Willowick, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Willowick, Ohio
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Willowick, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake

government_footnotes =
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Richard Bonde
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 6.5
area_land_km2 = 6.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.5
area_land_sq_mi = 2.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 14361
population_density_km2 = 2204.3
population_density_sq_mi = 5709.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 189
elevation_ft = 620
latd = 41 |latm = 38 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 28 |longs = 6 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 44092, 44094, 44095
area_code = 440
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-85638GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1049332GR|3
website = http://www.cityofwillowick.com/
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Willowick is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,361 at the 2000 census. A suburb of Cleveland, Willowick is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. The city's name comes from the combination of names of two adjacent cities in Lake County, Willoughby and Wickliffe. The mayor of Willowick, Ohio as of 2008 is Mayor Bonde. Residents can be informed about city issues and important dates via the Willowick Community Channel available on public access television.

Geography

Willowick is located at coor dms|41|38|6|N|81|28|6|W|city (41.635080, -81.468290)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 14,361 people, 6,101 households, and 4,112 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,709.2 people per square mile (2,200.3/km²). There were 6,272 housing units at an average density of 2,493.4/sq mi (961.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85% White, 0.75% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population. 18.7% were of Italian, 16.0% German, 12.5% Irish, 9.3% Polish and 7.9% Slovene ancestry according to Census 2000.

There are 6,101 households. 25.4% of the households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals non-familial related and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

The city's age population is spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% aged 18 to 24, 29.4% aged 25 to 44, 21.2% aged 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 87.2 males.

The median income per household in the city is $44,107 and the median income for a family was $52,675. Males had a median income of $38,966 versus $27,297 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,053. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://wepl.lib.oh.us/willoughby.htm Willoughby branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library]