Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a  located in the  of,. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the, the population was 1,393,978. Its is. Cuyahoga County is part of, a , and , a thirteen-county region, joined together in economic development initiatives. The county is after the  word (possibly ) Cuyahoga, which means "crooked river". The name is also assigned to the, which bisects the county. Former  was born in what was Cuyahoga County's.

History
Cuyahoga County was organized on June 7, 1807. It was later reduced by the creation of, , and Counties.

Willoughby Township
In 1835, was incorporated as a village. Willoughby Township was separated from Cuyahoga County in 1840, when it was made part of. In later years,, , and would be formed from parts of the township. What was left of the township became known as in 1954.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,226 (1,246 ). 1,187 km² (458 sq mi) of it is land and 2,038 km² (787 sq mi) of it (63.19%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,393,978 people, 571,457 households, and 354,874 families residing in the county. The was 1,174/km² (3,040/sq mi). There were 616,903 housing units at an average density of 520/km² (1,346/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.35%, 27.45% , 0.18% , 1.81% , 0.02% , 1.50% from , and 1.68% from two or more races. 3.38% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 571,457 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.40% were living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.90% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,168, and the median income for a family was $49,559. Males had a median income of $39,603 versus $28,395 for females. The for the county was $22,272. About 10.30% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Cuyahoga County is led by the three-member. The current members are, , and.

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