| South Euclid, Ohio | |||
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| Euclid Creek as it flows through the Cleveland Metroparks reservation, part of which was once the site of South Euclid's bluestone quarries. | |||
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| Location of South Euclid in Ohio | |||
| Location of South Euclid in Cuyahoga County | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Ohio | ||
| County | Cuyahoga | ||
| Euclid Township formed | 1809[1] | ||
| Village incorporation | 1917[1] | ||
| City incorporation | 1941[1] | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Mayor | Georgine Welo[2] | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) | ||
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 22,295 | ||
| • Density | 5,019.2/sq mi (1,937.7/km2) | ||
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| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Zip code | 44121 | ||
| Area code(s) | 216 | ||
| FIPS code | 39-73264[3] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1049189[4] | ||
| Website | http://www.cityofsoutheuclid.com | ||
South Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland.
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Acting almost as a central point for the east side of Cleveland, South Euclid is bordered by Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights, and Euclid.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 sq mi (12 km2), all land.
The land currently comprising South Euclid was part of the Western Reserve, obtained via treaty with the Iroqois tribe in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1797, Moses Cleaveland named the area east of the Cuyahoga River Euclid, after the Greek Mathemetician and Patron Saint of surveyors. Euclid Township was officially formed in 1809. In 1828 Euclid Township was divided into nine districts, with South Euclid becoming district two.
The earliest industry was farming.[5] But, by the 1860s, quarrying of the area's rich Bluestone deposits replaced agriculture as the town's economic mainstay. Two separate locations – one along Nine Mile Creek near present day Quarry Park at South Belvoir and Monticello Boulevards, and the other along what is today part of the Euclid Creek reservation – were consolidated by Forest City Stone Company in the 1870s, creating one of the region's largest producers of the stone.[5] By the end of the 19th Century, the northern section of the town had become known as Bluestone village.[6]
Residents of South Euclid eventually wanted autonomy from the larger Euclid Township, and voted on October 13, 1917, to be incorporated as a village, with Edward C. Foote being elected the first mayor a few weeks on November 6.[7] At the same time, with the decline of the Bluestone industry brought on by the invention of cement, Bluestone village was absorbed into South Euclid.[8]
South Euclid's rapid economic and population growth continued in the early decades of the 20th Century, partly driven by industry in nearby Cleveland. Due in part to funding by the WPA, which helped keep people employed through the Great Depression, the village continued to grow and was officially incorporated as a city in 1941.[7]
Population growth, which tapered during the Depression era, skyrocketed during the postwar period, driven by both the baby boom and white flight from the urban center of Cleveland. South Euclid's population peaked in the early 1970s. By 1980, lacking large tracts of available land for development, and with a population shift to exurban communities, the population of South Euclid began to shrink.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 1,605 |
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| 1930 | 4,399 | 174.1% | |
| 1940 | 6,146 | 39.7% | |
| 1950 | 15,432 | 151.1% | |
| 1960 | 27,659 | 79.2% | |
| 1970 | 29,579 | 6.9% | |
| 1980 | 25,713 | −13.1% | |
| 1990 | 23,866 | −7.2% | |
| 2000 | 23,537 | −1.4% | |
| 2010 | 21,209 | −9.9% | |
As of the 2010 census, South Euclid had a population of 22,295. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.2% non-Hispanic white, 40.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 2.5% reporting two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino.[9]
Like Cleveland Heights to the west and University Heights to the south, South Euclid is racially integrated. A large portion of the city's population consists of African-Americans, Italian-Americans, Jews, and immigrants from Russia and other former Soviet republics.
There were 9,542 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.
The age demographic of South Euclid is relatively spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,346, and the median income for a family was $58,958. Males had a median income of $41,125 versus $31,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,383. About 2.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
The South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District consists of:
Non-public schools:
Former Schools:
Preschools:
A small portion of South Euclid is located within the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District. Campuses zoned to this area include the Early Childhood Center (Preschool), Gearity Professional Development School (Grades K-5), Wiley Middle School (Grades 6–8), and Cleveland Heights High School [15] (Grades 9–12).
The city has three public parks: Bexley, Victory and Quarry (the latter is divided into two distinct North and South sections).
All three parks have swimming pools, playground equipment, and permit picnicking (although grilling facilities only remain at Bexley's pavilion and at Quarry North). Quarry and Bexley both have baseball diamonds utilized by the city's public baseball and softball leagues.[16] Quarry Park North features a fenced off dog park, where canines can play unleashed.[17]
The southern portion of the Euclid Creek reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks is located in South Euclid. Nearby, the South Euclid War Memorial lists the names of those who died while serving in wartime.
South Euclid has partnered with nearby Lyndhurst to form several recreational groups:
South Euclid ranked 10th out of the 114 largest cities in Ohio in terms of walkability.[18]
The historic William E. Telling mansion on Mayfield Road serves as home to the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the nationally renowned Cuyahoga County Public Library system.[19] A wing of this same building, which once served as the gardener's quarters, also houses the South Euclid - Lyndhurst Historical Society.[20] The Telling mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places.[21]
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