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South Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of
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located on the city's east side. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,883.


History

The land currently comprising South Euclid was part of the Western Reserve, obtained via treaty with the
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confederation in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1797, Moses Cleaveland named the area east of the Cuyahoga River Euclid, after the Greek mathematician and "
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" of surveyors. Euclid Township was officially formed in 1809. In 1828, Euclid Township was divided into nine districts, with South Euclid becoming district two. The earliest industry was farming. But, by the 1860s, quarrying of the area's rich Bluestone deposits replaced agriculture as the town's economic mainstay. Two separate locations – one along Nine Mile Creek near present-day Quarry Park at South Belvoir and Monticello Boulevards, and the other along what is today part of the Euclid Creek reservation – were consolidated by Forest City Stone Company in the 1870s, creating one of the region's largest producers of the stone. By the end of the 19th century, the northern section of the town had become known as Bluestone village. Residents of South Euclid eventually wanted autonomy from the larger Euclid Township, and voted on October 13, 1917, to be incorporated as a village, with Edward C. Foote being elected the first mayor a few weeks on November 6. At the same time, with the decline of the Bluestone industry brought on by improvements to poured concrete, Bluestone village was absorbed into South Euclid. South Euclid's rapid economic and population growth continued in the early decades of the 20th century, partly driven by industry in nearby Cleveland. Due in part to funding by the WPA, which helped keep people employed through the
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, the village continued to grow and was officially incorporated as a city in 1941. Population growth, which tapered during the Depression era, skyrocketed during the postwar period, driven by both the baby boom and
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from the urban center of Cleveland. South Euclid's population peaked in the early 1970s. By 1980, lacking large tracts of available land for development, and with a population shift to exurban communities, the population of South Euclid began to shrink.


Geography

Acting approximately as a central point for the east side of the Greater Cleveland area, South Euclid is bordered by
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, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights, and
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. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.


Demographics

Like Cleveland Heights to the west and University Heights to the south, South Euclid is racially integrated. A large portion of the city's population consists of
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, Italian-Americans,
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, and immigrants from Russia and other former
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republics.


2020 census


2010 census

According to the 2010 Census, 89.9% of South Euclid's residents spoke English, 3.2% Russian, 1.7% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, and 1.0%
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as their first language. The median income for a household in the city was $59,423, and the median income for a family was $72,340. The
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for the city was $27,343. About 6.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the
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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 37.9% hold a
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or higher. As of the
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of 2010, there were 22,295 people, 8,913 households, and 5,791 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 9,607 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 54.1%
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, 40.7%
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, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 8,913 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were
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living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.


Culture

The historic William E. Telling mansion, which is on the
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. served as home to the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the nationally renowned Cuyahoga County Public Library system. A wing of this same building, which once served as the gardener's quarters, houses the South Euclid - Lyndhurst Historical Society. In 2012, the CCPL announced plans to sell the Telling mansion and move the Library to a new facility at 1876 South Green Road. In September, 2013, the Library board voted to sell the Mansion to Cleveland investor Richard A. Barone. The mansion now houses the Museum of American
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Art.


Parks and recreation

There are four city-owned public parks: Quarry (divided by Monticello Boulevard into distinct North and South sections), Victory, Bexley, and Oakwood. Quarry has a splash/sprinkle park, Victory sand
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courts, and Bexley a
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. Quarry, Victory, and Bexley have playground equipment, and all four parks permit picnicking (although grilling facilities only remain at Bexley's pavilion and at Quarry North). Quarry and Bexley both have baseball diamonds utilized by the city's public baseball and softball leagues. Quarry Park North features a fenced off
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, where canines can play unleashed, with a separate section for smaller dogs. The southern portion of the Euclid Creek reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks is located in South Euclid. Nearby, the South Euclid War Memorial lists the names of those who died while serving in wartime. South Euclid has partnered with nearby Lyndhurst to form several recreational groups, including clubs for soccer, youth football, youth softball and baseball, and basketball. South Euclid ranked 10th out of the 114 largest cities in Ohio in terms of
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.


Education

The South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District consists of three elementary schools, one upper elementary school, one junior high school and Charles F. Brush High School. The city was formerly home to Regina High School from 1954 to 2010. The building was purchased by nearby Notre Dame College. A small portion of South Euclid is located within the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District. There is one
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elementary school, one Catholic college preparatory school, and one college located in South Euclid: St. John's, a
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school located on Mayfield Road which opened in the mid-1850s; and The Lyceum, a Catholic coeducational, college preparatory school offering a classical curriculum for grades seven through twelve. Until 2024, South Euclid was also home to Notre Dame College, a Roman Catholic college that was located on Green Road, north of Cedar. Notre Dame was established in 1922 as an all-female institution. After 79 years, the college became coed in January 2001. In addition to their brick and mortar school, Notre Dame College offered online degree programs through the school's online campus. The college closed in May 2024. The Japanese Language School of Cleveland (JLSC; クリーブランド日本語補習校 ''Kurīburando Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a weekend Japanese supplementary school for Japanese nationals and
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, previously held its classes in Regina High School.(). Japanese Language School of Cleveland. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "借用校住所 c/o Regina High School 1857 South Green Rd., South Euclid, OH 44121-4299 事務所住所 Japanese Language School of Cleveland 2709 Myrick Lane, Twinsburg, OH 44087"
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Notable people

* Steve Stone, broadcaster, former MLB All-Star pitcher and 1980
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winner * David S. Ward, screenwriter and director most famous for ''
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'' (1973), '' Major League'' (1989) and '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993) * Carl E. Walz, retired
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References


External links

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The Telling Mansion Preservation Organization
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