Berea, Ohio
Triangle area of downtown Berea
Location of Berea, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°22′12″N 81°51′45″W / 41.37, -81.8625
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation 3	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44017
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-056902
GNIS feature ID	10721923

Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland. It is pronounced "Behr-EE-ah." The population was 18,970 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1836 and named after the biblical Berea.

Geography

Berea is located at 41°22′12″N, 81°51′45″W (41.369950, -81.862591)¹. It is located west of Brook Park and Middleburg Heights.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.1 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.97%) is water. The east branch of the Rocky River runs through Berea, providing its water supply for most of the year.

The city lies on sedimentary rocks, including significant amounts of Berea sandstone. This sandstone was formerly quarried for construction and also for use as grindstones.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 18,970 people, 7,173 households, and 4,468 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,341.5/km² (3,475.9/mi²). There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 526.8/km² (1,364.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.48% White, 5.13% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 7,173 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,699, and the median income for a family was $59,194. Males had a median income of $39,769 versus $29,078 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,647. About 2.6% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

In Berea

Berea is home to Baldwin-Wallace College as well as the training facility for the Cleveland Browns. Berea High School, founded in 1882, was the first high school in the area.

The town's symbol is a grindstone, a tribute to the many sandstone grindstones that came out of its quarries. Before concrete came into wide use, sandstone was a very important construction material, and huge amounts of it came from Berea, earning it the title of "The Grindstone Capital of the World." Several lakes in the area are quarry pits that have been allowed to fill with water.

External links

• City of Berea

Coordinates: 41.369950° N 81.862591° W

Municipalities and communities of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
County seat: Cleveland
Cities	Bay Village | Beachwood | Bedford | Bedford Heights | Berea | Brecksville | Broadview Heights | Brook Park | Brooklyn | Cleveland | Cleveland Heights | East Cleveland | Euclid | Fairview Park | Garfield Heights | Highland Heights | Independence | Lakewood | Lyndhurst | Maple Heights | Mayfield Heights | Middleburg Heights | North Olmsted | North Royalton | Olmsted Falls | Parma | Parma Heights | Pepper Pike | Richmond Heights | Rocky River | Seven Hills | Shaker Heights | Solon | South Euclid | Strongsville | University Heights | Warrensville Heights | Westlake
Villages	Bentleyville | Bratenahl | Brooklyn Heights | Chagrin Falls | Cuyahoga Heights | Gates Mills | Glenwillow | Highland Hills | Hunting Valley | Linndale | Mayfield | Moreland Hills | Newburgh Heights | North Randall | Oakwood | Orange | Valley View | Walton Hills | Woodmere
Townships	Chagrin Falls | Olmsted | Paper townships

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