Painesville

Painesville, Ohio
—  City  —
Location of Painesville, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°43′22″N 81°14′59″W / 41.72278°N 81.24972°W / 41.72278; -81.24972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lake
Area
- Total	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2)
- Land	6.0 sq mi (15.5 km2)
- Water	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	17,503
- Density	2,928.6/sq mi (1,130.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44077
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-59416[2]
GNIS feature ID	1044274[1]
Website	http://www.painesville.com/

Painesville is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Grand River. Its population was 17,503 as of the 2000 Census. It is the county seat of Lake County^[3] and the home of Lake Erie College and Morley Library.

History

Painesville was incorporated in 1832 and named after General Edward Paine (1746–1841), one of the early settlers of the Western Reserve, who settled in the area around 1800 and represented the region in the territorial legislature. Paine had served as a captain in the Connecticut militia during the American Revolutionary War.

When the plat of land was laid in 1805 its original name was Champion after General Henry Champion.^[4]

Statue of General Edward Paine in Painesville, Ohio

Geography

Painesville is located at 41°43′22″N 81°14′59″W / 41.72278°N 81.24972°W / 41.72278; -81.24972 (41.722793, -81.249597)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (10.61%) is water.

The city of Painesville, along with the villages of Fairport Harbor and Grand River are within the boundaries of Painesville Township.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 17,503 people, 6,525 households, and 4,032 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,928.6 people per square mile (1,130.1/km²). There were 6,933 housing units at an average density of 1,160.0/sq mi (447.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.99% White, 12.93% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.50% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.89% of the population. 15.2% were of German, 9.7% Irish, 9.4% Italian, 8.3% English and 5.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 85.6% spoke English and 13.2% Spanish as their first language.

There were 6,525 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,842, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $31,082 versus $23,346 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,391. About 13.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Public education in the city of Painesville is provided by the Painesville City Local School District.

The City of Painesville is also home to Lake Erie College, which is well known around the world for equine studies, and the former Andrews Osborne Academy's Painesville campus, which became part of Lake Erie College in 2008^[6].

Feature Film Location

The area in and around the City of Painesville was used as the location for the filming of the 1964 feature film One Potato, Two Potato.^[7] The film, a 1964 Cannes Film Festival^[8] selection, provides a glimpse of that era in the city's downtown, including its central park and surrounding architecture. The Lake County Courthouse and Painesville City Hall remain today. The Parmly Hotel, seen in the opening credits, and occasionally throughout the film is gone, replaced by a shopping mall and office complex.

Notable natives

• Joe Dolce
• George Trumbull Ladd
• Scott Shafer
• Don Shula

See also: Category:People from Painesville, Ohio

See also

• 2007 Painesville, Ohio train derailment

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ Morley Library
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
6. ^ Klepach, Sandra M. (2008-08-26). "Andrews Osborne Academy goes coed". The News-Herald. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2008/08/26/news/doc48b37da16ddb6493392212.txt. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
7. ^ "Pulled in by Painesville past's 'Potato'". http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/11/15/life/nh1683547.txt. 
8. ^ "1964 Cannes Film Festival Selections". http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1964/inCompetition.html. 

External links

• City of Painesville official website
• Painesville Chamber of Commerce
• Downtown Painesville Organization

• Painesville, Ohio is at coordinates 41°43′22″N 81°14′59″W / 41.722793°N 81.249597°W / 41.722793; -81.249597 (Painesville, Ohio)Coordinates: 41°43′22″N 81°14′59″W / 41.722793°N 81.249597°W / 41.722793; -81.249597 (Painesville, Ohio)

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