Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio 

Cleveland, sometimes known as the City of Cleveland, is the county capital of Cuyahoga County and a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is positioned in the northeastern region of the state, across the maritime border between the United States and Canada, along the southern shore of Lake Erie, 252 miles (406 kilometers) northeast of Cincinnati, 143 miles (230 kilometers) northeast of Columbus, and roughly 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Pennsylvania. 

With a 2020 population of 372,624, Cleveland, the largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities in the Great Lakes region, is ranked as the 54th-largest city in the United States. The city serves as the hub of both the Cleveland-Akron-Canton combined statistical area and the smaller Greater Cleveland MSA (CSA). With a population of 3.63 million in 2020, the CSA will be the most populated in Ohio and the 17th largest in the US, while the MSA will be the 34th largest with a population of 2.09 million. 

General Moses Cleaveland, who gave the city its name, founded Cleveland in 1796 close to the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Due to its strategic location along the shores of both a river and a lake, it was able to develop into a significant industrial and commercial hub and draw numerous immigrants and migrants. Cleveland, a port city, has a Saint Lawrence Seaway connection that takes it to the Atlantic Ocean. Its economy is based on a variety of industries, including manufacturing, finance, healthcare, biotechnology, and higher education. In 2019, the Greater Cleveland MSA's GDP was $135 billion. The Cleveland-Akron MSA, which includes Akron, had a combined economy of $175 billion in 2019, making it the largest in Ohio and contributing 25% of the state's GDP. 

The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Orchestra, Playhouse Square, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are just a few of the important cultural institutions that call Cleveland, which has been named a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, home. Cleveland, sometimes known as "The Forest City," is the hub of the Cleveland Metroparks network of environmental reserves. The Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cleveland Guardians are the city's three major league professional sports teams. 

Geography 

The city has a total area of 82.47 square miles (213.60 km2), of which 77.70 square miles (201.24 km2) is land and 4.77 square miles (12.35 km2) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau. Despite the fact that the city is located on a collection of uneven bluffs that run roughly parallel to Lake Erie and are 569 feet (173 m) above sea level, the lake's shore. These bluffs in Cleveland are mostly carved by the Cuyahoga River, Big Creek, and Euclid Creek. 

The elevation of the terrain quickly increases from the lake's 569-foot edge. Hopkins Airport is located 5 miles (8 km) inland from the lake at an elevation of 791 feet, whereas Public Square is located less than one mile (1.6 km) inland at a height of 650 feet (198 m) (241 m). 

Numerous streetcar and inner-ring suburbs are bordered by Cleveland. Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and East Cleveland are its neighbors to the east, while Lakewood, Rocky River, and Fairview Park are its neighbors to the west. It shares a boundary with Linndale, Brooklyn, Parma, and Brook Park to the southwest. The city is bordered by Warrensville Heights, Maple Heights, and Garfield Heights to the southeast, as well as Newburgh Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, and Brooklyn Heights to the south. Cleveland is bordered by the cities of Euclid and Bratenahl to the northeast, where Lake Erie is located. 

Climate 

Cleveland, which is typical of the Great Lakes region and is located in the humid continental (Köppen Dfa) zone, has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. The Cfa humid subtropical climate is in transition there. Winters are chilly and covered in snow, while summers are hot and muggy. From the Cuyahoga River's mouth west to Sandusky, the Lake Erie shoreline runs nearly parallel to the east-west axis before abruptly turning northeast.  

The main cause of the lake-effect snow that frequently falls in Cleveland (particularly on the East Side of the city) from mid-November until the lake's surface freezes, usually in late January or early February, is this feature. While Hopkins Airport, on the city's far West Side, has only three times since records for snowfall began in 1893 reached 100 inches (254 cm) of snowfall in a season, seasonal totals approaching or exceeding 100 inches (254 cm) are not unusual as the city ascends into the Heights on the east, where the region known as the "Snow Belt" begins, due to the lake effect. The Snow Belt extends from the East Side of the city and its suburbs up the Lake Erie shore as far as Buffalo. 

