora Building was opened to the public, after groundbreaking was done by Kermit Roosevelt . In 1929, the Toledo Zoo completed its last building before the WPA Era, the Primate House. During the Great Depression , the Toledo Zoo was able to take advantage of government programs to provide labor. With

7257-421: The Toledo Zoo hosts a summer series of concerts where well-known acts take over the historic Amphitheater. In 2017, over 18,000 people attended these concerts. Located in Africa!, Tower Ridge allows guests of the zoo, to hand feed the herd of giraffes. This summer event is an annual art show available to all zoo guests featuring local and regional artists. The preview to this event featured 115 guests in 2015 and

7380-406: The Toledo Zoo housed 3,537 animals. By the end of the 1950s, the Toledo Zoo had created new pens, a gibbon run, and new exhibits along the northern edge of the zoo. A highlight was the indoor trout run, thought to be the only one in America, opened in 1959. In 1963, they continued to expand with the development of interconnecting water pools for waterfowl and a pond for flamingos. The 1960s also sent

7503-468: The Toledo Zoo on safari to South America to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Toledo Blade . It was during that safari that the staff of the Toledo Zoo were able to capture 75 new species for display. At the beginning of the 1980s the Toledo Zoo faced a potential closure. With an agreement created by Jones, the zoo was financially tied to a city in a financial crisis. Massive layoffs ensued and

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7626-506: The Toledo Zoo the right to salvage as long as they cleared the land. In the end, the Toledo Zoo was able to salvage all the stonework, lumber, and radiators needed to begin construction of the Reptilia (Reptile House). The Reptile House was officially opened in September 1934, to house over 485 reptiles and amphibians. The same day, groundbreaking took place for the next two relief effort buildings,

7749-562: The Toledo Zoo was allowed to exhibit two giant pandas on loan from the People's Republic of China . The panda pair arrived in May 1988 and were exhibited through October 1988. The loan was challenged by the World Wildlife Fund , as well as the American Zoo and Aquarium Association , through a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service . Additional lawsuits followed, but the loan of

7872-523: The Walbridge Park. By the end of its first year, the Toledo Zoo had a collection of 39 animals, most of which were donated. The park was unprepared for these donations and was forced to use temporary housing such as ravines and boxes for exhibits. In November 1901, the Toledo Zoo nearly lost its entire collection when the winter housing for the animals caught fire. As a result, in 1907, the Toledo Zoo built its first brick building for housing animals, known as

7995-414: The age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.9% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01. There

8118-440: The age of 18, and 14.5% were 65 years old and over. 51.1% of the population were female. 14.1% of the population under 65 years of age were living with a disability, and 8.3% of those under 65 years of age did not have health insurance. Out of the 116,257 households, 83.7% had been living in the same house for one year or longer. 6.4% of households in Toledo spoke a language other than English at home. The total number of housing units

8241-588: The area by 1680 to take advantage of the lucrative fur trade . The Odawa moved from Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula at the invitation of the French, who established a trading post at Fort Detroit , about 60 miles to the north. They settled an area extending into northwest Ohio. By the early 18th century, the Odawa-occupied areas along most of the Maumee River to its mouth. They served as middlemen between

8364-574: The area's population from Native Americans to Whites. In the Treaty of Detroit (1807), the above four tribes ceded a large land area to the United States of what became southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, to the mouth of the Maumee River (where Toledo later developed). Reserves for the Odawa were set aside in northwestern Ohio for a limited time. The Native Americans signed the treaty at Detroit, Michigan , on November 17, 1807, with William Hull , governor of

8487-409: The city was 64.8% White , 27.2% African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.1% Asian , 2.6% from other races , and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population (The majority are Mexican American at 5.1%.) Non-Hispanic Whites were 61.4% of the population in 2010, down from 84% in 1970. There were 119,730 households, of which 30.4% had children under

