Kirtland, Ohio

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Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Points of lnterest
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Kirtland is located at 41°36′9″N, 81°20′41″W (41.602581, -81.344706)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²). 43.0 km² (16.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.66%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,670 people, 2,445 households, and 1,885 families residing in the city. The population density was 155.1/km² (401.8/mi²). There were 2,558 housing units at an average density of 59.5/km² (154.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.47% White, 0.27% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 2,445 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,422, and the median income for a family was $76,062. Males had a median income of $51,179 versus $31,179 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,148. About 1.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

From 1831 to 1838, Kirtland was the headquarters for the Church of Christ (Mormonism). The church would change its name to Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1834, and after being forced from Kirtland, to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The Saints built their first temple there, which is a tourist attraction currently owned and operated by the Community of Christ, a branch of the Latter Day Saint movement.

In April of 1989 Jeffrey Lundgren, a religious extremist, coerced his cult into murderering a family of five and hiding their bodies in a pit dug inside a barn on Chardon Road (Route 6). All of Lundgren's cult have been sentenced to life in prison, and Lundgren himself was executed on October 24th 2006.