Brooklyn Heights, Ohio

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Brooklyn Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,558 at the 2000 census.

1 Government
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Government

Brooklyn Heights employs a standard council-based municipal government, which as of 2006 consisted of the following positions and occupants:

Mayor: Michael S. Procuk

Council (of 7 members):
- Bruce Cichocki
- John Black
- Henry Stankiewicz
- Michael D'Amico
- Leslie Foote
- Jennifer Presot
- Tom Lahiff

Clerk/Treasurer: James J. Vavrek

Building Commissioner: Andrew R. Pech

Community Service Director: Thea Guilfoyle

Police Chief: Joseph Kocab

Fire Chief: Michael Lasky

Recreation Director: Joseph Presot

Service Director: Edward Hatgas

[edit] Geography

Brooklyn Heights is located at 41°25′2″N, 81°40′20″W (41.417153, -81.672203)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,558 people, 594 households, and 437 families residing in the village. The population density was 339.9/km² (878.7/mi²). There were 607 housing units at an average density of 132.4/km² (342.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.30% White, 0.77% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 594 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,847, and the median income for a family was $62,424. Males had a median income of $50,689 versus $33,182 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,012. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.