Editing Brecksville, Ohio

{{Use American English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Brecksville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Jonas Coonrad House NPS.jpg
|image_caption            = Jonas Coonrad House in Brecksville<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfvhVln0D20C|title=Ohio Historic Places Dictionary|date=January 1, 2008|publisher=Somerset Publishers|access-date=January 20, 2022|via=Google Books|isbn=978-1-878592-70-5}}</ref>
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = Cuyahoga County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Brecksville highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] and the state of [[Ohio]]

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Daryl J. Kingston ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Ohio Database|url=https://www.ohioresidentdatabase.com/person/OH0020863029/kingston-daryl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daryl Kingston|url=https://darylkingston.com/}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 50.66
|area_land_km2            = 50.37
|area_water_km2           = 0.29
|area_total_sq_mi         = 19.56
|area_land_sq_mi          = 19.45
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.11

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 13635
|population_density_km2   = 270.69
|population_density_sq_mi = 701.10
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|population_est           = 13850

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = −5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = −4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 889
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|18|36|N|81|37|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 44141
|area_code                = [[Area code 440|440]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-08364<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1064483<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1064483}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.brecksville.oh.us/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Brecksville''' is a city<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/brecksville-oh-population| title=Brecksville, Ohio Population 2024}}</ref> in southern [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio]], United States. The city's population was 13,635 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census2020"/> It is a suburb of [[Cleveland]] and is included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton [[Combined statistical area]].

==History==
[[File:Brecksville Town Hall.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Brecksville Town Hall]]
Brecksville was founded in 1811, four years after several men—including Colonel John Breck—purchased the surrounding area.  After the land was surveyed, Seth Payne, one of the surveyors, brought his family and settled in the area in June 1811, and he was soon followed by many other families.  Although Colonel Breck never lived in Brecksville, his three sons did, and members of his family continued to live in Brecksville until 1934, when his great-grandson Dr. Theodore Breck died.  An early historical account of Brecksville was written by William R. Coates and published by ''The American Historical Society'' in 1924.<ref name="rays-place.com">{{cite book |last1=R. Coates |first1=William |title=A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland |date=1924 |publisher=American Historical Society |url=http://history.rays-place.com/oh/cuyahoga/brecksville.htm |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

Brecksville was incorporated as a village in 1921, and it gained the status of city in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brecksville.oh.us/home/history.html |title=History |access-date=2007-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405145215/http://brecksville.oh.us/home/history.html |archive-date=2007-04-05 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Brecksville is defined by its wooded bluffs and ravines which are a result of the geological confluence of the [[Glaciated Allegheny Plateau]] and the [[Great Lakes Basin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-au.topographic-map.com/maps/djdb/Brecksville/|title=Brecksville topographic map, relief map, elevations map|website=topographic-map.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecksville.oh.us/Home/aboutus.html|title=Brecksville - About Us|website=www.brecksville.oh.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.landscope.org/explore/natural_geographies/ecoregions/Western+Allegheny+Plateau/Western+Allegheny+Plateau+Ecoregion/|title=Western Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion // LandScope America|website=www.landscope.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/major-landforms-ohio-63097.html|title=Major Landforms in Ohio|website=traveltips.usatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-park.com/welcome-to-cuyahoga-valley-national-park/|title=Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park|date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> Brecksville's eastern border is traversed by the [[Cuyahoga River]] and borders [[Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio|Sagamore Hills Township]] and [[Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio|Boston Township]], southern border [[Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio|Richfield Township]] (all three townships in [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]]), western border [[Broadview Heights]] and northern border [[Independence, Ohio|Independence]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 116
|1930= 1308
|1940= 1900
|1950= 2665
|1960= 5435
|1970= 9137
|1980= 10132
|1990= 11818
|2000= 13382
|2010= 13656
|2020= 13635
|estyear=2023
|estimate=13850
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the latest 2023 census updates, the [[median]] income in the city was $122,546<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/data/2022/12/what-is-the-median-family-household-income-in-every-ohio-city-new-census-estimates.html |title=What is the median family, household income in every Ohio city? |website=cleveland.com |date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> and the [[per capita income]] for the average family of three was $186,093.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/brecksvillecityohio|title=QuickFacts Brecksville city, Ohio}}</ref> Of the city's population over the age of 25, 61%  hold a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher.<ref name="Census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/brecksvillecityohio|website=census.gov|title=QuickFacts: Brecksville city, Ohio |access-date=2021-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/brecksvillecityohio/PST045223 | title=Brecksville City, Ohio }}</ref> According to the most recent [[American Community Survey]], the racial composition of Brecksville was: [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]: 90.52%, [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]: 5.05%, Two or more races: 3.12%, [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]: 1.26%, [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]: 0.04%.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/brecksville-oh-population| title=Brecksville, Ohio Population 2024}}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 13,635 people, 5,539 households, and 3,897 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|697.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]],  4.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.5% from two or more races, [[Hispanic]] of any race were .3% of the population.

