Olmsted Falls, Ohio

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Olmsted Falls is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,962 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Olmsted Falls is located at 41°22′3″N, 81°54′17″W (41.367626, -81.904818)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,962 people, 3,121 households, and 2,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 744.3/km² (1,927.2/mi²). There were 3,267 housing units at an average density of 305.4/km² (790.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.71% White, 1.31% African American, 0.99% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.

There were 3,121 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,826, and the median income for a family was $66,196. Males had a median income of $41,996 versus $35,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,716. About 1.2% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

The Olmsted Falls school system educates students from Olmsted Falls, part of Berea, and from neighboring Olmsted Township. There are four schools in the school system, Falls-Lenox Elementary, Fitch Intermediate, Olmsted Falls Middle School, and Olmsted Falls High School. The school mascot is the Bulldog.

The Bulldog football team won the 2000 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championship by beating Piqua 21-0 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massilon, OH.

[edit] Government

[edit] Executive

The mayor is the ceremonial head of government. He/She is full-time and presides over city council meetings, has the power to veto council actions and also acts as the Safety Director for the city. Current mayor Robert G. Blomquist was a three term member of city council before being elected mayor in 1999. In 2005, then Council-At-Large member Ann Marie Donegan ran unsuccessfully against Blomquist in his bid for reelection.

[edit] Legislative

The City Council of Olmsted Falls consists of eight members elected to two year terms; Council President, Council Pro-Tempore, Council-At-Large, Clerk of Council and one representative for each of the four wards.