The all-time high temperature in Cleveland is 104 °F (40 °C), which was recorded on June 25, 1988. The all-time low temperature in Cleveland is 20 °F (29 °C), which was recorded on January 19, 1994. The hottest month on average is July, with a mean temperature of 74.5 °F (23.6 °C), while the coldest month on average is January, with a mean temperature of 29.1 °F (1.6 °C). Based on a 30-year average from 1991 to 2020, the average annual precipitation is 41.03 inches (1,042 mm). The eastern suburbs receive the greatest precipitation, while the western side and the area directly along the lake receive the least. Geauga County to the east experiences annual liquid precipitation totals of more than 44 inches (1,100 mm) in some areas. 

Ethnicity 

The city's racial makeup was 47.5% African American, 32.1% non-Hispanic white, 2.8% Asian and Pacific Islander, 0.2% Native American, and 3.8% from two or more races, according to the 2020 census. 13.1% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino. 

Cleveland experienced a significant influx of immigrants from Ireland, Italy, the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian, and Ottoman empires in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most of whom were drawn by manufacturing jobs. Due to this, there are now sizable communities of Irish in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County (especially in Kamm's Corners and other parts of West Park), Italians in Little Italy and the area around Mayfield Road, Germans, and a number of Central-Eastern European ethnicities, including Czechs, Hungarians, Lithuanians, Poles, Romanians, Russians, Rusyns, Slovaks, Ukrainians, and ex-Yugoslav groups like Slo At one point, there were so many Hungarians living in Cleveland proper that it held the record for having the highest population of Hungarians outside of Budapest. Jewish residents of Cleveland have been present for a long time; historically, they were concentrated in the East Side neighborhoods of Glenville and Kinsman, but these days, they are mainly found in East Side suburbs like Cleveland Heights and Beachwood, which is also the location of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. 

A second factor luring African Americans from the South was the availability of jobs. Due to the First and Second Great Migrations, Cleveland's black population, which is predominately located on the city's East Side, rose dramatically between 1910 and 1970. Puerto Ricans make up more than 80% of Cleveland's Hispanic/Latino population, with lesser populations of immigrants hailing from Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, South and Central America, and Spain. Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, and other ethnic groups make up the city's Asian population, which is concentrated in ancient Asiatown. Additionally, there are sizable populations of Albanians, Arabs (particularly Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinians), Armenians, French, Greek, Iranians, Scots, Turks, and West Indians in the county and the city. According to a 2020 research, Cleveland has Ohio's highest level of racial and ethnic diversity. 

Cleveland hosts a number of ethnic events every year. These events include Little Italy's yearly Feast of the Assumption, Rockefeller Park's Russian Maslenitsa, Clark-Cleveland Fulton's Puerto Rican Parade and Festival, Asiatown's Cleveland Asian Festival, Tremont's Greek Fest, and West Park's St. Mary Romanian Festival. Slovene Kurentovanje and Polish Dyngus Day are also celebrated annually in Cleveland. The city's annual Saint Patrick's Day procession draws huge crowds to Downtown's streets. The largest Indian classical music and dance festival outside of India is the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, which takes place every spring at Cleveland State University. Since 1946, the city has celebrated all of its ethnic communities on One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park. 

Religion 

Immigrants from other countries significantly altered Cleveland's religious landscape in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It changed from being a monolithic community of New England Protestants to a city with a multireligious population. Today, Christianity (Catholic, Protestant, Eastern, and Oriental Orthodox) is the most common religion in Cleveland, with minority of Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. 

Economy 

Cleveland's development has been greatly aided by its location on the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie. The city's development as a major business hub was aided by the Ohio and Erie Canal and rail connections. A number of manufactured commodities, including steel, became important industries. Since then, the city's economy has expanded outside the manufacturing industry. 

One of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks in the United States, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland was founded in 1914. Walker and Weeks, a Cleveland architectural firm, finished the construction of the organization's downtown facility in 1923, which is situated on East 6th Street and Superior Avenue. The bank, which serves as the Fourth District headquarters of the Federal Reserve System, has 1,000 employees and branches in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Loretta Mester serves as the CEO and president. 

The corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 businesses Progressive, Sherwin-Williams, Parker-Hannifin, KeyCorp, and Travel Centers of America are located in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. Aleris, American Greetings, Applied Industrial Technologies, Cleveland-Cliffs, Eaton, Forest City Realty Trust, Heinen's Fine Foods, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Lincoln Electric, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Moen Incorporated, NACCO Industries, Nordson Corporation, OM Group, Swagelok, Things Remembered, Third Federal S&L, TransDigm Group, and Vitamix are additional significant businesses with headquarters in the city and county. The Glenn Research Center, a NASA facility, is still operational in Cleveland. One of the biggest law firms in the country, Jones Day, was established in Cleveland in 1893. Founded in 1899, the Cleveland Stock Exchange operated for 50 years before merging with the Midwest Stock Exchange in 1949. 

With approximately 50,000 employees as of 2019, The Cleveland Clinic is the biggest private employer in both Cleveland and the state of Ohio. It holds the distinction of being one of America's top hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's top rankings. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, MetroHealth Medical Center, and the insurance firm Medical Mutual of Ohio are additional components of Cleveland's healthcare system. The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Case Western Reserve University are leaders in the fields of biotechnology and fuel cell research, respectively. The city is a major beneficiary of funding for biotech research and start-ups. 

Another industry in Cleveland that is expanding is technology. In order to attract technology firms to the downtown office market, the city hired a "tech czar" in 2005. The "tech czar" offered connections to the high-speed fiber networks that run beneath downtown streets in numerous "high-tech buildings," with a focus on Euclid Avenue. Cleveland State University appointed a technology transfer officer to foster the transition of research-based technologies to commercially viable concepts and local businesses in the Cleveland region. Local analysts have remarked that the city is shifting from an economy based on manufacturing to one based on health technology. 

Population 

The city of Cleveland is situated in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It serves as Cuyahoga County's County seat as well. It is the 53rd largest city in the United States and the second largest city in Ohio with a projected population of 365,367 in 2023. Cleveland's population has declined by -4.69% from the most recent census, which showed a population of 383,331 in 2020, and is now falling at a pace of -0.66% annually. Cleveland has a population density of 4,703 persons per square mile and a total length of approximately 82 miles. 

Cleveland has a poverty rate of 37.97% and a $46,137 average household income. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. In Cleveland, the median age is 36.3 years, with 35.5 years for men and 37.1 years for women. 

On the southern side of Lake Erie, Cleveland, sometimes known as The Forest City, is situated in northeastern Ohio, about 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania state line. 

Top 2 News Websites 

Cleveland Scene 

You can get information on Cleveland Scene on a wide range of subjects, including news, movies, music, food, the arts, events, and much more. 

FOX 8 News 

Cleveland's source for breaking news, weather, and team updates for the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Cleveland Cavaliers. 

Current City Mayor 

Cleveland's 58th mayor, Justin M. Bibb, is working to increase neighborhood investment, enhance public safety, and update City Hall. As the first millennial mayor of the city, Mayor Bibb took the oath of office on January 3, 2022. 

On Cleveland's southeast side, in the Mt. Pleasant area, Mayor Bibb was born and raised. Mayor Bibb has been an executive and nonprofit leader for the past 15 years, working in business, government, and the charity sector. When President Obama was still in the U.S. Senate, he began working for the president. Later, as a Special Assistant at Cuyahoga County, he provided policy advice on education and economic development. He was Vice President at KeyBank, where he oversaw the Global Cities Practice, and most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at Urbanova, a business that aims to make cities better. 

Mayor Bibb graduated with honors from American University's Urban Studies undergraduate program. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University and went on to complete the General Course Programme at the London School of Economics, where he focused on Social Policy and Economics. He has a doctorate in law and a master's degree in business administration (JD). 

The goal of Mayor Bibb's plan for Cleveland is for it to serve as a national example for urban planning, police reform, and community redevelopment.