Fairview Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,291 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
History
Fairview Park was originally part of Rockport Township, later the Rocky River hamlet. The hamlet was incorporated as a village in 1903 and was split in 1910, with the northern part of the region becoming Rocky River and the southern part assuming the name Goldwood. Part of the Goldwood Township was later annexed to Rocky River and Goldwood would subsequently be incorporated as a separate village. Afterwards, Goldwood was split into two regions. A large portion of the land to the north became the Village of Fairview (later Fairview Village). Meanwhile, the remaining land located in the southwest corner and land along Center Ridge Road remained as Goldwood and was later incorporated as a village. By 1925, the remaining Goldwood region was renamed Parkview.
Both Fairview Village and Parkview remained small suburbs of its neighboring Cleveland (which had annexed most of what was West Park in 1923). In 1929, an economic recession in Fairview led to consideration of annexation to Cleveland. However, the plan never went to the ballot and Fairview maintained its independence. In 1948, Fairview became Fairview Park. Much of the growth of this region did not take place until after World War II. Most notably, the village began attracting former Cleveland residents when Fairview Shopping Center opened in 1947 on Lorain Road. In 1950, the village's size exceeded 5,000 at 9,234 and became the City of Fairview Park. The first city charter was adopted in November 1958. The remaining Parkview region was later annexed to Fairview in 1967.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Fairview Park city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|16,672
|15,512
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,138
|94.88%
|92.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.55%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|111
|292
|style='background: #ffffe6; |446
|0.63%
|1.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.58%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|15
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.09%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|274
|267
|style='background: #ffffe6; |280
|1.56%
|1.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.62%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|10
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74
|0.06%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|222
|173
|style='background: #ffffe6; |603
|1.26%
|1.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.49%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|264
|557
|style='background: #ffffe6; |731
|1.50%
|3.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.23%
|-
|Total
|17,572
|16,826
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,291
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Fairview Park had a population of 17,291 and a median age of 42.7 years; 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,852 households in Fairview Park, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them; 43.5% were married-couple households, 20.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 15,326 || 88.6%
|-
| Black or African American || 473 || 2.7%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 23 || 0.1%
|-
| Asian || 281 || 1.6%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 258 || 1.5%
|-
| Two or more races || 925 || 5.3%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 731 || 4.2%
|}
2010 census
At the census of 2010, there were 16,826 people, 7,564 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 8,109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 1.8% Black, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.
Of the city's population over the age of 25, 38.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
There were 7,564 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.0% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the city was 42.3 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
Education
Primary and Secondary Schools
There are 4 public schools in Fairview Park.
- Fairview High School
- Lewis F. Mayer Middle School
- Gilles-Sweet Elementary School
- Parkview Early Education Center
Library
Fairview Park is home to the Fairview Park Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.
Notable people
- Tom Cousineau, NFL football player
- Mary Bridget Davies, singer and actress
- Matthew Glave, actor
- Alexandra Grant, visual artist
- Matt Kata, baseball infielder
- Paul Ramon Matia, United States District Court Judge
- Terrence McDonnell, television writer and producer
- Jamie Mueller, NFL football player
- John Jude Palencar, illustrator
- Sally Priesand, first female rabbi ordained in the United States
- M. Frank Rudy, aeronautical engineer and inventor
- Sandy Satullo II, racing driver
- Dan Sullivan, U.S. senator for Alaska
References
Further reading
- The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor)
- From Rockport to West Park by Ralph A. Pfingsten
- Fairview Park in Historical Review by Margaret Schaefer Goebelt ISBN B0006CZE76
- Fairview Park by Frank Barnett
External links
- City of Fairview Park