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Painesville is a city in and the

Painesville was historically contained in the area of the Connecticut Western Reserve. General Edward Paine (1746–1841), a native of Bolton, Connecticut,^[5] who had served as a captain in the Connecticut militia during the war, and John Walworth arrived in 1800 with a party of sixty-six settlers, among the first in the Western Reserve. General Paine later represented the region in the territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory.

In 1800 the Western Reserve became Trumbull County and at the first Court of Quarter Sessions, the county was divided into eight townships. The smallest of these townships was named Painesville, for General Paine, and encompassed what later became the townships of Perry, Leroy, Hambden, Concord, Chardon, Mentor, and Kirtland. The township government was organized in 1802. The post office in Painesville was opened in 1803 with John Walworth as postmaster.

In what was to become the commercial center of the township was a settlement called Oak Openings, its name being descriptive of the scrub oaks and sandy soil. It was here in 1805 that Gen. Henry Champion laid out a village plat and called it Champion, a name that it carried only until incorporation in 1832, when the name "Painesville" was chosen in honor of General Paine. Two of his descendants, Eleazer A. Paine and Halbert E. Paine, later served as Union Army generals during the American Civil War.

In 1840, Lake County was created from portions of Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties, and Painesville was made the county seat and a courthouse was erected. In 1852, the community of Painesville became a village, and in 1902 the village attained city status.

Geography

Painesville is located at 41°43′22″N 81°14′59″W / 41.72278°N 81.24972°W / 41.72278; -81.24972 (41.722793, -81.249597).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.01 square miles (18.15 km²), of which 6.83 square miles (17.68 km²) are land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²), or 2.59%, is water.^[7]

Painesville and Concord townships, along with the village of Fairport Harbor and the city of Mentor, are adjacent to Painesville.

Climate

Painesville has a hybrid between a humid subtropical and humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa/Dfa). In spite of the mild winter days, lake-effect snow usually brings a lot of accumulation in winter. Summers have warm days and quite muggy nights. Precipitation is high year-round.

Demographics

Painesville's Hispanic population increased elevenfold between 1990 and 2010. New residents were primarily immigrants from León, Guanajuato, the ninth-largest metropolitan region in Mexico. They had settled in Painesville after finding work in its plant nurseries.^[14]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Painesville led the state of Ohio in the percentage of people speaking Spanish at home, comprising 20.2% of the population.^[15] Painesville is comprised of the following: White alone 57.1%, Black 14.7%, Hispanic 24.3%, Asian 1.3%, Indian .2%, Pacific Islander .2%, Two or more races 9.3%. Educational attainment for residents 25 and older are: High School Diploma 84%, Bachelor's Degree of higher 20.7%. The medium household income is $51,373 and the per capita income for a family of three is $79,086.^[16]

2010 census

As of the

There were 7,095 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.33.

The median age in the city was 30.2 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 8.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

Healthcare

The Painesville City and Painesville Township healthcare needs are provided in neighboring Concord Township by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Tri-Point Medical Center. The hospital is part of the Lake Health healthcare system.

Education

Public Schools

Public education in the city of Painesville is provided by the Painesville City Schools, which includes Red Raider Preschool; Chestnut Elementary School, Elm Street Elementary School, and Maple Elementary School (all grades K–5); Heritage Middle School (grades 6–8) and Thomas W. Harvey High School (grades 9–12).^[18]

Private Schools

Hershey

Painesville is the home of Lake Erie College, a private liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 students.^[19] The college offers over 60 undergraduate programs and master's programs. The former Andrews Osborne Academy's Painesville campus became part of Lake Erie College in 2008.^[20]

Public Library

Morley Library, and is located within 284-acre (115 ha) Painesville's Historic Downtown District.^[21]

Transportation

Major transportation routes in the city are

Economy

The largest employers are the city government, county government, and the public school systems.^[22] Other notable employers in the area include Avery Dennison, Mar-Bal Corp., Lubrizol, AeroControlex, Guyer Precision, Eckart America, Ranpak and Meritec.^{[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]}

In popular culture

The area in and around Painesville was used as the location for the filming of the 1964 feature film

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Painesville, Ohio.

• Official website
• Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce
• Downtown Painesville Organization