Cleveland, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Cleveland had a population of 478,403 people^<1>. This represents 4.21% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Columbus	SW	124 mi [199.6 km]	754,885	6.1% increase
-2-	Cleveland			433,748	9.33% decrease
3	Cincinnati	SW	220 mi [354.1 km]	333,336	0.62% increase
4	Toledo	W	99 mi [159.3 km]	293,201	6.51% decrease
5	Akron	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	207,510	4.41% decrease
6	Dayton	SW	178 mi [286.5 km]	154,200	7.21% decrease
7	Parma	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	77,947	9% decrease

Cleveland had 215,856 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Cleveland has a total area of 82.4 square miles [213.5 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 77.6 square miles [200.9 km²]4.84 square miles [12.55 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Cleveland had a 2000 population density of 6,166 people per square mile [2,380 people/km²], making it the state's 9th most densely populated area.

Cuyahoga County

The city of Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 1,392,111 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 478,403 people, Cleveland contained 34.37% of the Cuyahoga County total.

In addition, where the community of Cleveland has a population density of 6,166 people per square mile [2,380 people/km²], Cuyahoga County averages 3,036 people per square mile [1,172 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Cuyahoga County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Cleveland and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Cleveland. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Cleveland. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Cleveland, it also contains a comparison between Cleveland and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Cleveland QuickFact (QF-3916000).

The following communities are nearby Cleveland and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cleveland Heights	QF-3916014	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	45,827	8.27% decrease
	Garfield Heights	QF-3929428	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	27,734	9.76% decrease
	Shaker Heights	QF-3971682	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	26,460	10.02% decrease
	Lakewood	QF-3941664	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	Parma	QF-3961000	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	77,947	9% decrease
	Euclid	QF-3925704	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	47,415	10.06% decrease
	North Royalton	QF-3957008	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	29,331	2.38% increase
	North Olmsted	QF-3956882	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Cleveland.

A Census Quickfact is available for Cuyahoga County (QF-39035).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Cuyahoga County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Geauga	QF-39055	E	94,753	3.89% increase
	Lake	QF-39085	NE	234,030	2.8% increase
	Lorain	QF-39093	W	304,373	6.75% increase
	Medina	QF-39103	SW	171,210	12.76% increase
	Portage	QF-39133	SE	155,991	2.37% increase
	Summit	QF-39153	S	542,562	0.19% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Cleveland:

Cleveland is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Cleveland.

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Cleveland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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