Editing Cleveland Heights, Ohio

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| name                            = Cleveland Heights, Ohio
| settlement_type                 = [[City (Ohio)|City]]
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = [[Kahlil Seren]] (D)<ref>{{cite web | title=2024 Elected Officials | url=https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/docs/default-source/boe/candidates-page/master-elected-officials-list.xls?sfvrsn=b324beb0_2 | ref={{sfnref | Anon.}} | access-date=2024-08-01}}</ref>
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| population_est                  = 43908
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 216|216]]
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'''Cleveland Heights''' is a city in [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 45,312 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]]. One of [[Cleveland]]'s historic [[streetcar suburb]]s, it was founded as a [[Village (United States)|village]] in 1903 and a [[City (United States)|city]] in 1921.

==History==
[[File:Heights Rockefeller Building.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Heights Rockefeller Building, from Mayfield and Lee Roads]]
The area that is now the city of Cleveland Heights lies atop the [[Portage Escarpment]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhatia|first=Kabir|title=Cuyahoga County keeps its feet on the ground while reaching for the 'Heights'|work=Ideastream|date=February 24, 2022|accessdate=July 22, 2022|url=https://www.ideastream.org/news/cuyahoga-county-keeps-its-feet-on-the-ground-while-reaching-for-the-heights-oh-really}}</ref> Until the late 1800s, the area remained largely timber and farmland, with a few orchards, quarries, and vineyards.{{sfn|Morton|2002|pages=26-28}} The first road through the city, Mayfield Road, was not built until 1828. Some of the land was divided into farms, but it also had quarries in the 19th century. One of the early quarries was established by Duncan McFarland who mined [[bluestone]]. This led to the settlement that grew up around the quarry for the workers to live in to be referred to as Bluestone. There is still a road of this name in that area.

In 1873, business magnate [[John D. Rockefeller]] acquired about {{cvt|700|acre}} in what is now the cities of [[East Cleveland, Ohio|East Cleveland]] and Cleveland Heights, with a water cure hotel, which he converted to a mansion for his family in East Cleveland. Eventually, some of the land, straddling both suburbs, was turned into residential developments, and, in 1938, the family donated land which is now [[Forest Hill Park (Ohio)|Forest Hill Park]].

The development of [[Tram|electric streetcars]] made the development of suburbs far outside Cleveland's city limits practical for the first time in the 1890s.{{sfn|National Park Service|2002|page=17}}{{sfn|Rose|1990|page=781}}{{sfn|Morton|2005|page=7}} About 1890, a town center began forming at what is now the intersection of Mayfield and Superior roads.{{sfn|Morton|2002|page=32}} The population of the area encompassed by Cleveland Heights voted in August 1900 to incorporate under state law as a hamlet. The population of about 1,500 grew quickly, and in 1903 incorporated as a village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandheights.com/237/History-Architecture|title=History of Cleveland Heights|website=clevelandheights.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>{{sfn|Morton|2002|page=34}} It had a population of 15,396 in 1920 and was incorporated as a city on August 9, 1921. Between 1920 and 1930, Cleveland Heights' population more than tripled.<ref>{{Cite book|last=KEATING|first=W. DENNIS|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszbx|title=The Suburban Racial Dilemma: Housing and Neighborhoods|date=1994|publisher=Temple University Press|jstor=j.ctt14bszbx|isbn=978-1-56639-147-4}}</ref> By 1960 it had a population of 61,813.<ref>''Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer'', 1952 Edition with 1962 Supplement.</ref>

