North Ridgeville, Ohio

North Ridgeville, Ohio
—  City  —
Location of North Ridgeville, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°23′22″N 82°0′17″W / 41.38944°N 82.00472°W / 41.38944; -82.00472Coordinates: 41°23′22″N 82°0′17″W / 41.38944°N 82.00472°W / 41.38944; -82.00472
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Government
– Mayor	G. David Gillock
Area
– Total	23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
– Land	23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1]	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	30,465
– Density	955.8/sq mi (369.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	44035, 44039, 44044
Area code(s)	440, 216
FIPS code	39-56966[2]
GNIS feature ID	1065174[1]
Website	City of North Ridgeville

North Ridgeville,is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 29,465 at the 2010 census. A west side suburb of Cleveland, North Ridgeville is the number 1 fastest growing city in the entire Greater Cleveland area.

Conveniently located 8 miles (13,000 m) from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and 18 miles (29,000 m) west of downtown Cleveland. North Ridgeville is the largest city in area, and the third largest city in population within Lorain County .

Geography

Located at 41°23′22″N 82°0′17″W / 41.38944°N 82.00472°W / 41.38944; -82.00472 (41.389546, -82.004605)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.5 square miles (61 km²), of which 23.4 square miles (61 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.60%) is water.

North Ridgeville, is a part of the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area which in 2000 ranked as the 23rd largest in the United States with 2,250,871 people. North Ridgeville is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2000 had a population of 2,945,831, and ranked as the country's 14th largest.

North Ridgeville's primary zip code is 44039.

Located in eastern Lorain County, along the Cuyahoga County border, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Avon, Lorain County - north
• Westlake, Cuyahoga County - northeast
• North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County - east
• Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County - southeast
• Columbia Township, Lorain County - southeast corner
• Eaton Township, Lorain County - south
• Elyria, Lorain County - west
• Sheffield Village, Lorain County - northwest corner

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2008, there were 28,153 people, 8,356 households, and 6,434 families residing in the city. The population density was 955.8 people per square mile (369.1/km²). There were 8,587 housing units at an average density of 367.4 per square mile (141.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.36% White, 0.86% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.

There were 8,356 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,482, and the median income for a family was $61,621. Males had a median income of $42,634 versus $27,379 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,971. About 2.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	8,057		—
1970	13,152		63.2%
1980	21,237		61.5%
1990	21,564		1.5%
2000	22,338		3.6%
Est. 2008	28,153		26.0%

Education

Public Schools

The North Ridgeville City School District is managed by a directly elected school board. The North Ridgeville City School District has been rated "Excellent" by the Ohio Dept. of Education.

• Early Childhood Learning Center at Fields Sweet Elementary School (Preschool Ages 3–5)
• North Ridgeville Education Center "ED Center" (Kindergarten)
• Lear North Elementary School (Grade 1)
• Liberty Elementary School (Grades 2-5)
• (Elizabeth) Wilcox Elementary School (Grades 2-5)
• North Ridgeville Middle School (NRMS) (Grades 6-8)
• North Ridgeville High School (NRHS) (Grades 9-12)
• Lorain County Joint Vocational School, located in Oberlin

North Ridgeville High School was named Ohio Lottery School of the Year for 2009-2010.

Private Schools

• Saint Peter School (Grades K-8)
• Lake Ridge Academy (Grades K-12)

College and Universities

College and Universities located near North Ridgeville, Ohio.

• Lorain County Community College Ridge Campus (Opening Fall 2012), North Ridgeville
• Lorain County Community College Main Campus, Elyria
• Ashland University Center, Elyria
• Oberlin College, Oberlin
• Ohio Business College, Sheffield Village
• University of Phoenix - Westlake/Crocker Park Center, Westlake
• Cuyahoga Community College - Westshore Campus, Westlake
• Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus, Parma Heights
• Cuyahoga Community College - Corporate College West, Westlake
• Remington College - Cleveland West Campus, North Olmsted
• ITT Technical Institute, Strongsville
• Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea
• Cleveland State University, Cleveland
• John Carroll University, University Heights
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Transportation

Highways

North Ridgeville is served by many highways, including I-80 (The Ohio Turnpike), the Outerbelt South Freeway Interstate 480 (Ohio), U.S. Route 20, Ohio State Route 10, Ohio State Route 83, and Ohio State Route 113. And just minutes away from I-90, and Ohio State Route 2.

Airports

The general airport for North Ridgeville is the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (located in Cleveland, Ohio), and the Lorain County Regional Airport is the nearest county airport.

Train

The Elyria, and Cleveland Amtrak Stations provide train transportation to the residents of North Ridgeville.

History

Ridgeville Township was first settled in May, 1810, by settlers from Waterbury, Connecticut. The township was organized in 1813, and was originally a part of Cuyahoga County. In 1824 Cuyahoga County was reduced in size, thus creating Huron, Lake, and Lorain Counties. Ridgeville Township became part of Lorain County, and remained "Ridgeville Township" until 1958 when the township was incorporated into a city. However, the local post office was first called "North Ridgeville" in 1829.

On the National Register of Historic Places

North Ridgeville Olde Towne Hall 36119 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville

Cahoon, Samuel C., House (added 1978) 38369 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville

In and Around North Ridgeville

Corn Festival

In the June 2002 issue of Cleveland Magazine, the North Ridgeville Corn Festival was voted the best festival in Northeast Ohio.

North Ridgeville is home to the North Ridgeville Corn Festival. The history started when the Bicentennial Committee for the City of North Ridgeville was formed in 1975 to celebrate the upcoming United States bicentennial in 1976. The first festival ran 6 hours and featured 13 booths around the North Ridgeville Middle School track. The proceeds were donated to the library to assist with the cost of relocating it from the old Lawson’s store area the Olde Town Hall building across the street. The next year, in 1976, in addition to celebrating the bicentennial, the festival was held in honor Harold Sweet, a sweet corn grower in North Ridgeville, for all that he did for the youth and citizens of the city. The proceeds from this festival were donated to purchase trees for the then new Bainbridge Extension along with 2 bicentennial flags for City Hall. The Bicentennial Committee was renamed the North Ridgeville Corn Festival Committee in 1977.

Shopping

• Avon Commons, Avon
• Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted
• Crocker Park, Westlake

Parks & Recreation

North Ridgeville is home to many wonderful parks, and recreation complexes.

• Sandy Ridge Reservation
• South Central Park
• Frontier Park
• Palmer Field
• Shady Drive Complex
• Soccer Complex
• Victory Park Ohio

Notable residents

• actor/comedian Martin Mull of My Bodyguard, Clue and Roseanne fame grew up here.
• US Chess Grandmaster Jason Bokar grew up here.
• Charles Hobaugh graduated from North Ridgeville High School and is now an astronaut
• Jessica Halter, who got arrested for underage consumption at the high school's 2010 Prom after arriving drunk and spewing a bloody ball of spit at an officer. She was subsequently featured in Perez Hilton's Mugshot Hall of Fame.
• Erica Baughman-Burkholder, Jello Wrestling Champ 2003 for the Northwest Ohio district champs.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Official North Ridgeville, Ohio Website