There were 5,539 households, of which 26.74% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.15% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 49.3 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; and 22.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.34% male and 49.66% female.<ref name="Census2020"/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 13,656 people, 5,349 households, and 3,883 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|697.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,623 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 5,349 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 47.4 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.<ref name="Census2020"/>

==Economy==
Companies such as [[Lubrizol]] Corporation, [[Duck Creek Energy]], Inc., MedData, Inc., True North Energy, LLC, Applied Medical Technology, Inc., The Ahola Corporation, Clinical Technology, Inc., [[NEC]] Corporation, [[Curtiss-Wright]] Corporation and [[PNC Financial Services]] are either headquartered or have sizable operations in the city. The [[Cleveland Clinic]] Data Center is located in Brecksville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gensler.com/projects/cleveland-clinic-data-center|title=Cleveland Clinic Data Center - Projects - Gensler}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syska.com/expertise/markets/project.asp?idProject=337|title=Creating Exceptional Environments|access-date=April 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317095428/http://syska.com/expertise/markets/project.asp?idProject=337|archive-date=March 17, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2018, Brecksville accepted the deed from the [[federal government]] for the land previously occupied by the [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]] Hospital.  The {{convert|200|acre|adj=on}} site is located at the intersection of [[Interstate 77 in Ohio|Interstate 77]] and Miller Road. The site is currently being developed as a mixed use development called Valor Acres.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandrick |first1=Bob |title=Redevelopment of former Brecksville Veterans Affairs hospital to be named Valor Acres |url=https://www.cleveland.com/brecksville/2018/11/redevelopment_of_former_brecks.html |access-date=26 July 2019 |work=cleveland.com |date=6 November 2018}}</ref> When completed, the development will include the new DiGeronimo Co. headquarters, the [[Sherwin Williams]] research center, offices, apartments and condominiums, a 120-room hotel, and 150k square feet of retail and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} Valor Acres |url=https://www.valoracres.com/ |website=www.valoracres.com |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
The 2023 [[Tom Hanks]]' film [[A Man Called Otto]] was partially filmed at the [[Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad]]'s Brecksville Station on Riverview Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enewspd.cleveland.com/data/30146/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/30146/pub/48485/page/1/alb/1460463|title=The Plain Dealer }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/lost-found-in-cleveland-an-upcoming-movie-starring-martin-sheen-and-dennis-haysbert-wraps-local-filming.html|title='Lost & Found in Cleveland,' an upcoming movie starring Martin Sheen and Dennis Haysbert, wraps local filming|date=February 13, 2023 }}</ref>

Brecksville was cited by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] filmmaker [[Lev Kuleshov]] as the hometown of his protagonist, Mr. West in his 1924 comedy ''[[The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks]]''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Cleveland-Russian Relations |encyclopedia= The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher= [[Case Western Reserve University]] | url =https://case.edu/ech/articles/cleveland-russian-relations | access-date =2021-01-29|date= January 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-film|title=Cleveland on Film|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]]|access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref>

The Brecksville Theatre,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brecksville Theatre :: The Brecksville Theatre |url=https://www.thebrecksvilletheatre.org/pages/history |website=www.thebrecksvilletheatre.org |access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> with performances held in the Old Town Hall, was conceived on July 1, 2017, as a product of the merger of two longstanding Brecksville theatre groups:
* Brecksville Little Theatre (BLT) formed in 1941 and incorporated as a non-profit community organization in 1949 under charter by the State of Ohio. With a rich history of community theatre, BLT showcased many performances including the 1951 comedy "Here Today"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/4451/Here-Today|title=Here Today @ Ethel Barrymore Theatre - Playbill}}</ref> directed by nearby [[Shaker Heights]] native [[Paul Newman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecksvillelittletheatre.org/History.html|title=History|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121183449/http://brecksvillelittletheatre.org/History.html|archive-date=January 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Brecksville Theater on the Square (BTOTS) was founded in 1975. Besides family theater, it arranged drama classes and programs for students, pre-school through adults.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btots.org/styled/|title=BTOTS History|access-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

