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Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Overview
Cuyahoga County is a county
County
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 located in the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...

 is Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...

. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...

, a metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence...

, and Northeast Ohio, a thirteen-county region, joined together in economic development initiatives. The county is named after the Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...

 word (possibly Algonquian) Cuyahoga, which means "crooked river".
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Cuyahoga County is a county
County
A county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...

 located in the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...

 is Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...

. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...

, a metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence...

, and Northeast Ohio, a thirteen-county region, joined together in economic development initiatives. The county is named after the Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...

 word (possibly Algonquian) Cuyahoga, which means "crooked river". The name is also assigned to the Cuyahoga River
Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River is located in Northeast Ohio in the United States. Outside of Ohio, the river is most famous for being "the river that caught fire", helping to spur the environmental movement in the late 1960s...

, which bisects the county. Former U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...

 James A. Garfield was born in what was Cuyahoga County's Orange Township
Orange, Ohio
Orange is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census.-History:...

.

History



Cuyahoga County was organized on June 7, 1807. It was later reduced by the creation of Huron
Huron County, Ohio
Huron County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat is Norwalk. The Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Huron County....

, Lake
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 227,511. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....

, and Lorain
Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named by early settler Heman Ely for the French province of Lorraine, its county seat is Elyria and its...

 Counties.


Willoughby Township



In 1835, Willoughby
Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 22,621 at the 2000 census. Willoughby is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.- History :...

 was incorporated as a village. Willoughby Township was separated from Cuyahoga County in 1840, when it was made part of Lake County
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 227,511. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....

. In later years, Eastlake
Eastlake, Ohio
Eastlake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,255 at the 2000 census.Eastlake is the site where Akron's FirstEnergy's Eastlake Generating Station shutdown at 1:31pm EDT on August 14, 2003, eventually leading to the infamous 2003 North America blackout a few hours...

, Wickliffe
Wickliffe, Ohio
Wickliffe is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,484 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wickliffe is located at ....

, and Willowick
Willowick, Ohio
Willowick is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,361 at the 2000 census. A suburb of Cleveland, Willowick is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. The city's name comes from the combination of names of two adjacent cities in Lake County,...

 would be formed from parts of the township. What was left of the township became known as Willoughby Hills
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Willoughby Hills is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,595 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Willoughby Hills is located at ....

 in 1954.

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the county has a total area of 1,246 square miles (3,226 km²).458 square miles (1,187 km²) of it is land and 787 square miles (2,038 km²) of it (63.19%) is water. Part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio...

 is located in the southeastern portion of the county.

Major highways

  • Interstate 71
    Interstate 71
    Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...

  • Interstate 271
    Interstate 271
    Interstate 271 is a major spur highway in the suburbs of Cleveland and Akron in the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway is officially designated the "Cleveland Outerbelt East", but rarely referred to by that name....

  • Interstate 77
    Interstate 77
    Interstate 77 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio. It largely supplants the old U.S. Route 21 between Cleveland, Ohio, and Columbia, South Carolina, as...

  • Interstate 80
    Interstate 80 in Ohio
    In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 80 runs across the northern part of the state. Most of the route is part of the Ohio Turnpike, with only an stretch not being on the toll road...

  • Interstate 480
    Interstate 480 (Ohio)
    Interstate 480 is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but rarely referred to by that name....

  • Interstate 90
    Interstate 90 in Ohio
    In the U.S. state of Ohio, Interstate 90 runs east-west across the northern tier. Much of it is along the Ohio Turnpike, but sections outside the turnpike pass through Cleveland and northeast into Pennsylvania.-Route description:...

  • Interstate 490
    Interstate 490 (Ohio)
    Interstate 490 is a Interstate Highway in Cleveland, Ohio. The western terminus is a junction with I-90 and I-71 on Cleveland's west side. After spanning the Cuyahoga River, the eastern terminus is a junction with East 55th Street, just east of I-77....

  • U.S. Route 6
    U.S. Route 6
    U.S. Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, after the veterans association of the same name, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to Long Beach,...

  • U.S. Route 20
    U.S. Route 20
    U.S. Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, U.S. 20 is a coast-to-coast route; however, because national park roads do not have signage for U.S. numbered highways, a gap exists through Yellowstone National Park and splits the route into two sections...

  • U.S. Route 42
    U.S. Route 42
    U.S. Route 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to Medina in Northeast Ohio, the Cincinnati and Lebanon Pike in southwestern Ohio and...

