Hunting Valley is a village in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 763 as of the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. As of 2023, the median income
was , making the village one of the wealthiest localities in Ohio.
History
Hunting Valley is one of the five municipalities, along with Moreland Hills, Orange Village, Pepper Pike and Woodmere, that originally formed Orange Township, established in 1820. Orange Township was the birthplace of President James A. Garfield in 1831.
Roundwood Manor was built in 1923 by the railway barons the Van Sweringen brothers. In 1924, Hunting Valley was incorporated as a village encompassing the northeast quadrant of the original Orange Township. Hunting Valley is also part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The village is almost entirely within Cuyahoga County limits, the exception being a small fraction on its easternmost edge, which is in neighboring Geauga County.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Hunting Valley village, 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)
|724
|665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |668
|98.50%
|94.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.55%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.14%
|0.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|5
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|0.68%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.54%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.14%
|0.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.62%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|4
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.54%
|2.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.24%
|-
|Total
|735
|705
|style='background: #ffffe6; |763
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 707 people, 277 households, and 216 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 322 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7%.
Of the 277 households 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.9% of households were one person and 12.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the village was 50.3 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 11.4% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 735 people, 284 households, and 241 families living in the village. The population density was . Of the 735 people, 728 of them are white. There were 317 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.05% White, 0.14% African American, 0.68% Asian, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54%.