The Brecksville Center for the Arts is a non-profit, multidisciplinary art center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brecksvillearts.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415213600/http://brecksvillearts.com/|archive-date=April 15, 2013|title=Brecksville Center for the Arts|access-date=August 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[Image:Brecksville parks.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Chippewa Creek in the [[Brecksville Reservation]], the largest park in the [[Cleveland Metroparks]] system]]
Many neighborhoods in Brecksville are adjacent to the [[Brecksville Reservation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Brecksville-Reservation-Hiking-and-Walking.aspx|title=Brecksville Reservation - Hiking and Walking - Cleveland Metroparks|access-date=February 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321082659/http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Brecksville-Reservation-Hiking-and-Walking.aspx|archive-date=March 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> of the [[Cleveland Metroparks]] and the [[Cuyahoga Valley National Park]], one of the most visited National Parks in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/02/more-than-28-million-people-visited-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-last-year.html |title=More than 2.8 million people visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park last year |date=February 28, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gadling.com/2013/04/04/national-park-service-releases-2012-attendance-numbers/|title=National Park Service Releases 2012 Attendance Numbers|date=4 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://experience.usatoday.com/america/story/national-parks/2015/04/23/50-most-visited-national-parks-usa/26261519/|title=America's 50 most visited national parks in 2014}}</ref> The Brecksville Reservation consists of over 3,000 acres.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 150 Largest City Parks |url=http://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/ccpe-largest-oldest-most-visited-parks-4-2011-update.pdf |publisher=[[The Trust for Public Land]] |access-date=26 July 2019 |quote=3,026}}</ref>

Sleepy Hollow Golf Course is located in Brecksville and owned and operated by the Cleveland Metroparks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SLEEPY HOLLOW GOLF COURSE |url=https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/golf/courses/sleepy-hollow-golf-course |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Cleveland Metroparks}}</ref>

Along with the Cleveland Metroparks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Brecksville has a Human Resources and Community Center.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brecksville.oh.us/RECREATION/GENERAL_INFO/general_pdfs/BCCGuide.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205005359/http://www.brecksville.oh.us/RECREATION/GENERAL_INFO/general_pdfs/BCCGuide.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Brecksville E2 (2).jpg|thumb|[[Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School]]]]

===Public library===
There is a branch of the [[Cuyahoga County Public Library]] in Brecksville, which opened in 1950, near the Brecksville Community Center and Kids Quarters play area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Branches - Cuyahoga County Public Library |url=https://cuyahogalibrary.org/branches/brecksville |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=cuyahogalibrary.org}}</ref>

===Early education program===
In 1972, the Brecksville Police Department began the Safety Town Program. Safety Town is an early education program designed for children entering kindergarten. Children attend Safety Town 2 hours per day for two weeks. During that time they learn about a variety of safety topics taught by Brecksville Police Department staff and a wide variety of guest speakers including but not limited to firemen, nurses, park rangers, and lifeguards. A miniature town complete with streets, houses, traffic signs and a working traffic light is set up outside the classroom. Children learn traffic signs and rules as they drive peddle cars around the town. They can also park their cars and practice pedestrian safety on the town's sidewalks and crosswalks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brecksville.oh.us/Police/safetytown.html |title=Brecksville Police Outreach - Safety Town }}</ref>

===Public schools===
Brecksville is part of the Brecksville–Broadview Heights City School District along with neighboring [[Broadview Heights, Ohio|Broadview Heights]]. Brecksville–Broadview Heights Elementary School (Pre-K-5) is located at the Blossom Hill education and recreation complex in Brecksville. Brecksville–Broadview Heights Middle School, for grades 6–8, and [[Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School]] (BBHHS), for grades 9–12, are located on a campus that spans the border between Brecksville and Broadview Heights.<ref name="District">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbhcsd.org/District.aspx|title=District|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> The school district, which serves approximately 4,000 students, is highly rated by the [[Ohio Department of Education]], [[U.S. News & World Report]] and was awarded the 2024 [[National Blue Ribbon Award]] for academic excellence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking Ohio public high schools from 1 to 880, based on the report card's performance index |website=Cleveland |date=September 26, 2023 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/data/2023/09/ranking-ohio-public-high-schools-from-1-to-880-based-on-the-report-cards-performance-index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/04/solon-rocky-river-among-top-ohio-high-schools-according-to-us-news-world-report-2024-rankings.html |title=Solon, Rocky River among top Ohio high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report 2024 rankings |date=April 23, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/09/14-ohio-schools-named-2024-national-blue-ribbon-schools-for-academic-excellence.html|title= 14 Ohio schools named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools for academic excellence|date= September 24, 2024}}</ref> Additionally, BBHHS has won several state championships in athletics, particularly in the sport of gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/a-record-breaking-win-streak-continues-brecksville-bees-win-21st-ohsaa-gymnastics-state-title.html?gift=8b182e25-6168-45e6-8a8b-311d5771df56 | title=A record-breaking win streak continues: Brecksville Bees win 21st OHSAA gymnastics state title | date=March 3, 2024 }}</ref>