  • U.S. Route 322
    U.S. Route 322
    U.S. Route 322 is a long, east-west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926...

  • U.S. Route 422
    U.S. Route 422
    U.S. Route 422 is a long spur route of U.S. Route 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western spur begins in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and ends at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...


Adjacent counties

  • Across Lake Erie
    Lake Erie
    Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the thirteenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...

     lies Chatham-Kent and Elgin County
    Elgin County, Ontario
    Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin...

    , Ontario
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...

    , Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

     (north)
  • Lake County
    Lake County, Ohio
    Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 227,511. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....

     (northeast)
  • Geauga County
    Geauga County, Ohio
    Geauga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is named for a Native American word meaning "raccoon." The county seat is Chardon. In 2008, Forbes Magazine ranked Geauga County as the fourth best place in America to raise a family...

     (east)
  • Summit County
    Summit County, Ohio
    Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In 2007 the population was estimated to be 543,487 . Its county seat is Akron...

     (southeast)
  • Medina County
    Medina County, Ohio
    Medina County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 151,095. The 2004 projected population was estimated at 165,370...

     (southwest)
  • Lorain County
    Lorain County, Ohio
    Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named by early settler Heman Ely for the French province of Lorraine, its county seat is Elyria and its...

     (west)
  • Portage County
    Portage County, Ohio
    Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 152,061. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...

     (southeast corner)

Demographics




As of the census
Census
A "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 1,393,978 people, 571,457 households, and 354,874 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....

 was 3,040 people per square mile (1,174/km²). There were 616,903 housing units at an average density of 1,346 per square mile (520/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.35% White
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, 27.45% African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, 0.18% Native American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, 1.81% Asian
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, 0.02% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, 1.50% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.68% from two or more races. 3.38% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 of any race. 12.3% were of German
Germans
The German people are an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent, and speaking the German language as a mother tongue. Within Germany, Germans are defined by citizenship , distinguished from people of German ancestry...

, 9.1% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...

, 8.7% Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common Italian culture, descent, and speaking the Italian language as a mother tongue...

 and 7.3% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 89.0% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...

 and 3.2% Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...

 as their first language.

There were 571,457 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.40% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...

 living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.90% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,168, and the median income for a family was $49,559. Males had a median income of $39,603 versus $28,395 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...

 for the county was $22,272. About 10.30% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government



Cuyahoga County is led by the three-member Board of County Commissioners
County commission
A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in local government in some states of the United States. County commissions are usually made up of three or more individuals...

. The current members are Jimmy Dimora, Tim Hagan
Tim Hagan
Timothy Hagan , a Democrat, is an American politician in Ohio.- Early life :Hagan was born and grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, as one of fourteen siblings and graduated from Ursuline High School. Hagan then attended Youngstown State University...

, and Peter Lawson Jones
Peter Lawson Jones
Peter Lawson Jones is an African American politician of the Democratic party. A resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio, he currently serves as a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County....

.

Politics

Presidential election results, 1960–2008
Year Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...

2008 68.50% 441,836 30.44% 196,369
2004 66.57% 448,503 32.89% 221,600
2000 62.62% 359,913 33.42% 192,099
1996 60.75% 341,357 29.15% 163,770
1992 52.72% 337,548 29.24% 187,186
1988 58.79% 353,401 40.33% 242,439
1984 55.65% 362,626 43.60% 284,094
1980 50.02% 307,448 41.47% 254,883
1976 56.03% 349,186 41.01% 255,594
1972 48.15% 317,670 49.94% 329,493
1968 53.95% 363,540 35.44% 238,791
1964 71.50% 492,911 28.50% 196,436
1960 59.83% 429,030 40.17% 288,056

Allegations of voter fraud in 2004


It has been alleged that Cuyahoga County was the scene of widespread voter fraud during the 2004 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...

. Investigations found that there were many voting irregularities, and that many voters were unfairly purged from voter lists or otherwise disenfranchised. Statewide, as many as 42,000 voters were unfairly disenfranchised. However, allegations that this was due to interference by Republican operatives have been disproven. A report by the Greater Cleveland Voter Registration Coalition found that nearly all problems were unintentional and were due to systemic flaws in voter registration systems.

Communities


Cities

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  • Bay Village
    Bay Village, Ohio
    Bay Village is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,087 at the 2000 census. Bay Village is located in Ohio's 10th congressional district.-Geography:Bay Village is located at ....

