Chagrin Falls, Ohio | |
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Village | |
Chagrin Falls as seen from the Triangle Park area
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Location in Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio. |
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Location of Ohio in the United States |
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Coordinates: 41°25′52″N 81°23′19″W / 41.43111°N 81.38861°WCoordinates: 41°25′52″N 81°23′19″W / 41.43111°N 81.38861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Cuyahoga |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bill Tomko |
Area | |
• Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.54 km2) |
• Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,113 |
• Estimate (2012) | 4,079 |
• Density | 1,977.4/sq mi (763.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 44022 |
Area code(s) | 440 |
FIPS code | 39-13358 |
GNIS feature ID | 1083437 |
Website | http://www.chagrin-falls.org/ |
Chagrin Falls is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio's Cleveland-Akron-Canton metropolitan area, the 15th-largest Combined Statistical Area nationwide. The village was established and has grown around a natural waterfall on the Chagrin River. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 4,113. The village was incorporated in 1844 from parts of three townships in two counties. Neighboring Chagrin Falls Township was established in 1845.
Chagrin Falls was laid out in 1837. The community takes its name from a waterfall on the Chagrin River in the middle of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.14 square miles (5.54 km2), of which 2.08 square miles (5.39 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is covered by water.
As of the census of 2010, 4,113 people, 1,872 households, and 1,049 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,977.4 inhabitants per square mile (763.5/km2). The 2,042 housing units averaged 981.7 per square mile (379.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.4% African American 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.9% of the population.
Of the 1,872 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were not families. About 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.94.