Editing Ashtabula, Ohio (section)

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.91|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|7.74|sqmi}} (or 97.85%) is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi}} (or 2.15%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/2010_place_list_39.txt |title=2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Ohio |publisher=United States Census |access-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2010/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/2010_place_list_39.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref>

Ashtabula is bordered by [[Lake Erie]] to the north and has a prominent harbor where the [[Ashtabula River]] flows into the lake. The Ashtabula Harbor was a primary coal harbor and still serves to ship. It has two public beaches: Walnut Beach, near the harbor, and Lake Shore Park, originally a [[Public Works Administration]] project during the Great Depression, on the opposite side of the harbor.

Part of the city lies in Ashtabula Township, and part lies in Saybrook Township.

The Ashtabula area receives a considerable amount of snow throughout the winter, with the average snowfall being {{convert|68|in|cm|0}}. Much of the snow comes from [[lake-effect snow]] bands from the Great Lakes.