Mayfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County,

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, United States, and is an east-side suburb of

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. The population was 18,827 at the 2010 census.

History

Mayfield Heights was initially built up as a

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of Cleveland. It was incorporated as a village in 1925 and as a city in 1951. The city derives its name from Mayfield Township, now defunct. One location in the city, the

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, was listed on the

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in 1978. The city has a large community of

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, including newly-arrived immigrants and those who migrated eastward along Mayfield Road from

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on Cleveland's East Side. Since the

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in 1991, they have been joined by a significant number of

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from

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and other

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Geography

Mayfield Heights is located at . According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

23.9% were of

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, 14.5%

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, 11.9% Irish, 7.4%

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, 6.8%

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, and 6.4%

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ancestries.

Languages

81.0% spoke

, 7.11%

, 4.10%

, and 1.03%

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as their first language.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 19,155 people, 9,662 households, and 4,884 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 10,538 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.4%

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, 10.3%

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, 0.1% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 9,662 households, of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were

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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.5% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the city was 42.9 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 23.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.3% male and 54.7% female. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 38.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 19,386 people, 9,848 households, and 5,042 families living in the city. The

was 4,596.1 people per square mile (1,773.7/km²). There were 10,461 housing units at an average density of 2,480.1 per square mile (957.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.85%

, 2.98%

, 0.03% Native American, 4.03% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.18% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.

or Latino people of any race were 1.04% of the population. There were 9,848 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were

living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 44.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.75. In the city the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,236, and the median income for a family was $51,132. Males had a median income of $37,358 versus $29,118 for females. The

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for the city was $24,392. About 4.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Mayfield Heights is a part of the Mayfield City School District, along with Highland Heights, Mayfield Village, and

Gates Mills Gates Mills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Gates Mills is a suburb of Cleveland and was originally part of Mayfield Township. The village was named for Halsey Gates, the propri ...

Notable people

Matt Prater Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best long distance kickers in NFL history, he held the NFL record for lon ...

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player *

Lauren Underwood Lauren Ashley Underwood (born October 4, 1986) is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by forme ...

, U.S. representative

Surrounding communities

References

External links

City website
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