Mentor-on-the-Lake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,131 at the 2020 census.
History
Originally part of Mentor Township, the village was established October 22, 1924. The U.S. Census for 1970 recorded the official population as being over 5,000 and thus it became an incorporated city on February 12, 1971.
A vast majority of the land that comprises Mentor-On-The-Lake was originally owned and deeded as the Dickey-Moore tract and extended all the way south beyond U.S. Route 20 in the city of Mentor. A remnant of this era is a property known as Mooreland which was once owned by the Moore family and is situated on land that now houses Lakeland Community College.
Mentor-on-the-Lake shares many services with the nearby city of Mentor, including postal service.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mentor-on-the-Lake had a population of 7,131. The median age was 44.6 years, 17.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.
Of the 3,343 households in Mentor-on-the-Lake, 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.6% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 6,368 || 89.3%
|-
| Black or African American || 171 || 2.4%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 7 || 0.1%
|-
| Asian || 107 || 1.5%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 47 || 0.7%
|-
| Two or more races || 428 || 6.0%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 175 || 2.5%
|}
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 7,443 people in 3,197 households, including 2,012 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 3,461 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4%.
Of the 3,197 households 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 30.7% of households were one person and 11.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age was 40.3 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 8,127 people in 3,304 households, including 2,230 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 3,405 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% Caucasian, 0.81% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19%.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Mentor-on-the-Lake City Council
|-
! Seat
! Name
! Party
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Michelle Moore
| Republican
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Jim Lunder
| Unaffiliated
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Kevin Bittner
| Republican
|-
| Ward 1
| Virginia Jeannie Wong
| Democrat
|-
| Ward 2
| Skip A. Gray
| Republican
|-
| Ward 3
| Rob Johnson
| Republican
|-
| Ward 4
| Desirea Thompson
| Republican
|}
Education
Residents in Mentor-on-the-Lake are zoned to Mentor Public Schools. Most students are zoned to Lake Elementary School, while some are zoned to Orchard Hollow Elementary School. Almost all students are zoned to Shore Middle School, with a small portion of the city zoned to Memorial Middle School. All students are zoned to Mentor High School.