Fairview Park, Ohio
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 420,690 people, 7,856 households, and 4,713 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 3,742.2 people per square mile (1,443.5/km²). There were 8,152 housing units at an average density of 1,736.1 per square mile (669.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.97% White, 0.64% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. Ancestries include German (29.7%), Irish (26.7%), English (10.7%), Polish (8.9%), Italian (8.8%), and Slovak (5.6%).
There were 7,856 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,487, and the median income for a family was $62,803. Males had a median income of $45,318 versus $33,565 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $27,662. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives and residents
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- NFL Football Player-Buffalo Bills Fullback - Tom CousineauTom CousineauTom Cousineau is a former American Football linebacker who played three seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes from 1979 to 1981, and six seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1987...
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- 5-time Emmy Award-winning television writer/producer - John Jude PalencarJohn Jude PalencarJohn Jude Palencar is a fantasy, science fiction, and horror artist. Over 100 book covers have been adorned by his art, including all four covers of the Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini...
- Illustrator - Illustrated cover of Eragon and over 100 other books.