Map of Willard city, Ohio

Willard is a city in southwestern Huron County, Ohio, United States, approximately 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Norwalk. The population was 6,236 at the 2010 census.

Willard city overview:
Name:	Willard city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Ohio
County:	Huron County
Elevation:	928 ft (283 m)
Total Area:	3.60 sq mi (9.33 km²)
Land Area:	3.58 sq mi (9.27 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	6,197
Population Density:	1,731.01/sq mi (668.27/km²)
ZIP code:	44888, 44890
Area code:	419
FIPS code:	3985232
GNISfeature ID:	1058142
Website:	www.willardohio.us

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History

The original name of Willard was Chicago, named for the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s line to Sandusky (the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Railroad) and the branch west to Chicago (the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad). Later the Akron and Chicago Junction Railroad was built east from the junction, providing a more direct route between the Northeastern United States and Chicago.

With the name “Chicago”, passengers would mistake the community for Chicago, Illinois, so they changed the name to Chicago Junction, however, the word “junction” did not fit on boards at the time so it did not fix the problem. In 1917, to finally rectify the confusion, the town changed its name to Willard, after the then president of the B&O, Daniel Willard. Willard officially became a city in the year of 1960

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Geography

Willard is located at 41°3′17″N 82°43′41″W / 41.05472°N 82.72806°W / 41.05472; -82.72806 (41.054649, -82.727982).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.57 square miles (9.25 km), of which 3.55 square miles (9.19 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.

To the south of Willard are located the unincorporated communities of Celeryville and New Haven, plus the planned development of Holiday Lakes to the north.