[[File:2300 block of Woodmere - Euclid Golf Allotment - Cleveland Heights Ohio.jpg|thumb|left|Woodmere Drive, [[Euclid Golf Allotment]]]] 
In 1890, [[Business magnate|railroad baron]] [[Patrick Calhoun]] purchased {{convert|300|acre|km2}} atop nearby Cedar Hill, and in 1893 established the [[planned community]] of Euclid Heights.{{sfn|Bremer|Fisher|2004|page=9}}{{Efn|The development was named for Euclid Avenue and the high position the property sat on.{{sfn|Bremer|Fisher|2004|page=9}}}} In 1913, Barton R. Deming convinced Rockefeller to enter into a purchase agreement for the {{convert|141|acre|km2}} formerly leased to the Euclid Golf Club of Euclid Heights, which resulting in the founding of the B.R. Deming Company to develop the [[Euclid Golf Allotment]].{{sfn|Bremer|Fisher|2004|page=17}} The Euclid Golf Allotment was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://heightsobserver.org/read/2011/08/19/another-new-historic-district-for-cleveland-heights|last=O'Donnell|first=Kara Hamley|title=Another New Historic District for Cleveland Heights|work=The Heights Observer|date=August 19, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref>

In November 1926, the establishment of a new business district on Taylor Road was announced. This resulted in numerous residential homes and mixed-use structures built in the [[Tudor Revival]] style that are now known as the [[Stadium Square Historic District]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Heights Street Is Like Bit of Old England|work=The Plain Dealer|date=August 1, 1926|page=C15}}</ref>

In the 1950s, Cleveland Heights saw the influx of many merchant class and professional Jewish people leaving Cleveland, particularly the [[Hough, Cleveland|Hough]] and [[Glenville, Cleveland|Glenville]] neighborhoods. In 1961, 35%  of the Jewish population of [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] lived in Cleveland Heights.<ref>{{Cite book|last=KEATING|first=W. DENNIS|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszbx|title=The Suburban Racial Dilemma: Housing and Neighborhoods|date=1994|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=978-1-56639-147-4|pages=115|jstor=j.ctt14bszbx}}</ref> Although the Black population of Cleveland Heights was less than 1% in 1960, partially due to restrictive covenants, Black Clevelanders began to move into Cleveland Heights in the 1960s and 1970s. This led to violence and pushback from some white citizens.<ref>{{Cite book|last=KEATING|first=W. DENNIS|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszbx|title=The Suburban Racial Dilemma: Housing and Neighborhoods|date=1994|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=978-1-56639-147-4|pages=115–116|jstor=j.ctt14bszbx}}</ref> However, organizations such as Heights Citizens For Human Rights and Heights Community Congress formed to protest violence against Black citizens, and promote integration in the city.<ref>{{Cite book|last=KEATING|first=W. DENNIS|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszbx|title=The Suburban Racial Dilemma: Housing and Neighborhoods|date=1994|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=978-1-56639-147-4|pages=116–121|jstor=j.ctt14bszbx}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cleveland Heights is located at {{Coord|41|30|35|N|81|33|48|W|type:city}} (41.509652, -81.563301).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.13|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|8.11|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012  }}</ref>  Cleveland Heights is made up of three watersheds, the Doan Brook Watershed, the [[Dugway Brook Watershed]], and the Nine Mile Creek Watershed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watersheds {{!}} Cleveland Heights, OH|url=https://www.clevelandheights.com/350/Watersheds|access-date=2020-06-18|website=www.clevelandheights.com}}</ref> Approximately 50% of Cleveland Heights is part of the Dugway Brook Watershed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-02|url=http://www.universityheights.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DugwayBrookWatershed.pdf|title=Dugway Brook Watershed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134707/http://www.universityheights.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DugwayBrookWatershed.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-04-02|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 2955
|1920= 15236
|1930= 50945
|1940= 54992
|1950= 59141
|1960= 61813
|1970= 60767
|1980= 56438
|1990= 54052
|2000= 49958
|2010= 46238
|2020= 45312
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 43908
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><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 Bureauaccess-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{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=November 22, 2013}}</ref>}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 45,312 people, 20,053 households, and 10,489 families in Cleveland Heights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 5,618.4 per square mile (2,169.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 22,270 housing units at an average density of 2,761.3 per square mile (1,066.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 46.33% (20,993) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (45.63% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 41.3% (18,713) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.16% (73) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 5.05% (2,288) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% (7) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.41% (639) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.74% (2,599) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 3.39% (1,536) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 20,053 households, 22.5% had children under the age of 18; 32.9% were married couples living together; 38.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.8% of households consisted of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 41.7% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

