Profile for Cleveland, Ohio, OH

Cleveland is on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River.

The city boomed after completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal.

Cleveland became the nation's oil center with organization of the Standard Oil Company in 1870.

Public transportation: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 6,200. The number of murders and homicides was 73. The violent crime rate was 13.2 per 1,000 people.

Cleveland received national attention for the 1974 fire of pollutants in the Cuyahoga River, inspiring Randy Newman's song, "Burn On."

Filming location for:
· 1983 movie, "A Christmas Story"
· 2003 movie, "American Splendor"
· 2006 movie, "The OH in Ohio"

Well-known residents have included:
· John D. Rockefeller, industrialist
· Drew Carey, comedian
· Bob Hope, comedian, actor
· Paul Newman, actor

Local bands (past and present) have included James Gang, Pere Ubu, Raspberries

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Arabica Coffee House, Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread, Phoenix Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Cleveland International Film Festival - March 15-25, 2007
• Irish Cultural Festival - July 20-22, 2007

Performing arts: Cleveland Opera, Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Pops

Nearby parks & recreation: Cleveland Lakefront State Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Brookside Reservation, Rocky River Reservation, Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Scenic roads: CanalWay Ohio Scenic Byway

Cleveland attractions: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, West Side Market, Cleveland Botanical Garden

Sports teams: Indians (AL), Browns (NFL), Cavaliers (NBA)

Historic sites and museums: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Western Reserve Historical Society Museum, Children's Museum of Cleveland, Dunham Tavern Museum, African American Museum

Colleges and universities: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Myers University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 106

Quotes:
Cleveland rocks
-- The Drew Carey Show

Listed places near Cleveland

Airports (1)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (38)

Colleges (8)

Communities (17)

Hotels (37)

Libraries (44)

Museums (13)

Parks (3)

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Neighborhoods in Cleveland include Brooklyn Center, Buckeye - Shaker, Central, Clark - Fulton, Corlett, Cudell, Detroit - Shoreway, Downtown, Edgewater, Euclid - Green ... More neighborhood info

Neighborhoods in Cleveland include Brooklyn Center, Buckeye - Shaker, Central, Clark - Fulton, Corlett, Cudell, Detroit - Shoreway, Downtown, Edgewater, Euclid - Green ... More neighborhood info

• Cleveland population
• Ancestry of people in Cleveland
• Housing in Cleveland
• Income in Cleveland
• Marital status of adults in Cleveland
• Place of birth of people in Cleveland
• Residence in 1995, of people in Cleveland
• School enrollment & education levels in Cleveland
• Transportation & commute times in Cleveland
• Cuyahoga County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Ohio
• State data - Ohio
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Cleveland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cuyahoga County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Cleveland area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 44103 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Cleveland city government
• Cuyahoga County government
• Cleveland tourism

9% of Cleveland residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cleveland ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cleveland
• Cemeteries in Cuyahoga County
• Libraries in or near Cleveland

Post a query on a message board:

• Cuyahoga County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OH data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• Cleveland Opera
• Cleveland Orchestra
• Cleveland Pops

• Cleveland area attractions
• Cleveland museums
• Cleveland historic sites
• Cleveland area parks
• Wineries near Cleveland

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Cleveland area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Cuyahoga County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Ohio cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Cleveland
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Cuyahoga County

• Cleveland business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Ohio
• Local ordinances in Ohio (Partial selection)

• Crime in Cuyahoga County
• Arrests in Cuyahoga County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Ohio
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cleveland was $14,291, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Cuyahoga County economic census
• Cuyahoga County economic summary
• Cuyahoga County employment growth
• Cuyahoga County unemployment rate
• Ohio economic data

11% of Cleveland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cleveland
• Colleges in Ohio
• Learning Disabilities Association in Ohio
• Schools in or near Cleveland
• School districts in or near Cleveland
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Ohio high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Cleveland
• Movies playing in or near Cleveland
• Tickets to local concerts, sporting events & theaters
• YouTube videos about Cleveland

• Air pollution in Cuyahoga County
• Diesel soot in Cuyahoga County
• Land contamination in Cuyahoga County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Ohio
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Cuyahoga County
• Toxic chemical releases in Cuyahoga County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Ohio

Cleveland festival dates:

• Cleveland International Film Festival - March 15-25, 2007
• Irish Cultural Festival - July 20-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Cleveland festival web sites:

• Cleveland International Film Festival
• Irish Cultural Festival
• Tri-C JazzFest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Ohio county fairs
• Ohio festivals (Ohio tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Cleveland

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Cleveland
• Geocaches in Ohio

• Cleveland items now on sale

• Cleveland local government Web site
• Cuyahoga County government
• Ohio state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Cleveland medical services & health statistics

• Local historical society
• State historical society

Historic districts in Cleveland include Archwood Avenue Historic District, Broadway Avenue Historic District, Cleveland Warehouse District, East 89th Street Historic District, Forest Hill Historic District, Franklin Boulevard Historic District, Ohio City Preservation District, Shaker Square ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Cleveland
• Historic sites in Ohio
• Museums in or near Cleveland
• Museums in Ohio
• Ohio state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Cuyahoga County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cleveland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $379.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $806.

• Research Cleveland Apartments
• Find Foreclosure in Cleveland
• Homes for sale in Cleveland
• Find a Cleveland Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Ohio mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Cleveland area
• Job services in Ohio
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Cleveland include Addison Branch, Broadway Branch Library, Brooklyn Branch Library, Carnegie West Branch Library, Cleveland Public Library, Collinwood Branch Library, East 131St Saint Branch Library, Eastman Branch Library, Fleet Branch Library, Fulton Branch Library ... View libraries

• Ohio library

• Get directions from Cleveland
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• Census map of Cleveland area
• Historic maps of OH cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Ohio
• Topographic map of Cleveland

Newspapers in Cleveland include Plain Dealer

TV stations in Cleveland include WEWS, WJW, WKYC, WQHS, WVIZ.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WCPN.

• Daily newspapers in or near Cleveland
• AM radio stations in or near Cleveland
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Cleveland
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Cleveland
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• Media ownership in the Cleveland area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Ohio

• Military bases in Ohio
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Cleveland
• Search obituaries in Ohio
• Recent death notices - selected OH newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Ohio
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Ohio
• Lions clubs in Ohio
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Cleveland
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Cleveland

• Parks near Cleveland
• National forests in Ohio
• State parks in Ohio

• craigslist
• Find friends & family
• Photos of people from Cleveland

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Cleveland
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Ohio communities
• Photo collection - Ohio communities
• Photos of Ohio places
• Post cards of Ohio communities

Cuyahoga County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cleveland political report.

• Cuyahoga County Democratic party
• Cuyahoga County Republican party
• Ohio Democratic party
• Ohio Republican party
• Cuyahoga County elections board
• Ohio elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Cleveland
• Total membership by faith, in Cuyahoga County

Cleveland restaurants taking online reservations include Baricelli Inn, Boulevard Blue, Brasa Grill, Castaldi's Market & Grill, Classics, Cleveland Chophouse, Fahrenheit, Fire Food and Drink, Giovannis, Gusto! Ristorante Italiano ... View restaurants

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for OH

The average commute time for Cleveland workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 87 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Cleveland between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Bus schedules
• Train schedules

• Cleveland travel guide
• Airports near Cleveland
• Amtrak station in Cleveland
• Hotels near Cleveland
• Ohio tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Ohio
• Wildlife refuges in Ohio

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