Strongsville, Ohio
Strongsville, Ohio | |
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 North side of Strongsville's Town Square | |
| Nickname: Crossroads of the Nation | |
 Location in Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio. | |
 Location of Ohio in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′46″N 81°49′55″W / 41.31278°N 81.83194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Cuyahoga |
| Township created | 1818 |
| Village created | 1923 |
| Incorporated | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.63 sq mi (63.79 km2) |
| • Land | 24.62 sq mi (63.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.04% |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 46,491 |
| • Density | 1,888.19/sq mi (729.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 44136, 44149 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-75098 [4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065396 [2] |
| Website | www.strongsville.org |
Strongsville is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 46,491.[3]
Strongsville is 15 miles from Cleveland in the southwestern corner of Cuyahoga County, bounded by Lorain County on the west, Medina County on the south, Berea and Middleburg HTS. on the north, and North Royalton on the east.
History
[change | change source]It was incorporated as the Village of Strongsville in 1927 and became a city in 1960, operating under the mayor-council form of government. The city was originally Strongsville Twp., organized in 1818. Occupying 25 sq. mi., it has the second-largest area of the cities in Cuyahoga County. The township was named after John Stoughton Strong, an early pioneer and land agent from Vermont.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strongsville, Ohio
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Strongsville city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "STRONGSVILLE". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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