Parma, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Parma had a population of 85,655 people^<1>. This represents 0.75% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 7th 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
4	Toledo	W	97 mi [156.1 km]	293,201	6.51% decrease
5	Akron	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	207,510	4.41% decrease
6	Dayton	SW	171 mi [275.2 km]	154,200	7.21% decrease
-7-	Parma			77,947	9% decrease
8	Youngstown	E	59 mi [95 km]	72,925	11.1% decrease
9	Canton	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	78,362	3.02% decrease
10	Lorain	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	70,239	2.31% increase

Parma had 36,414 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Parma has an area^<4> of 19.96 square miles [51.7 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Parma had a 2000 population density of 4,291 people per square mile [1,656 people/km²], making it the state's 27th most densely populated area.

Cuyahoga County

The city of Parma is located in Cuyahoga County.

The county had a population of 1,392,111 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 85,655 people, Parma contained 6.15% of the Cuyahoga County total.

In addition, where the community of Parma has a population density of 4,291 people per square mile [1,656 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 Parma and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Parma. 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 Parma. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Parma, it also contains a comparison between Parma and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Parma QuickFact (QF-3961000).

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

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	North Royalton	QF-3957008	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	29,331	2.38% increase
	Garfield Heights	QF-3929428	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	27,734	9.76% decrease
	Cleveland	QF-3916000	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	433,748	9.33% decrease
	Lakewood	QF-3941664	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	Strongsville	QF-3975098	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease
	North Olmsted	QF-3956882	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	Shaker Heights	QF-3971682	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	26,460	10.02% decrease
	Westlake	QF-3983622	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	30,546	3.7% decrease

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

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 Parma:

Parma 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 Parma.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Parma. 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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