  • Beachwood
    Beachwood, Ohio
    Beachwood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 12,186 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beachwood is located at ....

  • Bedford
    Bedford, Ohio
    Bedford is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,214 at the 2000 census. It is an eastern suburb of Cleveland.-Geography:Bedford is located at ....

  • Bedford Heights
    Bedford Heights, Ohio
    Bedford Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,375 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bedford Heights is located at ....

  • Berea
    Berea, Ohio
    Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 18,970 at the 2000 census. Berea is home to Baldwin-Wallace College and the training facility for the Cleveland Browns....

  • Brecksville
    Brecksville, Ohio
    Brecksville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, thirteen miles south of the county seat of Cleveland. The population was 13,382 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brecksville is located at ....

  • Broadview Heights
    Broadview Heights, Ohio
    Broadview Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,967 at the 2000 census.-History:The Broadview Developmental Center was a psychiatric hospital built in 1939 and demolished in 2006, except for the newest portion, which was preserved as city hall and the...

  • Brook Park
    Brook Park, Ohio
    Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 21,218.-Geography:Brook Park is located at ....

  • Brooklyn
    Brooklyn, Ohio
    Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brooklyn is located at ....

  • Cleveland
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...

  • Cleveland Heights
    Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The city's population was 49,958 at the 2000 census...

  • East Cleveland
    East Cleveland, Ohio
    East Cleveland is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is the first suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 27,217 at the 2000 census...

  • Euclid
    Euclid, Ohio
    Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,717. In 2006 Euclid's population was estimated at 48,717...

  • Fairview Park
    Fairview Park, Ohio
    Fairview Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It borders Cleveland to the east, Westlake and North Olmsted to the west, Rocky River to the north and Brook Park to the south. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,572.- History :...

  • Garfield Heights
    Garfield Heights, Ohio
    Garfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,734 at the 2000 census. In 2003 the population was estimated at 29,881...

  • Highland Heights
    Highland Heights, Ohio
    Highland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in the United States. Highland Heights is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Highland Heights was originally part of Mayfield Township...

  • Independence
    Independence, Ohio
    Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,109.-Geography:Independence is located at ....

  • Lakewood
    Lakewood, Ohio
    Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland...

  • Lyndhurst
    Lyndhurst, Ohio
    Lyndhurst is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,279 at the 2000 census. Lyndhurst is located in northeastern Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland...

  • Maple Heights
    Maple Heights, Ohio
    Maple Heights is a suburban Cleveland city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,156 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maple Heights is located at ....

  • Mayfield Heights
    Mayfield Heights, Ohio
    Mayfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,386 at the 2000 census. Mayfield Heights was originally part of Mayfield Township..-Geography:Mayfield Heights is located at ....

  • Middleburg Heights
    Middleburg Heights, Ohio
    Middleburg Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,542 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Middleburg Heights is located at ....

  • North Olmsted
    North Olmsted, Ohio
    North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 34,113.- History :The entire area containing North Olmsted was originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve....

  • North Royalton
    North Royalton, Ohio
    North Royalton is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 28,648 at the 2000 census. Originally incorporated as a village in 1927, it achieved the status of city in 1961.-Geography:North Royalton is located at ....

  • Olmsted Falls
    Olmsted Falls, Ohio
    Olmsted Falls is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,962 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Olmsted Falls is located at . The city has a total area of 4.1 square miles , all of it land....

  • Parma
    Parma, Ohio
    Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and the largest suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,655. The 2003 estimate put the population at 83,861.-History:Parma is a city southwest of Cleveland...

  • Parma Heights
    Parma Heights, Ohio
    Parma Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,659 at the 2000 census.Its current mayor is Martin K. Zanotti, who was appointed mayor in 2000, upon the retirement of long-time mayor Paul W...

  • Pepper Pike
    Pepper Pike, Ohio
    Pepper Pike is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 6,040 at the 2000 census.- History :In 1815, sixteen pioneers settled the area along the eastern border of present-day Cuyahoga County...

  • Richmond Heights
    Richmond Heights, Ohio
    Richmond Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Richmond Heights is located at...

  • Rocky River
    Rocky River, Ohio
    Rocky River is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is named after the river that forms its eastern border. The population was 20,735 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rocky River is at ....

  • Seven Hills
    Seven Hills, Ohio
    Seven Hills is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,080 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Seven Hills is located at ....

  • Shaker Heights
    Shaker Heights, Ohio
    Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 29,405, making was the tenth-largest city in Cuyahoga County. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is...