8610-521: The city was hit hard by the Great Depression . Many large-scale Works Progress Administration projects were constructed to re-employ citizens in the 1930s. Some of these include the amphitheater and aquarium at the Toledo Zoo and a major expansion to the Toledo Museum of Art . The postwar job boom and Great Migration brought thousands of African Americans to Toledo to work in industrial jobs, where they had previously been denied. Due to redlining , many of them settled along Dorr Street, which, during

8733-406: The city's namesake, Toledo, Spain . By 1924, they had completed the first building of their master plan, the Elephant House. To maintain funding for the zoo, Jones had brokered a deal with the City of Toledo so that it could be managed similarly to the Bronx Zoo . The Toledo Zoo became a public/private venture in 1926, allowing financial support from the city while leaving operations in the hands of

8856-452: The city. The population density was 3,890.2 people per square mile (1,502.0 people/km ). There were 139,871 housing units at an average density of 1,734.9 people per square mile (669.8 people/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 70.2% White , 23.5% African American , 0.3% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 2.3% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of

8979-617: The cityscape by urban gardening and revitalizing their communities. Local artists, supported by organizations like the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo and the Ohio Arts Council , have contributed an array of murals and beautification works to replace long standing blight. Many downtown historical buildings such as the Oliver House and Standart Lofts have been renovated into restaurants, condominiums, offices and art galleries. On

9102-542: The communities of Lambertville, Michigan , Temperance, Michigan , and Erie Township, Michigan are Toledo's Michigan suburbs, just above the city over the state line in Monroe County. Toledo, as with much of the Great Lakes region, has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ), characterized by four distinct seasons. Lake Erie moderates the climate somewhat, especially in late spring and fall, when air and water temperature differences are maximal. However, this effect

9225-498: The economy such as tourism and fishing industries, and cause property values to drop, costing the local economy to lose tens of millions of dollars. In 1870, 75.3% of Toledo's foreign-born population were from Germany and Ireland . As of the 2010 census , the city proper had a population of 287,128. It is the principal city in the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area which had a population of 651,429 and

9348-470: The end of the year, and they had not yet found a replacement director. In January 1981, William "Bill" Dennler accepted the position and became the director of the Toledo Zoo. In the early 80s, the WPA buildings were carefully restored, and in 1983 a children's zoo was opened. The Aquarium had two major incidents occur during the 1980s. Because of the success of the Hippoquarium exhibit and a hippo birth caught on tape,

9471-515: The evening of August 1, 2014, the city of Toledo issued a warning to citizens advising against the use of city water, leaving more than half a million people suddenly without water. A bloom of toxic blue-green algae had formed directly over Toledo's water intake pipe, which was situated a few miles off shore in Lake Erie. Because of the algae bloom forming just above the pipe, the water being pumped into Toledo showed levels of harmful bacteria that made

9594-423: The finest examples of its type, the railway is now private but still attracts thousands of visitors from the UK and abroad during its two public charity events each year. A ' model railway ' is one where the gauge is too small for people to ride on the trains. Due to the use of mixed gauge tracks, passengers may ride on a miniature railway which shares the same gauge as, and is pulled by, a large model locomotive on

9717-1251: The first room of the Aviary are the demoiselle crane , blue-throated macaws , Southern pudu , birds from the Amazon Rainforest , and rhinoceros hornbills . There is an Australian walkthrough exhibit where people feed either budgerigars or many of the other bird species in the room. This currently features birds from either Australia, Asia, or Africa, such as Victoria crowned pigeons , Gouldian finches , spur-winged plover , long-tailed finch , red-throated parrotfinch , Raggiana bird-of-paradise , blue-faced parrot finch , kagu , pheasant pigeons , Nicobar pigeon , scarlet-chested parrot , owl finch , star finch , pink-necked fruit dove , thick-billed ground pigeon , Luzon bleeding-heart dove , plum-headed finch , Pekin robin , crested wood partridge , great argus , bearded barbet , violet-backed starling , Madagascar buttonquail , emerald starling , golden-breasted starling , superb starling , and blue-bellied rollers . The children's area includes emperor tamarins , lowland pacas , southern three-banded armadillos , and Linnaeus's two-toed sloths . The bald eagle exhibit and rescue

