Glenwillow, Ohio

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Glenwillow is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 449 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The Village of Glenwillow was carved out of Solon Township and established in 1893 as a company town by Austin Powder Company. As the population in surrounding areas, particularly the City of Solon, increased, Austin Powder was unable to test its explosive products, moved its manufacturing operations to Athens, Ohio and closed its Glenwillow plant in 1972. In the 1980s, the village installed infrastructural and utility improvements and added a 250-acre industrial park. Served by the Solon City Schools, a system consistently rated as one of the 100 best schools in the U.S. by publications such as Newsweek and US News and World Report, the village has since experienced residential development. In the early 2000's, the village received significant investment through mixed use development, including renovation of the former Austin Powder housing stock and General Store into boutiques, a restaurant, a tavern and a coffee shop in conjunction with a new town center, village park and new housing in a town plan layout.

[edit] Geography

Glenwillow is located at 41°21′39″N, 81°28′20″W (41.360821, -81.472234)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 449 people, 205 households, and 110 families residing in the village. The population density was 63.7/km² (165.4/mi²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 31.5/km² (81.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.65% White, 4.23% African American, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 205 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $52,321. Males had a median income of $42,292 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,942. About 2.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.