===Private schools===
[[Julie Billiart]] Schools, Brecksville is a [[Catholic]] founded education program that serves students from [[Kindergarten]] through 8th grade with mild to moderate [[autism]], [[anxiety]], [[ADHD]], [[dyslexia]], and other learning differences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juliebilliartschool.org/academics/overview |title=Overview &#124; Julie Billiart Schools &#124; Helping K-8 students with learning differences in Akron, Brecksville, Lyndhurst, and Westlake, Ohio }}</ref>

South Suburban Montessori School, located in Brecksville's Blossom Hill Complex, provides a [[Montessori education]] to children between 18 months and 14 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmsmontessori.net/|title=Home - SSMS - South Suburban Montessori School - Brecksville, OH}}</ref>

===Colleges===
[[Stautzenberger College]] has a campus in Brecksville. Associate degrees and Board certifications are offered in:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.learnwhatyoulove.com/why-stautzenberger-college/accreditations-certifications.html |title=Stautzenberger College - Accreditations & Certifications |access-date=April 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723182309/http://www.learnwhatyoulove.com/why-stautzenberger-college/accreditations-certifications.html |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* Veterinary Technology, Animal Welfare, Animal Grooming
* Paralegal Studies
* Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography, Diagnostic Medical Sonography

[[Cuyahoga Community College]] affiliate Cuyahoga Valley Career Center – School of Nursing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cvccworks.edu/Nursing.aspx|title=Nursing Schools In Cleveland, Brecksville, Ohio - Cuyahoga Valley Career Center}}</ref> offers full and part-time degree programs.

==Transportation==
[[File:30Sep2018 CVRR Steam in the Valley 012.jpg|thumb|[[Brecksville station]] along the [[Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad]]]]

===Highways===
Brecksville's major thoroughfares are [[Ohio State Route 21|State Route 21]] (Brecksville Road) north and south, and [[Ohio State Route 82|State Route 82]] (Royalton Road west of SR 21, Chippewa Road east of SR 21). [[Interstate 77 in Ohio|Interstate 77]] and [[Interstate 80 in Ohio|Interstate 80]], which carries the [[Ohio Turnpike]], all pass through the city. I-77 has two exits in Brecksville and is the main connection to Cleveland and [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]. The Ohio Turnpike and I-80 are accessible from the I-77/SR 21 interchange with the Turnpike just south of the Brecksville city limits in neighboring [[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]].<ref name="brecksville.oh.us">{{cite web|url=http://www.brecksville.oh.us/About/Brecksville-History|title=Brecksville - Brecksville History|website=www.Brecksville.oh.us|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012215/http://www.brecksville.oh.us/About/Brecksville-History|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

===Mass transit systems===
The city is served by the 77 bus route from the [[Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority]], which runs between Brecksville and [[downtown Cleveland]]. It is also on the 101 bus route from Akron's [[METRO Regional Transit Authority]], which goes to [[Akron, Ohio|downtown Akron]]. A transfer point between the two lines is located in Brecksville at the intersection of Miller Road and Southpoint Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akronmetro.org/|title=Akron METRO Bus, METRO RTA, Akron METRO Bus Schedule}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=System Map |url=http://www.riderta.com/sites/default/files/pdf/maps/System_Map_Main.pdf |publisher=[[Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority]] |year=2019 |access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Cleveland's [[MetroHealth]] System has a 63,200-square-foot, emergency room-medical center in Brecksville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/brecksville/index.ssf/2016/08/metrohealth_system_opens_breck.html#incart_river_home|title=MetroHealth System opens Brecksville emergency room and medical center|date=August 17, 2016}}</ref>

[[Akron Children's Hospital]] has a branch in Brecksville.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/fad_locations/brecksville_pediatrics/index.html|title=Location - Pediatrics Brecksville: Akron Children's Hospital|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091415/https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/fad_locations/brecksville_pediatrics/index.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

