Editing Chesterland, Ohio

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|population_total         = 7074
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'''Chesterland''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]], [[Ohio]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP had a population of 7,074.

==History==
A post office called "Chester Cross Roads" was established in 1826, and the name was changed to "Chesterland" in 1898.<ref>{{cite web 
|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Geauga |title=Geauga County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=26 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050912060902/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Geauga |archivedate=12 September 2005 }}</ref> Chesterland derives its name from [[Chester, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chestertwp.com/Township-History | title=Chester Township History | publisher=Chester Township, OH | accessdate=26 January 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Chesterland is in northwestern Geauga County slightly to the southeast of the center of [[Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Chester Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chesterland CDP, Ohio |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3914100 |accessdate=January 17, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The town center of Chesterland is located at the [[intersection (road)|intersection]] of [[U.S. Route 322]] and [[Ohio State Route 306|State Route 306]]. US-322 leads east {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Orwell, Ohio|Orwell]] and west {{convert|19|mi}} to downtown [[Cleveland]], while SR 306 leads north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the center of [[Kirtland, Ohio|Kirtland]] and south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio|Bainbridge]]. The [[commercial district]] of Chesterland spans out from this intersection in all directions.

Chesterland is part of the Chagrin Valley area, which is defined by the cities and villages along the [[Chagrin River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7074
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, the population was 2,521, including 990 households, and 685 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|573.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of {{convert|239.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 685 households with children, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% 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 3.03.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,781, and the median income for a family was $62,917. Males had a median income of $46,490 versus $33,079 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,168. About 3.2% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Chesterland lies entirely in the West Geauga School District, and shares this district with neighboring [[Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Russell Township]].  There are two [[elementary schools]], one [[middle school]], and one [[High school (North America)|high school]], [[West Geauga High School]]. A third elementary school, Chester Elementary, served the community for many years but closed in the 1980s.

Chesterland has a public library, a branch of the [[Geauga County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://divi.geaugalibrary.net/locations/geauga-west-library/ | title=Geauga West Branch| publisher=Geauga County Public Library | accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Rick Manning]], [[Major League Baseball]] player and broadcaster

==References==
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{{Geauga County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Geauga County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ohio]]