Valley View, Ohio

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Not to be confused with Valleyview, Ohio.

Valley View is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,179 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland with a town council form of government. It is part of a school district also including nearby Cuyahoga Heights and Brooklyn Heights. Its name refers to the Cuyahoga river valley, and the town includes part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Ohio and Erie Canal.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Valley View was incorporated as a village in 1919.

[edit] Geography

Valley View is located at 41°23′7″N, 81°37′4″W (41.385153, -81.617670)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,179 people, 779 households, and 634 families residing in the village. The population density was 149.4/km² (386.9/mi²). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 54.5/km² (141.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.26% White, 0.32% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 779 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,063, and the median income for a family was $71,080. Males had a median income of $50,521 versus $32,589 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,560. About 2.8% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.