| Painesville, Ohio | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Painesville, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2) |
| • Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,563 |
| • Density | 2,928.6/sq mi (1,130.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44077 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-59416[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1044274[1] |
| Website | http://www.painesville.com/ |
The city of Painesville is the county seat of Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Grand River. Its population was 19,563 as of the 2010 Census.
Painesville is the home of Lake Erie College, Morley Library and the 284-acre Historic Downtown Painesville Recreation Area.[3]
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Painesville was incorporated in 1832 and named after General Edward Paine (1746–1841), one of the early settlers of the Western Reserve, who settled in the area around 1800 and represented the region in the territorial legislature. Paine had served as a captain in the Connecticut militia during the American Revolutionary War.
When the plat of land was laid in 1805 its original name was Champion after General Henry Champion.[4]
Painesville is located at (41.722793, -81.249597)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km2), of which 6.0 square miles (16 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (10.61%) is water.
Painesville Township and Concord Township, along with the village of Fairport Harbor and city of Mentor, are adjacent to Painesville.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 2,649 |
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| 1870 | 3,728 | 40.7% | |
| 1880 | 3,841 | 3.0% | |
| 1890 | 4,755 | 23.8% | |
| 1900 | 5,024 | 5.7% | |
| 1910 | 5,501 | 9.5% | |
| 1920 | 7,272 | 32.2% | |
| 1930 | 10,944 | 50.5% | |
| 1940 | 12,235 | 11.8% | |
| 1950 | 14,432 | 18.0% | |
| 1960 | 16,116 | 11.7% | |
| 1970 | 16,536 | 2.6% | |
| 1980 | 16,351 | −1.1% | |
| 1990 | 15,699 | −4.0% | |
| 2000 | 17,503 | 11.5% | |
| 2010 | 19,563 | 11.8% | |
As of the 2010 Census, there were 19,563 people. As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 17,503 people, 6,525 households, and 4,032 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,928.6 people per square mile (1,130.1/km²). There were 6,933 housing units at an average density of 1,160.0 per square mile (447.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.99% White, 12.93% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.89% of the population. 15.2% were of German, 9.7% Irish, 9.4% Italian, 8.3% English and 5.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 85.6% spoke English and 13.2% Spanish as their first language.
Painesville's Hispanic population increased elevenfold between 1990 and 2010, mostly due to Mexican residents primarily from León, Guanajuato, travelling north to work in area plant nurseries.[6]
There were 6,525 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,842, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $31,082 versus $23,346 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,391. About 13.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
Public education in the city of Painesville is provided by the Painesville City Schools and Riverside Local Schools.
The City of Painesville is also home to Lake Erie College, which is well known around the world for equine studies, and the former Andrews Osborne Academy's Painesville campus, which became part of Lake Erie College in 2008.[7]
The area in and around the City of Painesville was used as the location for the filming of the 1964 feature film One Potato, Two Potato.[8] The film, a 1964 Cannes Film Festival[9] selection, provides a glimpse of that era in the city's downtown, including its central park and surrounding architecture. The Lake County Courthouse and Painesville City Hall remain today. The Parmly Hotel, seen in the opening credits, and occasionally throughout the film is gone, replaced by a shopping mall and office complex.
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