9840-415: The fundraiser brought $ 15,000 for the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium. Held in the spring, the annual wine-tasting event allows guests to enjoy various wine samples along with live music. Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( / t ə ˈ l iː d oʊ / tə- LEE -doh ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio , United States. At the 2020 census , it had a population of 270,871, making Toledo

9963-532: The highest number of homicides in 39 years, according to the Toledo Police Department's 50-year trend chart. Beginning with the pandemic in 2020, homicides jumped to a record 61. There were a record of 70 homicides in Toledo in 2021. Toledo was one of 12 major U.S. cities to have broken annual homicide records in 2021. Before the Industrial Revolution , Toledo was important as a port city on

10086-420: The intersection of Fassett and Fort Streets on the right bank of the Maumee River. Such earthworks were typical of mound-building peoples. According to Charles E. Slocum, the American military built Fort Industry at the mouth of Swan Creek about 1805, as a temporary stockade. No official reports support the 19th-century tradition of its earlier history there. The United States continued to work to transition

10209-400: The late 1990s. Heightened levels of blue-green algae can affect both human and ecosystem health by causing fish to die, the water to be discolored and foul smelling, and oxygen deficient dead zones may even start to form. Sometimes the blooms are so thick that they slow boats. These large blooms are caused by agricultural runoff flowing into the lake. Agricultural runoff dumps phosphorus into

10332-497: The late 20th century, industrial restructuring reduced the number of these well-paying jobs. Ridable miniature railway Typically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in ( 127 mm ) and under 15 in ( 381 mm ), though both larger and smaller gauges are used. At gauges of 5 in ( 127 mm ) and less, the track is commonly raised above ground level. Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride

10455-462: The line, with financial backing by Sir Wavell Wakefield , Member of Parliament (MP) for Marylebone and owner of the Ullswater Steamers . In September 1960, the society made the winning bid and saved the railway from closure. Control of the railway passed to a new private company, with the backing of the preservation society, an arrangement that is still in place. The Downs Light Railway

10578-492: The major form of transportation. They were faster and had greater capacity. Toledo soon became a hub for several railroad companies and a hotspot for industries such as furniture producers, carriage makers, breweries, and glass manufacturers. Large immigrant populations came to the area. In the 1920s, Toledo had one of the highest rates of industrial growth in the United States. Toledo continued to expand in population and industry, but because of its dependence on manufacturing,

10701-432: The most diverse collections of any zoo-aquarium in the United States. The aquarium closed in October 2012 for renovations and re-opened in March 2015. The updated aquarium contains 3000+ aquatic animals in 178,000 US gal (670,000 L) of water, including the largest tank with 90,000 US gal (340,000 L). The total water volume is nearly four times as much as the previous aquarium. Two new additions are

10824-556: The mouth of the Maumee River to Indian Territory in Kansas. An almost bloodless conflict between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, called the Toledo War (1835–1836), 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 . The strip, which varied between five and eight miles (13 km) in width,

10947-451: The nation to use glass blocks for walls. The final WPA project to open was the Aquarium. It was the first public aquarium in the state of Ohio, the largest freshwater aquarium in the world, and the 30,000th completed WPA project in the state. All of these structures remain in use at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium today, and it may be the largest collection of these Depression Era relief buildings still in place today. Additional WPA projects at

11070-509: The numerous treaties made between the Ottawa and the United States were two signed in this area: at Miami (Maumee) Bay in 1831 and Maumee, Ohio, upriver of Toledo, in 1833. These actions were among US purchases or exchanges of land to accomplish Indian Removal of the Ottawa from areas wanted for European-American settlement. The last of the Odawa did not leave this area until 1839, when Ottokee, grandson of Pontiac , led his band from their village at

11193-507: The organizational structure of the zoo occurred when Percy Jones, the TZS president, created the role of Zoo Director, also known as the Curator of the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium. Frank Skeldon was the first curator for the zoo. Jones and Skeldon pushed the zoo towards national recognition. The architectural style used in the first strategic plan for the zoo was inspired by the Spanish architecture of

