Chesterland is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 2,521.

History

A post office called "Chester Cross Roads" was established in 1826, and the name was changed to "Chesterland" in 1898. Chesterland derives its name from

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Geography

Chesterland is in northwestern Geauga County at (41.522901, -81.337157), slightly to the southeast of the center of Chester Township. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.32%, is water. The town center of Chesterland is located at the

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and State Route 306. US-322 leads east to

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and west to downtown

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, while SR 306 leads north to the center of Kirtland and south to Bainbridge. The

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of Chesterland spans out from this intersection in all directions. Chesterland is part of the Chagrin Valley area, which is defined by the cities and villages along the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, the population was 2,521, including 990 households, and 685 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 573.0 people per square mile (221.2/km²). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 239.1/sq mi (92.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.6%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.4% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 685 households with children, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,781, and the median income for a family was $62,917. Males had a median income of $46,490 versus $33,079 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,168. About 3.2% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the

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, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Chesterland lies entirely in the West Geauga school district, and shares this district with neighboring Russell Township. There are two elementary schools, one

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, and one

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West Geauga High School West Geauga High School is a public high school in Chester Township, Ohio. It is the only high school in the West Geauga Local Schools district and serves Chester Township, Newbury Township, the Geauga portion of Hunting Valley, most of Russe ...

. A third elementary school, Chester Elementary, served the community for many years but closed in the 1980s. Chesterland has a public library, a branch of the

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Notable person

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player and broadcaster

References

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