  • Solon
    Solon, Ohio
    Solon is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is an affluent suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 21,802...

  • South Euclid
    South Euclid, Ohio
    South Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland that slightly borders the city on its southeastern side. The population was 23,537 at the 2000 Census....

  • Strongsville
    Strongsville, Ohio
    Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 43,858 as of the 2000 Census. The current mayor, Thomas Perciak, was elected in November 2003 following the death of longtime mayor Walter F. Ehrnfelt on May 25, 2003...

  • University Heights
    University Heights, Ohio
    University Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It borders Beachwood to the east, Cleveland Heights to the west, South Euclid to the north and Shaker Heights to the south. The population was 14,146 at the 2000 census...

  • Warrensville Heights
    Warrensville Heights, Ohio
    Warrensville Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warrensville Heights is located at ....

  • Westlake
    Westlake, Ohio
    Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 31,719 at the 2000 census. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and is located 12 miles from Cleveland's downtown.-Geography:...


  • Villages

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    • Bentleyville
      Bentleyville, Ohio
      Bentleyville is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bentleyville is located at ....

    • Bratenahl
      Bratenahl, Ohio
      Bratenahl is a wealthy village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. Bratenahl is surrounded by the city of Cleveland except for its shoreline on Lake Erie...

    • Brooklyn Heights
      Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
      Brooklyn Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,558 at the 2000 census.-Government:Brooklyn Heights employs a standard council-based municipal government, which as of 2007 consisted of the following positions and occupants:*Mayor: Michael S...

    • Chagrin Falls
      Chagrin Falls, Ohio
      Chagrin Falls is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area nationwide. The village was established and has grown around a natural waterfall on the Chagrin River. As of the 2000 Census,...

    • Cuyahoga Heights
      Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio
      Cuyahoga Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cuyahoga Heights is located at ....

    • Gates Mills
      Gates Mills, Ohio
      Gates Mills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2000 census. Gates Mills is a suburb of Cleveland...

    • Glenwillow
      Glenwillow, Ohio
      Glenwillow is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 449 at the 2000 census.-History:The Village of Glenwillow was carved out of Solon Township and established in 1893 as a company town by Austin Powder Company. As the population in surrounding areas, particularly the...

  • Highland Hills
    Highland Hills, Ohio
    Highland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,618 at the 2000 census. It was formally incorporated in 1990.-Geography:Highland Hills is located at ....

  • Hunting Valley
    Hunting Valley, Ohio
    Hunting Valley is a suburban village located east of Cleveland in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States...

  • Linndale
    Linndale, Ohio
    Linndale is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S. It borders the cities of Cleveland and Brooklyn. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 117.-History:...

  • Mayfield
    Mayfield, Ohio
    Mayfield is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,435 at the 2000 census. The village is officially named Mayfield, but is typically referred to as Mayfield Village...

  • Moreland Hills
    Moreland Hills, Ohio
    Moreland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,298 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • Newburgh Heights
    Newburgh Heights, Ohio
    Newburgh Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,389 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Newburgh Heights is located at ....

  • North Randall
    North Randall, Ohio
    North Randall is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 906 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Randall is located at ....

  • Oakwood
    Oakwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
    Oakwood is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakwood is located at ....

  • Orange
    Orange, Ohio
    Orange is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • Valley View
    Valley View, Ohio
    Valley View is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,179 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland with a town council form of government. It is part of a school district also including nearby Cuyahoga Heights and Brooklyn Heights...

  • Walton Hills
    Walton Hills, Ohio
    Walton Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,400 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walton Hills is located at ....

  • Woodmere
    Woodmere, Ohio
    Woodmere is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 828 at the 2000 census.-History:...


  • Townships

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    • Chagrin Falls Township
      Chagrin Falls Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
      Chagrin Falls Township is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 135. The unincorporated township consists of about 43 households on an area of 0.52 sq mi, resulting in a population density of 261.7 persons/mile²...

    • Olmsted Township
      Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
      Olmsted Township is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 10,575...

    • Nineteen paper townships
      Defunct townships of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
      Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States is divided into twenty-one townships.When Cuyahoga County was founded, it was divided into civil townships for purposes of rural government, as were other Ohio counties...


    National park


    The county is home to part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park
    Cuyahoga Valley National Park
    Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio...

    , which extends southward into Summit County
    Summit County, Ohio
    Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In 2007 the population was estimated to be 543,487 . Its county seat is Akron...

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