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Cleveland Ohio

Cleveland is Burning in the Midnight Sky

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Cleveland Ohio Home of the Rock and Roll History Museum

 

Cleveland Pages Links Topical Literature
The Cleveland Experience Cleveland culture  
Cleveland Sports professional sports in Cleveland  
Cleveland Business Cleveland business and economy  
Cleveland Stats and Demographics Scroll down on this page  



Cleveland Skyline All about Cleveland
Cleveland Ohio skyline view of city
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A daytime panorama of cleveland  

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The city of Cleveland Ohio is alive with the spirit of the USA even in the toughest of times.

CLEVELAND OHIO CITY INFORMATION

VITAL STATISTICS

CITY STATISTICS CLEVELAND OHIO  
GEO LATITUDE 41° 29' 57" N  
GEO LONGITUDE 81° 41' 44" W  
METRO AREA POPULATION 2,090,000 2010
CITY POPULATION 397,000 2010
NATIONALITY American
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CITY LIVIBILITY    
TRAFFIC Excellent  
Traffic delays average only three minutes, indicating an efficient road transit system
VIOLENT CRIME High  
Violent crime in the city of Clevleland Ohio is estimated to be 300% of the national average
PROPERTY CRIME Moderate  
Property Crime in Cleveland is estimated at 190% of the national average.
Crime statistics for national averages include rural areas, in general cities have higher crime than most smaller locatons.
CITY LIVIBILITY RATING
Cleveland was ranked 26th of all world cities for livibility by the Economist in 2007.
While that number has adjusted somewhat in the last couple of years, it is safe to say that Cleveland is among the nicer cities in the world to live in terms of all those things that make great cities more livible.  
 





CITY STATISTICS
Transit Resources
CITY AIRPORTS AND TRANSIT Annual Passengers
MAIN AIRPORT
Cleveland Hopkins 9,500,000
Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) is a major international airport and is located about 10 miles out of the city.  Flight and other airport data for Cleveland's international airport can be found here.  There is a direct rail line running from the airport, which is useful information if you are planning to jet through the city of Cleveland
SECONDARY AIRPORT
Burke Lakefront non-commercial
TRAINS
Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority RTA
The RTA has been rated the best transit system in the United States within the last five years.
BUS SYSTEM
Busses in the Cleveland area are also under the auspices of the RTA
     



CITY TRIVIA 
External Resources
FOUNDING YEAR 1796
CLEVELAND ASTRO CHART Cleveland astrology chart
EXTENSIVE LANDMARKS Cleveland landmarks
When cultures mix, astounding architecture is sure to arise.  Cleveland had some great historical houses of worship built at the turn of the century.     Banned in 1964 the Beatles returned to Cleveland in 1966, just two years later.  These epic and notorious events in Cleveland's history are chronicled in "The Beatles in Cleveland"



FAMOUS PEOPLE
AND SOMETIMES
CITIZENS OF CLEVELAND
 
Drew Carey Comedian born in Cleveland Ohio
Dennis Kucinich Presidential Canditate
John Heisman Namesake of the Heisman Trophy
LeBron James

The Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team's most notable player was LeBron James a superstar in the game.   There was great sadness in Cleveland when he went to play for the Miami Heat.

Eliot Ness Famous Lawman who was reputed to be untouchable
The James Gang Legendary Rock Band was founded in the city of Cleveland
Harlan Ellison Science fiction author of great fame
Halle Barry Award winning actress



SISTER CITIES  
Volgograd Russia    
Lima Peru    
Bangalore India    
TaiPei China    
Alexandria Egypt    
The City of Cleveland's sister cities and international ties are extensive, with a total of twenty cities with cultural exchange ties indicated by sister city status.  Those shown above are among the beter known of these cities.






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