11316-638: The original parties remained in the town. The canal and its Toledo sidecut entrance were completed in 1843. Soon after the canal was functional, the new canal boats had become too large to use the shallow waters at the terminus in Manhattan. More boats began using the Swan Creek sidecut than its official terminus, quickly putting the Manhattan warehouses out of business and triggering a rush to move business to Toledo. Most of Manhattan's residents moved out by 1844. The 1850 census recorded Toledo as having 3,829 residents and Manhattan 541. The 1860 census shows Toledo with

11439-528: The pandas remained intact and the lawsuits were settled. This outcry of debate dissolved the relationship with the People's Republic of China, and it was not until 1998 that they allowed another loan of pandas to the US, via the San Diego Zoo . After celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Toledo Zoo, the zoo faced controversy after the death of a female sloth bear by dehydration in 2000. After investigation,

11562-400: The population in 2000. The most common ancestries cited were German (23.4%), Irish (10.8%), Polish (10.1%), English (6.0%), American (3.9%), Italian (3.0%), Hungarian (2.0%), Dutch (1.4%), and Arab (1.2%). In 2000 there were 128,925 households in Toledo, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 17.2% had

11685-541: The poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. In the second decade of the 21st century, the city had a gradual peak in violent crime. In 2010, there was a combined total of 3,272 burglaries, 511 robberies, 753 aggravated assaults, 25 homicides, as well as 574 motor vehicle thefts out of what was then a decreasing population of 287,208. In 2011, there were 1,562 aggravated assaults, 30 homicides, 1,152 robberies, 8,366 burglaries, and 1,465 cases of motor vehicle theft. In 2012, there were

11808-555: The ramp for the Anthony Wayne Trail Footbridge . Former species have included white-naped cranes and sloth bears . The exhibit features two connected mesh/chain link enclosures. The zoo's breeding pair have produced multiple cubs. A female cub, named Dariga, was born in October 2017. Another female cub, named Babochka, was born in May 2019. Guests of the zoo can participate in various above-ground adventures in Africa! The Aerial Adventure course includes zip lining ,

11931-528: The remainder of their master plan nearing completion, Skeldon, Jones, and Colonel John S. Shelter brokered a deal with the federal government to use depression-era relief efforts to create jobs. In 1934, construction began on the first Works Progress Administration (WPA) building in the zoo, the Reptile House. Federal funding would only cover labor costs, so the Toledo Zoo had to salvage parts from unused structures. Skeldon created multiple agreements that allowed

12054-524: The right of the Historic Carousel and north from the playground, this exhibit was built during the aquarium renovation to house kiwi but has also an outdoor viewing of many birds, especially gamebirds including the Elliot's pheasant , green junglefowl , Berlioz's silver pheasant , Mikado pheasant , Reeves's pheasant , Himalayan monal , Swinhoe's pheasant , and Edwards's pheasant . Non-gamebirds include

12177-401: The second half of the 20th century during industrial restructuring cost many jobs. By the 1980s, Toledo had a depressed economy. The destruction of many buildings downtown, along with several failed business ventures in housing in the core, led to a reverse city-suburb wealth problem common in small cities with land to spare. Several initiatives have been taken by Toledo's citizens to improve

12300-430: The steel industry. The plant was slated to create over 1,200 jobs. Construction was completed in 2020, as planned. Toledo is located at 41°39′10″N 83°32′16″W  /  41.65278°N 83.53778°W  / 41.65278; -83.53778 (41.6525, −83.5375). The city has a total area of 84.12 square miles (217.87 km ), of which 3.43 square miles (8.88 km ) is covered by water. The city straddles

12423-485: The summer months. It includes a splash pad as well as various other activities for children. An evening of dining and animal encounters, the fundraiser also includes an auction and the opportunity to learn more about enrichment and training for the animals. In 2017, this event hosted 137 guests and raised $ 66,000 for the TZS. The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium does tours with their horticulture staff to discuss everything gardening. They even include various workshops throughout

