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Encyclopedia > Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Cleveland Heights is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 49,958. Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...

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Geography

Location of Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Cleveland Heights is located at 41°30'35" North, 81°33'48" West (41.509652, -81.563301)GR1. Image File history File links OHMap-doton-Cleveland_Heights. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.0 km² (8.1 mi²). 21.0 km² (8.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.25% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 49,958 people, 20,913 households, and 12,171 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,378.4/km² (6,160.2/mi²). There were 21,798 housing units at an average density of 1,037.8/km² (2,687.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.50% White, 41.78% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 20,913 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.09. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $46,731, and the median income for a family was $58,028. Males had a median income of $41,787 versus $32,413 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,804. 10.6% of the population and 7.4% of families were below the poverty line. 10.6% of those under the age of 18 and 15.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Politics and government

Cleveland Heights is governed by a city charter adopted in 1921 and amended in 1972, 1982 and 1986. The charter specifies a council-manager form of government, with seven members of council elected to four year terms. Four members of Council are elected the year following a presidential election, and three the year following a gubernatorial election. All are elected using plurality at-large non-partisan voting. The mayor is elected by council from among its members and has largely ceremonial and parliamentary duties. A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. ... The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ... Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...


Cleveland Heights is reliably Democratic. All seven members of Council are Democrats, and John Kerry defeated George W. Bush 80.8%-18.8% in the city during the 2004 presidential election. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the worst junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Presidential election results map. ...


Famous residents

Harvey Pekar (born October 8, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Jewish American underground comic book writer. ... American Splendor film poster American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books and graphic novels written by Harvey Pekar. ... Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. ... Diana Hyland (January 25, 1936 – March 27, 1977) was an American actress. ... Phil Ochs in concert, May 25, 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) popular during the 1960s His best known songs include Power and the Glory, There But for Fortune... Donald Arthur Glaser (b. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was an American jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ...

See also

For Coventry Township, see Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio Coventry Village is a commercial district in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. ...

External links

Coordinates: 41.509652° N -81.563301° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Cleveland Heights, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (651 words)
Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland.
Cleveland Heights is governed by a city charter adopted in 1921 and amended in 1972, 1982 and 1986.
All of Cleveland Heights is in the Eleventh Congressional District, represented in the House of Representatives by Stephanie Tubbs Jones.
Relocating and Moving to Cleveland Heights, Ohio (650 words)
Cleveland Heights is an incorporated city adjacent to Cleveland and 6 miles east of downtown.
Geologically, the heights to the east of Cleveland are the western edge of the Appalachian Plateau.
Cleveland Heights became a city in 1921 and the same year established the first zoning ordinance in Ohio.
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