Eastlake, Ohio

Eastlake, Ohio
FIPS code		39-23618[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086416[3]
Website	eastlakeohio.com

Eastlake is a city in

stemmed from an Eastlake generating station going offline.

History

The single largest blackout in North American history on August 14, 2003, was traced back to a FirstEnergy generating plant in Eastlake that went offline at 1:31 P.M. EDT amid high electrical demand. It caused 50 million people to lose power in eight U.S. states and southeastern Canada.^[7][8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.53 square miles (16.91 km²), of which 6.40 square miles (16.58 km²) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) is water.^[9][10]

Eastlake is about 19 miles northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie, and is part of Greater Cleveland.

Demographics

94.3% spoke English and 2.9% spoke Croatian.^[11]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	4,700		—
1960	12,467		165.3%
1970	19,690		57.9%
1980	21,954		11.5%
1990	21,161		−3.6%
2000	20,255		−4.3%
2010	18,577		−8.3%
2020	17,670		−4.9%
2021 (est.)	17,499		−1.0%
Sources:[4][12][13][14]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 7,841 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the city was 42.7 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

.

There were 8,055 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,297, and the median income for a family was $52,039. Males had a median income of $37,557 versus $27,135 for females. The

, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Sports and culture

Eastlake is home to Classic Park, the home field of the Lake County Captains, a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians. Classic Park's construction included controversy involving finances.^[16] Eastlake is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.^[17] The Boulevard of 500 Flags, purported to be "the world's largest permanent display of American flags", is located in Eastlake.^[18][19][20]

Education

Eastlake is part of the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District, which includes North and South high schools, three middle schools, and five elementary schools.^[21]

References

External links

• Official website