Editing Parma, Ohio (section)

===The City of Parma (1931–present)===
On January 1, 1931, Parma became a city with a population of 13,899. Whereas the incorporation of the village of Parma was met with much optimism, the newly established city of Parma faced the uncertainty of the Great Depression which had almost entirely stopped its growth.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kubasek|first=Ernest|title=The History of Parma|year=1976|publisher=Ernest R Kubasek and Bernard Survoy|page=137}}</ref> Money was scarce, tax income was limited, and some began to talk of annexation of both the city and school district to Cleveland. Both annexation issues, however, were soundly defeated as Parma voters overwhelmingly voted against them and silenced proponents of annexation.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kubasek|first=Ernest|title=The History of Parma|year=1976|publisher=Ernest R Kubasek and Bernard Survoy|page=142}}</ref> Not long after this, Parma was once again solvent due in large part to the newly created [[Gallagher Act]], a 1936 Ohio law that aided cities threatened with bankruptcy<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2018|title=Kuth, Byron D.|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/k/kuth-byron-d|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University|language=en}}</ref> and the determination of Parma's Auditor, Sam Nowlin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kubasek|first=Ernest|title=The History of Parma|year=1976|publisher=Ernest R Kubasek and Bernard Survoy|page=146}}</ref> By 1941, a building boom appeared to be underway in Parma just as the United States was about to enter [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kubasek|first=Ernest|title=The History of Parma|year=1976|publisher=Ernest R Kubasek and Bernard Survoy|page=153}}</ref>

After [[World War II]], Parma once again began to experience tremendous growth as young families began moving from Cleveland into the suburbs. Between 1950 and 1960, Parma's population soared from 28,897 to 82,845. By 1956, Parma was unchallenged as the fastest growing city in the United States.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Fiw.newsbank.com%3AEANX&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=1276A08771D9F94B&svc_dat=HistArchive%3Aahnpdoc&req_dat=0FDEC62F6DF22455 | date=January 4, 1956 | title=Archived copy | access-date=October 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110080330/http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004 | archive-date=November 10, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The population peaked in 1970 at 100,216.<ref name="Census Of Population And Housing">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census Of Population And Housing|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, Parma's population had declined to 81,601, though it remains one of the Cleveland area's top three destinations young adults (aged 22 to 34) are increasingly choosing as a place to live, along with Lakewood and downtown Cleveland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/01/clevelands_urban_scene_gets_a.html|title=Cleveland's urban scene gets a boost from young adults moving in   |date=January 21, 2013 |first1=Robert L. |last1=Smith |newspaper= The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland, Ohio|via=cleveland.com |access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref> and in 2016 was recognized by Businessweek as one of the best places to raise kids in Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek|title=Businessweek - Bloomberg|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>