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Kirtland
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city in Lake County, Ohio, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Lake
- Mayor
- Kevin Potter (D)
- Total
- 16.80 sq mi (43.52 km )
- Land
- 16.67 sq mi (43.18 km )
- Water
- 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km )
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft (316 m)
- Density
- 416.1/sq mi (160.66/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 39-40642
- Website
- kirtlandohio .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,937 at the 2020 census. Kirtland is known for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement from 1831 to 1837 and the site of the movement's first temple, the Kirtland Temple, completed in 1836. The Kirtland Temple and nearby Historic Kirtland Village are maintained as historic sites highlighting that era. The city is also the location for multiple parks in the Lake Metroparks system, as well as the Holden Arboretum.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirtland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.