Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cleveland.
Geography
The County is located in the north- northeastern Ohio, bordered on the north by Lake Erie, the southernmost of the five Great Lakes and has an area of 3226 square kilometers, of which 2038 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lake County, Geauga County, Summit County, Medina County, Lorain County and Portage County.
History
Cuyahoga County was formed on February 10, 1808 from parts of Geauga County. It was named after the Cuyahoga River.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Cuyahoga County 1,393,978 people in 571,457 households and 354,874 families. The population density was 1174 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 67.35 percent White, 27.45 percent Black or African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 1.81 percent Asian American, 0.02 percent Pacific Islander, and 1.50 percent from other races; 1.68 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.38 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
Of the 571 457 households out of which 28.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.4 percent were married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers, 37.9 percent were non-families, 32.8 percent of all households and 12.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.
Based on the county the population was spread from 25.0 percent population under 18 years, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 39,168, and the median income for a family was $ 49,559. Males have a median income of $ 39,603, women $ 28,395. The per capita income was $ 22,272. 10.3 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 19.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 9.3 percent are 65 years old.
Communities in Cuyahoga County
Citys
- Bay Village
- Beachwood
- Bedford
- Bedford Heights
- Berea
- Brecksville
- Broadview Heights
- Brook Park
- Brooklyn
- Cleveland
- Cleveland Heights
- East Cleveland
- Euclid
- Fairview Park
- Garfield Heights
- Highland Heights
- Independence
- Lakewood
- Lyndhurst
- Maple Heights
- Mayfield Heights
- Middleburg Heights
- North Olmsted
- North Royalton
- Olmsted Falls
- Parma
- Parma Heights
- Pepper Pike
- Richmond Heights
- Rocky River
- Seven Hills
- Shaker Heights
- Solon
- South Euclid
- Strongsville
- University Heights
- Warrensville Heights
- Westlake
Villages
- Bentleyville
- Bratenahl
- Brooklyn Heights
- Chagrin Falls
- Cuyahoga Heights
- Gates Mills
- Glenwillow
- Highland Hills
- Hunting Valley
- Linndale
- Mayfield
- Moreland Hills
- Newburgh Heights
- North Randall
- Oakwood
- Orange
- Valley View
- Walton Hills
- Woodmere
Townships
- Chagrin Falls Township
- Olmsted Township