Sylvania, OH Road Trips
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Longest Drive
191.4 mi
West Chester, OH
Quickest Drive
3h 58m
West Chester, OH
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Sylvania, OH by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
19,038
Median Income
$95,610
Median Home Value
$233,700
Median Age
40.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Sylvania, OH
Sylvania is a small city of 19,000 people (2020) in Ohio Erie shore west. Sylvania is a northwestern suburb of Toledo, on the Ohio side of the border with Michigan.
Named for the dense forests that once made up the region, part of the Great Black Swamp, the city is built on large shale deposits, which over hundreds of years have been mined in quarries to make concrete, cement and other stone products.
1 Sylvania Historical Village, 5717 N Main St (Downtown), ☏ +1 419-517-5533. Includes a preserved 1858 railway depot, a replica one room schoolhouse made of stone, a replica barn, a log cabin, and a garden commemorating the sister city of Woodstock in Ontario. (updated Dec 2023) 2 Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, toll-free: +1-800-878-3210. A private Franciscan university. Hosts the Appold Planetarium. (updated Nov 2018) A steel beam from the World Trade Center forms part of the 9/11 First Responders Last Call Memorial at the Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery.
1 Marathon Classic (Dana Open). Annual golf tournament. (updated Dec 2023) 2 Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter. Athletics complex. (updated Dec 2023) 3 Fossil Park, 5675 Centennial Rd. 8:30AM to 5:30PM or later depending on month. Opens mid-April to October. This public park lets visitors collect and take home fossils out of a former quarry. Free. (updated Dec 2023)
Chandler Cafe, 5648 N Main St. (updated Dec 2023)
Inside the Five Brewery, 5703 Main St, ☏ +1 567-408-7212. Brewery with food offerings. (updated Dec 2023)
1 Wingate by Wyndham Sylvania, 5480 S Main St, ☏ +1 419-517-2000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Offers free WiFi, breakfast, a fitness center, and a business center. Rooms have HD flatscreen TVs. ~$135.
US 23 and US 233 cuts through the east end of Sylvania running north to Michigan and south to Holland, Ohio.
TARTA Flex. On demand public transit service covering Sylvania and the broader Toledo metro. (updated Dec 2023)
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