| Cudell | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Cleveland |
| Map Alt: | Location in the city of Cleveland |
| Coordinates: | 41.473°N -81.757°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cuyahoga County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cleveland |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 9,960 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 46.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 32.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Hispanic (of any race) |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 21.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Asian and Pacific Islander |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 3.5% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Mixed and Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 17.4% |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 216 |
| Blank Name: | Median income |
| Blank Info: | $26,425 |
| Footnotes: | Source: 2020 U.S. Census |
Cudell is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. Named after Frank E. Cudell, the neighborhood has been a part of Cleveland since 1904, upon the completion of municipal annexation of the land by the city.[2]
For Cleveland City Council, the Cudell neighborhood is split between the 11th[3] and 15th[4] wards, and is represented jointly by council members Danny Kelly and Jenny Spencer.
Cudell is located on land which was originally the property of Franklin Reuben Elliott, a horticulturalist and fruit farmer.[5] [6] The land changed ownership multiple times before being purchased by Frank E. Cudell, an architect whose firm designed multiple buildings in Cleveland, including apartment buildings on W. 99th St.[7]
Cudell also deeded a portion of land along West Blvd. to the city which was used as a public park and eventually became home to Cudell Recreation Center. Today, the Cudell Tower, a memorial to Cudell from his wife, stands on the site of Cudell’s estate near the recreation center in an area known as Cudell Commons.[8] [9]
Throughout the 20th century, Cudell was a working class neighborhood populated by workers from nearby factories.[10] [11] Cudell’s population peaked at roughly 17,600 in 1940.[12] In the 1960s, Interstate 90 was constructed, isolating the southern portion of the neighborhood.[13] [14]
In 2014, Cudell Recreation Center was the site of the shooting of Tamir Rice.[15]
As of 2021, Cudell had a population of 9,960.[1] Cudell is a racially diverse neighborhood. As of 2021, the population was 46.8% white, 32.3% black, 3.5% Asian-American/Pacific Islander, and 17.4% other races, with 21.3% of the population self-reporting as hispanic or latino.[1]
40.9% of Cudell’s population, 50.4% of Cudell’s child population, and 31.7% of Cudell’s senior population live below the poverty line.[1]
The majority of Cudell’s population resides in one- or two-family homes, with the exception of a concentration of apartments near the RTA Rapid Transit's West Boulevard–Cudell station.[16] [17]