20.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.7 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 118.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $59,086 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,897) and the median family income was $77,877 (+/- $6,920).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $41,404 (+/- $2,587) versus $31,449 (+/- $1,383) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $35,111 (+/- $2,762).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 12.0% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Cleveland%20Heights%20city,%20Ohio%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 46,238 people, 19,957 households, and 10,834 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5686.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 22,465 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2770.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 42.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 19,957 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.7% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,024. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,663. About 19.3% of individuals were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/INC110215/3916014,00 |title=Cleveland Heights (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=www.census.gov |access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Coventry Village September.jpg|thumb|[[Coventry Village]]]]
[[Coventry Village]] is a commercial business district in Cleveland Heights situated on Coventry Road. Coventry is associated with [[Northeast Ohio]]'s artistic, musical, [[bohemianism|bohemian]], [[hippie]] and emerging [[hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/36 |title=Coventry Village |publisher=Cleveland Historical |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>

==Government==
Cleveland Heights is governed by a [[Municipal charter|city charter]] adopted in 1921 and amended in 1972, 1982, 1986 and 2019. Until 2019, the Cleveland Heights city charter specified a [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government, with seven members of council elected to four-year terms. On November 5, 2019, Cleveland Heights voters approved an amendment to the city's charter to become a [[Mayor–council government#Strong-mayor government form|strong Mayor-Council]] form of government with the Mayor serving as the city's chief executive. Under the amended Charter, in November 2021, Cleveland Heights voters cast ballots for Mayor for the first time. [[Kahlil Seren]] was elected to be Cleveland Heights' first directly elected mayor, and was sworn in on January 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandheights.com/27/Government|title = Government}}</ref>

The current city council is composed of Vice President Craig Cobb, President Melody Joy Hart, Davida Russell, Tony Cuda,  [[Janine Boyd]], Anthony Mattox, Jr., and Gail Larson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandheights.com/524/City-Council|title=City Council|website=City of Cleveland Heights}}</ref>

Cleveland Heights is reliably [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]. Six of the seven current members of council are Democrats.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} In the [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]], [[Barack Obama]] defeated [[John McCain]] 84.2%-15.0% while winning the state, while in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]], [[John Kerry]] defeated [[George W. Bush]] 80.8%-18.8% in the city but was unable to win the state. In 2012, every precinct in the city was carried by Barack Obama. Even in 2016 and 2020, as Ohio as a whole became more Republican, Cleveland Heights voted strongly Democratic; [[Hillary Clinton]] defeated [[Donald Trump]] 83.9%-11.4%<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/elections/GetElectionById/194/ | title=Elections }}</ref> and [[Joe Biden]] defeated Donald Trump 85.1%-13.1%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/elections/GetElectionById/229/ | title=Elections }}</ref>

Cleveland Heights is in [[Ohio's 11th congressional district]], which is represented by [[Shontel Brown|Congresswoman Shontel Brown]]. Ohio's 11th congressional district was formerly represented by [[U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] [[Marcia Fudge]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Sylvan |title=Senate confirms Fudge as Housing secretary |url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/542544-senate-confirms-fudge-as-housing-secretary |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=The Hill |date=10 March 2021}}</ref>

In 2003, Cleveland Heights voters approved a referendum to establish Ohio's first domestic partnership registry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandheights.com/280/Domestic-Partner-Registration|title=Domestic Partner Registration &#124; Cleveland Heights, OH|website=www.clevelandheights.com}}</ref>

==Environment and parks==
In 1987, the city of Cleveland Heights was declared a [[nuclear-free zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/04/signs_announcing_cleveland_hei.html|title=Signs announcing Cleveland Heights as Nuclear Free Zone: Whatever happened to ...?|website=cleveland.com|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>

Cleveland Heights has seven city parks: Barbara H. Boyd Park, Cain Park, Cumberland Park, Denison Park, [[Forest Hill Park (Ohio)|Forest Hill Park]], Kenilworth Park and Turtle Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Heights Parks & Recreation, OH |url=https://www.chparks.com/27/Parks |website=www.chparks.com |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The [[Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority]] provides bus service in the city.

