Gates Mills, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Gates Mills, Ohio
Settlement Type:Village
Website:http://www.gatesmillsvillage.com/
Image Map1:Ohio in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Ohio in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Name2:Cuyahoga
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Steven Siemborski (R)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:23.60
Area Land Km2:23.26
Area Water Km2:0.34
Population As Of:2020
Population Est:2227
Pop Est As Of:2023
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:2264
Population Density Km2:97.32
Population Density Sq Mi:252.06
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:719
Coordinates:41.5325°N -81.4106°W
Area Total Sq Mi:9.11
Area Land Sq Mi:8.98
Area Water Sq Mi:0.13
Elevation M:219
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-29498[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1064705[5]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1826[6]
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1920
Area Code:440
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44040
Unit Pref:Imperial

Gates Mills is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 2,264 at the 2020 census.

History

Gates Mills was originally part of Mayfield Township. The village was named for Halsey Gates, the proprietor of a local watermill.[7] [8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.1sqmi, of which 8.97sqmi is land and 0.13sqmi is water.[9]

Demographics

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 925 households, and 750 families living in the village. The population density was 274.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 974 housing units at an average density of 107.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 94.10% White, 0.92% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.49% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 925 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $133,605, and the median income for a family was $161,350. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,761 for females. The per capita income for the village was $74,732. About 1.0% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 2,270 people, 919 households, and 698 families living in the village. The population density was 253.1PD/sqmi. There were 992 housing units at an average density of 110.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.0% White, 1.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 919 households, of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.0% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% 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 2.84.

The median age in the village was 52.5 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.4% were from 25 to 44; 39% were from 45 to 64; and 23.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

Education

See main article: Mayfield City School District.

Gates Mills is a part of the Mayfield City School District, along with being Highland Heights, Mayfield Heights, and Mayfield Village. Gates Mills is home to one of Mayfield's smallest elementary schools, Gates Mills Elementary.

One private school, Gilmour Academy, is located in Gates Mills. Gilmour is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school with a lower, middle, and high school on one campus. The upper school campus for Hawken School has a Gates Mills mailing address, but is actually located in neighboring Chester Township.

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 . 27 June 2024.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  5. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  6. Web site: http://www.drelocation.com/ohio/cuyahogaco/gatesmills.htm . www.drelocation.com . November 8, 2006.
  7. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 50.
  8. Web site: GATES, HOLSEY (HALSEY) . Encyclopedia of Cleveland History . Case Western Reserve University . February 7, 2020.
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . January 6, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . July 2, 2012 .
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 6, 2013.
  11. Web site: 'Divine intervention' lands a baseball buyer for Ken Lanci's posh pad: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff. August 29, 2011.