Independence, Ohio
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| Independence, Ohio | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Ohio | ||
| County | Cuyahoga | ||
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| - Mayor-council | Fred P. Ramos [1]. | ||
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| Area | |||
| - City | 9.6 sq mi (24.8 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 7,109 | ||
| - Density | 741.6/sq mi (286.2/km²) | ||
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| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) | ||
| Zip code | 44131 | ||
| Area code(s) | 216 | ||
| Website: http://www.independenceohio.org | |||
Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,109.
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[edit] Geography
Independence is located at (41.381870, -81.640959)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.8 km² (9.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,109 people, 2,673 households, and 2,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 286.2/km² (741.6/mi²). There were 2,726 housing units at an average density of 109.8/km² (284.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.58% White, 0.58% African American, 1.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 2,673 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,733, and the median income for a family was $65,059. Males had a median income of $49,741 versus $34,038 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,447. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Local Schools
The Independence Local School District is comprised of Independence Primary School, Independence Middle School, and Independence High School.
[edit] Cavaliers Training Facility
Independence is the future home of the new Cleveland Cavaliers Training Facility [2].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.independenceohio.org/newsletter/newsletter_2007-01.pdf City Newsletter, January 2007. Retrieved 29 December, 2006.
- ^ CavsNews.com Retrieved 29 December, 2006.
[edit] External links
- City of Independence, Ohio
- Independence Local School District
- Independence branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland, county seat |
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