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As a result of the U.S. immigration restrictions of 1921 and 1924 and the decline of industry, Cleveland's foreign-born population decreased over time and was 4.1% by 1990. [19] In the late 2010s, the immigrant population of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County began to see significant growth. [20]
The highest proportion is in Cuyahoga County at 5.5% (of the county's total population). Today, 23% of Greater Cleveland's Jewish population is under the age of 17, and 27% reside in the Heights area (Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, and University Heights). In 2010 nearly 2,600 people spoke Hebrew and 1,100 Yiddish. [22] [23] [24]
Cleveland was established one year later by General Moses Cleaveland near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. [9] Cuyahoga County was created on June 7, 1807, and organized on May 1, 1810. [10] [11] Cleveland (then known as "Cleaveland") was selected as the county seat in 1809. [12]
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 11 combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 29 micropolitan statistical areas in Ohio. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA, comprising Cleveland and other cities in the northeast region of the state.
Hungarian Ohioans are Hungarian Americans living in Ohio.Their number was 203,417 in 2010 and 183,593 in 2014. [2] Fairport Harbor, Ohio is 11.8% Hungarian American. In Cleveland and its neighboring areas there live more than 107,000 Hungarians, of which over 7,400 speak the language, the third highest number in the nation.
The 1970 census listed 46,000 foreign-born or mixed-parentage Slovenes in the Cleveland area. [8] The Slovene community continued to push east into Lake County through the 1980s, with a peak population over 50,000 Slovene-Americans in the greater Cleveland area by 1990.
The Cleveland–Akron–Canton media market covers much of this area, including all of Northeast Ohio except for the Youngstown/Warren region. It is the 19th largest in the United States as of 2023, according to Nielsen Media Research. [5] Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland CSA are also part of the larger Great Lakes Megalopolis.
1832 – Ohio and Erie Canal completed to the Ohio River. [1] 1836 Cleveland and Ohio City are incorporated as cities. John W. Willey is elected the first mayor of Cleveland. Bridge War between Cleveland and Ohio City takes place. 1837 – Cleveland City Council votes to create City Hospital, now MetroHealth. 1840 – population: 6,071. [1]