Euclid, Ohio
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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.
Geography
Euclid is located at (41.595563, -81.519176)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.0 km² (11.6 mi²). 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (7.43%) is water. It is directly on Lake Erie, so it contains an area of beach front and beach front property along the North.
Euclid borders Cleveland on the west, South Euclid and Richmond Heights on the south, Willowick, Wickliffe, and Willoughby Hills on the east, and Lake Erie on the north.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 52,717 people, 24,353 households, and 13,491 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,900.5/km² (4,923.2/mi²). There were 26,123 housing units at an average density of 941.8/km² (2,439.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.36% White, 30.57% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.There were 24,353 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,151, and the median income for a family was $45,278. Males had a median income of $35,914 versus $28,528 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,664. About 7.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
Notable Attractions/History
Euclid is the site of the 1926 case Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co., in which the Supreme Court decided the Village of Euclid acted constitutionally and within its police power by establishing zones for varying intensities of land use. The case opened the doors for municipalities across the United States to establish zoning ordinances.- Euclid is home to the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame
- Euclid houses the national headquarters of the Lincoln Electric Company
- Euclid Beach Park was originally part of Euclid, until the boundaries were redrawn in the early 1900's.
- Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech was partly set in Euclid
- Euclid was home to two government owned housing projects (East 200th Street Projects and Briardale projects. which were sold to private owners and demolished.
- Euclid banned using bedsheets as curtains in 2006 [link]
Transportation
- Euclid is situated near the junction of Interstate 90, Interstate 271 and Ohio Route 2, giving easy access by car to downtown Cleveland, Lake County, and most of the East suburbs.
- Major east-west thoroughfares include Lake Shore Blvd. (SR 283), Lakeland Freeway (I-90/SR2), St. Clair Avenue, Euclid Avenue (US 20), and Chardon Road (US 6). North-south routes include East 185th Street (aka "Old World Plaza), East 200, East 222, Babbitt Road, East 260th/Richmond Road (SR 175), and Lloyd Road.
- GCRTA bus routes serving Euclid include the #39 (Lakeshore), #239 (Euclid Park & Ride), #1 (St. Clair), #28 (Euclid Avenue), #37 (E. 185 / Taylor), #34 (E. 200 / Green), #94 (E. 260/Richmond), and #806 (Euclid Community Circulator). Several of these routes were originally operated by the now-defunct Euclid Transit System, whose operations merged with the GCRTA during the late 1970s.
Ethnic Groups
- Euclid is home to a variety of ethnic groups, most notably Slovenian. There are a number of streets in Euclid that bear witness to the Slovenian influence on Euclid, including Recher, Mavel, Drenik, Grdina, Trebec, Mozina, Kapel, and Ljubljana.
- Euclid also contains sizeable African-American and Croatian communities.
See also
External links
- [Official City of Euclid Web site]
- [Euclid Chamber of Commerce]
- [National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame] in Euclid, OH
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