12546-663: The town of Malvern, Worcestershire in the English Midlands. It is owned by the 'Downs Light Railway Trust. It is maintained and operated principally by the school children, aged between 7 and 13 years. It is part of the Heritage Railway Association membership. The Jaywick Miniature Railway was built by FC Stedman, who owned the Jaywick Sands Estate on the Essex coast just south of Clacton-on-Sea. This railroad

12669-537: The track. The track is often multi-gauged, to accommodate 5 in ( 127 mm ), 3 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 89 mm ), and sometimes 2 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 64 mm ) gauge locomotives. The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 89 mm )/ 5 in ( 127 mm ) gauge on raised track or as 7 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 184 mm )/ 10 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 260 mm ) on ground level. Typically portable track

12792-501: The water unsafe to interact with. On August 3, the Ohio National Guard was brought in to deliver over 10,000 gallons of water to citizens due to a rapid depletion of bottled water locally. The warning against using water lasted nearly three days, finally ending late on August 4. In 2018, Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. invested $ 700 million into an East Toledo location as the site of a new hot-briquetted iron plant, designed to modernize

12915-538: The west bank of the Maumee River and originally incorporated as part of the Michigan Territory . It was re-founded in 1837 after the conclusion of the Toledo War , when it was incorporated in Ohio. After the 1845 completion of the Miami and Erie Canal , Toledo grew quickly; it also benefited from its position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago . The first of many glass manufacturers arrived in

13038-576: The western basin of Lake Erie and acts as a fertilizer for the blue-green algae, and the warmer weather seen in July through October in Northern Ohio helps speed up the growing process. Because of Toledo's closeness to the lake, Toledo citizens are affected each year. Algal blooms can cause water bills to increase in this area $ 100 per year for a family of five. The effects of these blooms go beyond higher water bills as heightened blooms can even shut down parts of

13161-399: The year. The Lights Before Christmas is an annual event held by the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium which began in 1986, with only 70,000 bulbs and hosted just as many guests to the zoo. Most summer attractions are closed, but all the buildings and trees are decorated with Christmas lights. It features over one million Christmas lights , a winter village including an ice slide and ice bumper cars,

13284-588: The zoo included new entrances, the Anthony Wayne Subway , and a wall dividing the Amphitheater from the zoo. At the end of the WPA era, with the passing of Percy Jones and Frank Skeldon in the 1940s, the Toledo Zoo was ushered into a new post-war era. In 1946, the Toledo Zoo began to invest in amusement with a ridable miniature railway . In honor of the 50th anniversary in 1949–1950, the Toledo Zoo launched its current publication, Safari Magazine . In 1953,

13407-567: The zoo replaced them with three young, male cheetahs from the Columbus Zoo. In 2017, two female Masai giraffes were born at the zoo named Kipenzi and Binti. In 2017, the Malawi event center was added in between the indoor Giraffe Exhibit and the children's carousel. It is a rentable space seating 900+ people. It also contains a 14,000 US gallon (52,996 L) aquarium housing native African fish, mostly cichlids . The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium has one of

13530-446: The zoo was fined by the FDA and was required to put into effect an animal reporting system to better track any issues on animal concerns. The Toledo Zoo opened the Africa! exhibit in 2001 and a wolf exhibit expected to be finished the following year. By 2003, the Toledo Zoo breeding programs took off, with the births of sloth bears , elephants, tigers, and other animals. The successful birth of

13653-530: The zoo with over 500 hand-made Chinese lanterns . It also includes cultural activities led by international students from the local universities. This yearly run helps with fundraising for the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium as well as conservation efforts. It is a 5K race and a 5K fun run/walk, that takes place through zoo grounds and the surrounding areas. The 2017 Dart Frog Dash had 2,100 participants and raised $ 62,000 for conservation. Started in 1936, this summer program features various musical stylings performed by

