Silver Lake, Ohio
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| Silver Lake, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Incorporated | 1918 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Bernie Hovey [1] |
| Area | |
| - City | 1.6 sq mi (4.143 km²) |
| - Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.625 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.518 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 3,019 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Reference: [2] | |
| Website: http://www.villageofsilverlake.com | |
Silver Lake is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States of America. It is an affluent suburb of Akron. The population was 3,019 at the 2000 census. Silver Lake is located between, and surrounded by the cities of Stow and Cuyahoga Falls.
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[edit] Geography
Silver Lake is located at (41.153556, -81.460860)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.143 km² (1.6 mi²). 3.625 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.518 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (11.25%) is water.
[edit] History
Beginning in 1874, the lake and the land surrounding it was a popular amusement park in the Akron area. It was sold in 1917 and subdivided for residential development, leading to the incorporation of the village in 1918 [3].
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,019 people, 1,235 households, and 918 families residing in the village. The population density was 820.9/km² (2,129.2/mi²). There were 1,316 housing units at an average density of 357.8/km² (928.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.24% White, 0.13% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 1,235 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The village is quite affluent, median income for a household in the village is $70,875, and the median income for a family was $79,286. Males had a median income of $64,265 versus $38,529 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,614. About 1.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] External links
- Official Village website
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- 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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Municipalities and Communities of Summit County, Ohio (County Seat: Akron) |
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| Cities | Akron | Barberton | Cuyahoga Falls | Fairlawn | Green | Hudson | Macedonia | Munroe Falls | New Franklin | Northfield | Norton | Stow | Tallmadge | Twinsburg |
| Villages | Boston Heights | Clinton | Lakemore | Mogadore | Peninsula | Reminderville | Richfield | Silver Lake |
| Townships | Bath | Boston | Copley | Coventry | Franklin | Northfield Center | Richfield | Sagamore Hills | Springfield | Twinsburg |
| CDPs | Montrose-Ghent | Pigeon Creek | Portage Lakes |
| Unincorporated communities | Ghent | Hammond's Corners | Montrose |
