Chagrin Falls, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cuyahoga
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:William Tomko (R)[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:5.54
Area Land Km2:5.39
Area Water Km2:0.15
Area Total Sq Mi:2.14
Area Land Sq Mi:2.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Est:4087
Pop Est As Of:2023
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:4188
Population Density Km2:776.66
Population Density Sq Mi:2011.53
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[4]
Elevation M:306
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:41.4311°N -81.3886°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44022
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-13358[5]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1083437
Website:http://www.chagrin-falls.org/

Chagrin Falls is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The village was established around Chagrin Falls on the Chagrin River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,188.

History

Chagrin Falls was laid out in 1837.[6] The community takes its name from a series of waterfalls along the Chagrin River, which runs through the town. The village was incorporated in 1844 from parts of three townships in two counties.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.14sqmi, of which 2.08sqmi is land and 0.06sqmi is covered by water.[7] One notable landmark is the Chagrin Falls waterfall.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[8] of 2010, 4,104 people, 1,872 households, and 1,049 families resided in the village. The population density was 1977.4PD/sqmi. The 2,042 housing units averaged 981.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.4% African American 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.9% of the population.

Of the 1,872 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were not families. About 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the village was 46.1 years; 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, 4,024 people, 1,862 households, and 1,100 families resided in the village. The population density was 1943.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The 2,041 housing units averaged 985.6 per square mile (380.7/km). In the village, the population was distributed as 22.2% under age 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,917, and for a family was $90,094. Males had a median income of $69,609 versus $36,319 for females. The per capita income for the village was $42,885. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Education

Chagrin Falls is in the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District, which serves the villages of Chagrin Falls, South Russell, and Bentleyville, and a portion of the village of Moreland Hills.

Chagrin Falls High School is the high school.

Media

The weekly newspaper Chagrin Valley Times is produced in the town.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Elected Officials . . 2024-08-01.
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 . United States Census Bureau . 10 June 2024.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  6. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . North American Book Dist LLC . 2008 . December 3, 2013 . Editorial staff . 199. 9781878592705 .
  7. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . January 6, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . January 25, 2012 .
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2013.
  9. http://www.chagrinrec.com/WWW/invitational.htm Chagrin Valley Invitational Relays
  10. Web site: How I Met Your Mother. how-imetyourmother.blogspot.com. en. November 19, 2018.
  11. Web site: McIntyre . Barbara . Love is in the Air in Angel Falls series . Akron Beacon Journal.

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