A [[Cleveland Clinic]] Express - Urgent Care and Outpatient Center has a facility in Brecksville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/directions/519-brecksville-express-and-outpatient-care|title = Brecksville Express and Outpatient Care}}</ref>

Brecksville Surgery Center, specializing in Ophthalmology surgery, is based in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecksvillesurgerycenter.com/about-us/|title = About Us &#124; Brecksville Surgery Center &#124; Brecksville OH}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
===Authors, poets and writers===
* [[Eunice Gibbs Allyn]] – late 19th, early 20th century American correspondent, author, and artist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Willard |first1=Frances Elizabeth |last2=Livermore |first2=Mary Ashton |title=American Women: Fifteen Hundred Biographies with Over 1,400 Portraits: a Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Lives and Achievements of American Women During the Nineteenth Century |date=1897 |publisher=Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick |oclc=1133808 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEyu71Y-TZoC&pg=PA21 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Florence Morse Kingsley]] – late 19th, early 20th-century writer of popular and religious fiction<ref name="rays-place.com"/>
* [[Constance Laux]] – mystery and romance novelist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/01/brecksville-mystery-author-connie-laux-goes-by-many-names.html|title=Brecksville mystery author Connie Laux goes by many names|date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
* [[John O'Brien (novelist)|John O'Brien]]- American author<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/02/20/brecksville-known-for-great-schools-dosville-known-great-schools-downtown-and-small-town-charm/6789600001/ | title=Community Spotlight: Brecksville is a leafy oasis nestled between Akron and Cleveland }}</ref>
* [[Kathryn Reiss]] – author of award-winning children's and young adult fiction; graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbhhsalumni.org/gallery-of-achievement/|title=Gallery of Achievement|date=December 27, 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Joshua Stacher]] – political scientist and scholar of [[Middle East]] politics, authoritarianism, and social movements<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kent.edu/polisci/People/stacher.cfm/ |title=Joshua Stacher |website=www.kent.edu |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202203544/http://www.kent.edu/polisci/People/stacher.cfm/ |archive-date=2 December 2008 }}</ref>

===Cinema, radio, television and theater===
* [[Ryan Dunn]] – American stunt performer, television personality, comedian, actor, writer, musician – buried in Brecksville, Ohio Cemetery<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ryan-Matthew-Dunn/16026111|title=Ryan Matthew Dunn}}</ref> 
* [[Gus Heege]] – 19th-century playwright and actor<ref name="rays-place.com"/>
* [[Ann Liguori]] – sports radio and television broadcaster, graduated from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref name=GOA>{{Cite web|url=https://bbhhsalumni.org/gallery-of-achievement/|title=Gallery of Achievement – Brecksville-Broadview Heights Alumni Association|date=December 28, 2019}}</ref>
* [[George Veras]] – [[Emmy]] Award winning television producer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lisko |first1=B. J. |title=Veras: From ballboy to Emmy-winning Hall of Fame VP |url=https://www.cantonrep.com/special/20160630/veras-from-ballboy-to-emmy-winning-hall-of-fame-vp |access-date=August 15, 2019 |work=The Canton Repository |publisher=Gatehouse Media, LLC |date=June 30, 2016 |location=Canton, Ohio |language=en |quote=I play on a public course around the corner from where I live in Brecksville.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://l100.org/news/39th9alhsna6scz04cvhhtdshm5ww4?format=amp|title=George Veras To Deliver Keynote Address At Leadership 100 Annual Conference}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/style/kimberly-gallas-gj-veras-wedding-andy-warhol.amp.html|title=15 Minutes of Fame? How About 30 Years of Happiness?|work=The New York Times |date=April 3, 2018 |last1=Mallozzi |first1=Vincent M. }}</ref>

===Government===
* [[Pamela Barker]] – United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-twelfth-wave-judicial-nominees-twelfth-wave-united-states-attorneys-sixth-wave-united-states-marshals/|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://judgepamelabarker.com/endorsements-for-judge-pamela-a-barker|title=Endorsements for Judge Pamela A. Barker}}</ref>