13776-652: The zoo's Komodo dragons . Arthropods feature tarantulas , velvet ants , black widow , walking sticks , beetles , and coconut crab . Hall of Venom features the Burmese vine snake , Gila monster , false water cobra , Paradise flying snake , ribbed newts , lionfish , stonefish and blue-banded sea krait . Venomous Snakes features such as the king cobra , black-tailed rattlesnake , Western diamondback rattlesnake , Arizona black rattlesnake , Russell's viper , variable bush viper , eastern massasauga , rhinoceros viper and Santa Catalina rattlesnake . Nature's Neighborhood

13899-462: The zoo's two hippos, which can be viewed underwater. The Toledo Zoo was the first to have such viewing of hippos and was also the first to film the underwater birth of a hippo. Located near the entrance is an Andean bear named Nieve who, at 29 years old is the oldest recorded female Andean bear on the planet. It also includes Amur tigers , Patagonian maras , and North American cougars . It also holds maned wolves and dingoes that are located near

14022-428: Was 3,365.4. The racial makeup of Toledo was 60.6% White, 28.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian, and 1.3% were Asian. 6.7% of the population belonged to two or more races. Hispanic or Latino citizens make up 8.8% of the population. People who identified as White, not Hispanic or Latino, made up 57.3% of the population, down from 61.4% in 2010. Out of 270,871 people, 23.3% were under

14145-406: Was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,546, and the median income for a family was $ 41,175. Males had a median income of $ 35,407 versus $ 25,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,388. About 14.2% of families and 17.9% of the population were below

14268-457: Was a 3 ft ( 914 mm ) line opened on 24 May 1875 to transport hematite iron ore from three mines near and around the village of Boot to the Furness Railway standard gauge line at Ravenglass. In the early 1880s, a tramway was built between Beckfoot and another mine at Gill Force. Locals and railway enthusiasts formed Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society to save

14391-460: Was a total of 139,871 housing units in the city, of which 10,946 (9.8%) were vacant. The median age in the city was 34.2 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 313,619 people, and 77,355 families residing in

14514-495: Was built in order to transpoirt indiviudal potential buyers to view the homes for sale. It was built in 1935, by Miniature Railway & Specialists Engineering, of Terminus Road, Eastbourne. Stapleford Miniature Railway is an historic steam locomotive -hauled 10 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 260 mm ) gauge railway at Stapleford Park , Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire , England. Considered one of

14637-490: Was claimed by both the state of Ohio and the Michigan Territory due to conflicting legislation concerning the location of the Ohio-Michigan state line. Militias from both states were sent to the border, but never engaged. The only casualty of the conflict was a Michigan deputy sheriff —stabbed in the leg with a penknife by Two Stickney during the arrest of his elder brother, One Stickney—and the loss of two horses, two pigs, and

14760-614: Was the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio , behind Cleveland , Columbus , Cincinnati , Dayton , and Akron . The larger Toledo-Fremont Combined Statistical Area had a population of 712,373. According to the Toledo Metropolitan Council of Governments, the Toledo/Northwest Ohio region of 10 counties has over one million residents. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Toledo's population as 297,806 in 2006 and 295,029 in 2007. In response to an appeal by

14883-526: Was to connect the city of Cincinnati to Lake Erie for water transportation to eastern markets, including to New York City via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. At that time, no highways had been built in the state, and goods produced locally had great difficulty reaching the larger markets east of the Appalachian Mountains . During the canal's planning phase, many small towns along the northern shores of

15006-495: Was traveling in Spain at the time, suggested the name to his brother, a local resident; this explanation ignores the fact that Irving returned to the United States in 1832. Others award the honor to Two Stickney, son of the major who quaintly numbered his sons and named his daughters after States. The most popular version attributes the naming to Willard J. Daniels, a merchant, who reportedly suggested Toledo because it 'is easy to pronounce,

15129-417: Was unavailable, however 51.9% of housing units were either owned or co-owned by its inhabitants. The median household income (in 2021 dollars) in Toledo was $ 41,671, with the per capita income in the past 12 months coming to $ 23,795. 24.5% of the population was living in poverty, compared to the national average at this time of 11.6% of the U.S. population. For education, 87.1% of people 25 years or older were

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