Gates Mills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2000
census. Gates Mills is a suburb of Cleveland.
Gates Mills was originally part of Mayfield Township.
Geography
Gates Mills is located at 41°31′57″N, 81°24′38″W (41.532584,
-81.410527)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total
area of 23.6 km² (9.1 mi²). 23.5 km² (9.1 mi²) of
it is land and 0.11% is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 925 households, and 750 families residing in
the village. The population density was 105.9/km² (274.2/mi²). There were 974 housing
units at an average density of 41.4/km² (107.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.10% White, 0.92% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.49% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
There were 925 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were
non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 35.3%
from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $133,605, and the median income for a family was $161,350. Males had a
median income of $100,000 versus $50,761 for females. The per capita income for the
village was $74,732. About 1.0% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the poverty
line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
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Gates Mills is a part of the Mayfield City School District, along with Highland
Heights, Mayfield Heights, and Mayfield
Village. Gates Mills is home to one of Mayfield's elementary schools.
Gates Mills also has two private schools that serve the Greater Cleveland area. They are:
Notable natives and residents
- Gates Mills South Cemetery is the final resting place of May Allison, an
American stage and silent film actress.
- Eric Carmen, Singer/songwriter known for such hits as "All By Myself"' "Go All The Way",
"Almost Paradise" and "Hungry Eyes" lives in Gates Mills. Former lead singer and song writer for the Cleveland band
Raspberries.
- O. J. McDuffie, former American Football
player who played wide receiver for the Miami
Dolphins, played high school football at Hawken School.
- Melanie Valerio graduated from Hawken School
and won a gold medal as a member of the winning 4 x 100 Freestyle
Relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Molly Shannon graduated from Hawken School and
is an American actress and writer.
- Bob Feller, the hall-of-fame Cleveland Indians
pitcher, lived in Gates Mills throughout his career and has lived there ever
since.
- David Sedaris, author, writes extensively about a rich aunt who lived in Gates
Mills.
- Bill Laufer, author, writer, filmmaker Laufer Filmgrew
up in Gates Mills, Directed the Straw Hat Theater and made Christmas at
Maxwell's.
References
External links
Coordinates:
41.532584° N 81.410527°
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