===Sports===
* [[John Adams (drummer)|John Adams]] – [[Cleveland Guardians]] sports [[Fan (person)|superfan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://enewspd.cleveland.com/data/30409/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/30409/pub/48981/page/17/alb/1475569|title=The Plain Dealer }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/02/guardians-drummer-john-adams-remembered-with-bagpipes-drums-and-an-oldie-but-goodie.html|title=Guardians drummer John Adams remembered with bagpipes, drums and an oldie but goodie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://enewspd.cleveland.com/data/30533/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/30533/pub/49176/page/17/alb/1481723|title=The Plain Dealer}}</ref>
* [[Tom Brown (end)|Tom Brown]] – [[National Football League]] football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Brown Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowTo20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=15 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Matt Cross (wrestler)|Matt Cross]] – wrestler<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bisesi |first1=John |title=Brecksville native competes for a WWE contract |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/2011/04/brecksville_native_competes_fo.html |access-date=15 August 2019 |work=cleveland.com |date=11 April 2011}}</ref>
* [[Carol Dewey]] – college volleyball coach at [[Purdue University]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14676571/dewey-had-an-undefeated-season-at/|title=Dewey had an undefeated season at Purdue as the head volleyball coach}}</ref>
* [[Steve Gillespie]] – [[Professional Arena Soccer League]] player and graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Mount Union Men's Soccer Roster |url=http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/msoc/2007-08/07roster |website=Mount Union |access-date=15 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John Johnson (safety)]] - [[NFL]] football player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/02/former-browns-players-mansion-goes-viral-for-temple-run-basement-house-of-the-week.html |title=Former Browns player's mansion goes viral for 'Temple Run' basement: House of the Week |date=February 8, 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Eric Musselman]] – [[NBA]] and college coach and graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Brecksville High School Star's Coaching Career Rejuvenated At Arizona State |url=https://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2014/03/08/former-brecksville-high-school-stars-coaching-career-rejuvenated-at-arizona-state/ |access-date=15 August 2019 |date=8 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mike Rose (American football)|Mike Rose]] – professional football player and graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/27/kansas-city-chiefs-roster-moves-roderick-johnson-released-dustin-crum-mike-rose-aaron-parker-tayon-fleet-davis-waived/|title=Kansas City Chiefs announce first roster cuts ahead of 53-man deadline|date=August 27, 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Scott Roth]] – basketball player in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Roth, Iowa Wolves, Head Coach - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Scott-Roth/Summary/1624 |website=basketball.realgm.com |publisher=[[RealGM]] |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mark Schulte]] – soccer player in [[Major League Soccer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glaser |first1=Cris |title=Seeing Stars |volume=38 |url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/seeing-stars/Content?oid=1499478 |access-date=August 14, 2019 |work=Cleveland Scene |issue=20 |date=May 16, 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Sifford]] – golfer<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scriptype.com/uploaded/docs/5499c908c018d_M0115.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415082445/http://www.scriptype.com/uploaded/docs/5499c908c018d_M0115.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Ed Sustersic]] – NFL football player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peck |first1=Cody |title=Long-time football coach Joe Vadini instrumental in success of Brecksville wrestling tournament |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/2011/01/long-time_football_coach_joe_v.html |access-date=1 August 2019 |work=cleveland.com |date=8 January 2011}}</ref>
* [[Tom Tupa]] – [[Super Bowl]] winning football player in the NFL who lives in Brecksville<ref>{{cite news |title=Still Right at Home in Brecksville |url=https://patch.com/ohio/brecksville/still-right-at-home-in-brecksville |access-date=26 July 2019 |work=Brecksville, OH Patch |date=5 May 2011 |language=en}}</ref> and graduated from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School<ref name=GOA/>
* [[Christen Westphal]] – soccer player in the [[National Women's Soccer League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National Women's Soccer League |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/christen-westphal |website=www.nwslsoccer.com |access-date=26 July 2019 |language=en |quote=Hometown Brecksville, Ohio}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Brecksville, Ohio}}
* [http://www.brecksville.oh.us City of Brecksville]
* [https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/brecksville "Brecksville" at The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History]
* ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20140819185941/https://www.brecksville.oh.us/HOME/home_pdfs/1961_Sesquecentennial.pdf A Reminiscent History of Brecksville]'' (Brecksville Historical Association, 1961, {{isbn|9781258464172}})

{{Geographic Location
| North     = [[Independence, Ohio|Independence]]
| West      = [[Broadview Heights, Ohio|Broadview Heights]]
| Center    = Brecksville
| East      = [[Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio|Sagamore Hills Township]], [[Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio|Boston Township]]
| South     = [[Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio|Richfield Township]]
}}
{{Cuyahoga County, Ohio}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:1811 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Cleveland metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]]