Brecksville, Ohio

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Brecksville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,382 at the 2000 census.

Brecksville City Hall

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Transportation and Economy
5 Education
6 Elected Officials
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Brecksville is located at 41°18′36″N, 81°37′44″W (41.309904, -81.628894)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.8 km² (19.6 mi²), all land. Brecksville has a significant portion of its area within the Cleveland Metroparks and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, with a number of rivers and valleys crossing the area. Brecksville's eastern border is traversed by the Cuyahoga River and borders Sagamore Hills Township and Boston Township, southern border Richfield Township, western border Broadview Heights and northern border Independence. It is in the Ohio county of Cuyahoga, and is about 20 miles south of downtown Cleveland.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,382 people, 5,033 households, and 3,754 families residing in the city. The population density was 263.5/km² (682.4/mi²). There were 5,206 housing units at an average density of 102.5/km² (265.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.87% White, 1.91% African American, 0.03% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 5,033 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

Brecksville Parks

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $76,159, and the median income for a family was $86,848. Males had a median income of $65,382 versus $39,912 for females. The per capita income for the city was $37,838. About 1.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Brecksville is a community of the Western Reserve, founded in 1811. Colonel John Breck and several partners purchased the land now known as Brecksville in 1807. They sent a group of men to survey the land and prepare it for settlement. One of these surveyors, Seth Payne returned in June of 1811 to settle with his family and act as a land agent for Colonel Breck. In that same year, six other families came to Brecksville and then shortly thereafter, more families settled. Colonel Breck never settled in the town that was named after him, however, his three sons did. The last member of the Breck family to settle in Brecksville was Dr. Theodore Breck, a great grandson of the Colonel. He practiced medicine in the Breck home on public square until his death in 1934.

Brecksville was incorporated as a village under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1921 and attained City status in 1960 by virtue of its population exceeding 5,000.

On the 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attack of the World Trade Center, William Moskal a Brecksville resident was at the North Tower of the World Trade Center, he was doing business at the Towers that day. Unfortunately he was among the 2,749 people who died at the World Trade Center.

[edit] Transportation and Economy

Brecksville is located near or on a number of highways that provide access to neighboring communities. Its major thoroughfares are State Route 21 (Brecksville Road) North and South, and State Route 82 (Royalton Road West of 21, Chippewa Road East of 21). I77 provides access to Cleveland and Akron, while I80 (Ohio Turnpike) provides access to Toledo and Pennsylvania. Accordingly, a significant portion of people living in Brecksville commute to nearby cities for work. Cleveland RTA and Akron Metro buslines converge in Brecksville at the VA Medical Center off Brecksville Rd. This gives easy access to either Cleveland or Akron and outlying areas without having to drive.

[edit] Education

Brecksville shares a school system with its neighboring city, Broadview Heights. There are three elementary schools (Hilton Elementary, Highland Drive Elementary, Chippewa Elementary), an intermediate school (Central School), a junior high school, and a high school in the system.