Eastlake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. It takes its name from its location northeast of Cleveland, following along the shore of Lake Erie. The population was 17,670 at the 2020 census. The 2003 North America blackout stemmed from an Eastlake generating station going offline.
History
thumb|left|America Remembers [[Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks|9/11 Memorial in Eastlake]]
The single largest blackout in North American history on August 14, 2003, was traced back to a FirstEnergy generating plant in Eastlake that went offline at 1:31 P.M. EDT amid high electrical demand. It caused 50 million people to lose power in eight U.S. states and southeastern Canada.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Eastlake is about 19 miles northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie, and is part of Greater Cleveland.
Demographics
94.3% spoke English and 2.9% spoke Croatian.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Eastlake had a population of 17,670. The median age was 45.9 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,996 households in Eastlake, of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.0% were married-couple households, 22.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 15,754 || 89.2%
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| Black or African American || 651 || 3.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 42 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 160 || 0.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 97 || 0.5%
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| Two or more races || 965 || 5.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 337 || 1.9%
|}
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,577 people, 7,841 households, and 5,056 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 8,280 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White, 1.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 7,841 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the city was 42.7 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Eastlake City Council
|-
! Seat
! Name
! Party
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Chris A. Krajnyak
| Republican
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Angela Schmidt
| Republican
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Michael Semick
| Republican
|-
| Ward 1
| James Overstreet
| Republican
|-
| Ward 2
| John Meyers
| Republican
|-
| Ward 3
| Jason Kasunick
| Democrat
|-
| Ward 4
| Danyeill Kostelnik
| Republican
|}
Culture
The Boulevard of 500 Flags, purported to be "the world's largest permanent display of American flags", is located in Eastlake.
Eastlake is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.
Sports
thumb|[[North High School (Eastlake, Ohio)|North High School]]
Eastlake is home to Classic Park, the home field of the Lake County Captains, a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians. Classic Park's construction included controversy involving finances.
Education
Eastlake is part of the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District, which includes North and South high schools, three middle schools, and five elementary schools.
Notable people
- Jason Griffith, voice actor
- Gary Heidnik, murderer and serial rapist
- Stipe Miocic, mixed martial artist
- Robert Ivan Nichols, identity thief