==Education==
[[File:Cleveland Heights High School, Cedar-Lee, Cleveland Heights, OH.jpg|thumb|[[Cleveland Heights High School]]]]
Public education in the city of Cleveland Heights is provided by two school districts. Most of the city is served by the [[Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District]], which includes six elementary schools within city limits, as well as two middle schools and [[Cleveland Heights High School]]. A small portion located on the northwest side of the city lies within the [[East Cleveland City School District]].

Several private schools are located within the city, including [[Beaumont School (Ohio)|Beaumont School]], [[Lutheran High School East]], [[Horizon Montessori]], [[Ruffing Montessori]], [[Hebrew Academy of Cleveland]], [[Communion of Saints School]], [[Mosdos Ohr Hatorah]], and [[Yeshiva of Cleveland]].

==Notable people==
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* [[Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Heights Magazine Alumni Profile: Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley '76 |url=https://www.chuh.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6GB2BBB&dasi=3Y2I |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=The Heights Magazine |publisher=Cleveland heights-University Heights City School District |date=May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> former U.S. Ambassador to [[Republic of Malta]]
* [[Hal Becker]], [[writer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wittenberg |first1=Ed |title=Solon resident Hal Becker, a Cleveland Heights High School graduate, writes 'Ultimate Sales Book' |url=https://www.cleveland.com/university-heights/2012/12/solon_resident_hal_becker_a_cl.html |accessdate=April 20, 2021 |work=Cleveland.com |date=December 7, 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jean Berko Gleason]], [[psycholinguist]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wittenberg |first1=Ed |title=Cleveland Heights High hall of fame features Jewish inductees |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/cleveland-heights-high-hall-of-fame-features-jewish-inductees/article_5f585b80-b7e4-11e2-9df5-0019bb2963f4.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=Cleveland Jewish News |date=May 8, 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hector Boiardi]], businessman also known as Chef Boy-Ar-Dee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=HouseholdNames|title=Cleveland Heights Historical Society - Feature Stories|website=www.chhistory.org|access-date=April 9, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202090825/http://chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=HouseholdNames |archive-date=February 2, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Timothy Broglio]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA|Archbishop for the Military Services, USA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/696/000174174/|title=Timothy P. Broglio|website=www.nndb.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Martha Chase]], geneticist who helped to confirm that DNA was the genetic material of life through the [[Hershey–Chase experiment|Hershey-Chase Experiment]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baranick|first=Alana|date=August 14, 1998|title=Martha Chase, 75, Cleveland Native, Worked on Early DNA Experiment|work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref>
* [[Barry Cofield]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015">{{cite news |last1=Piorkowski |first1=Jeff |title=Super Bowl players return to Heights High for a visit |url=https://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/2015/12/cleveland_heights_high.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=The Plain Dealer |date=December 12, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[NFL]] player, Super Bowl XLII champion
* [[Chuck Cooper (actor)|Chuck Cooper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Chuck |title=Excerpt from Chuck Cooper's Speech |url=https://www.nystea.org/wp-content/uploads/chronicle/2011.10-NYSTEA-Chronicle.pdf |accessdate=September 11, 2020 |work=Fall Chronicles |publisher=New York State Theatre Education Association |date=October 2011 |page=5}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=A little iffy but the best I could find; refers to audition for CHHS choir, which I think sufficiently implies attendance at the high school; and it's apparently a printout of a newsletter delivered by email|date=September 2020}} [[Tony Award]]-winning actor
* [[Christine De Vinne]], president of [[Ursuline College]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ursuline College Office of the President {{!}} Ursuline - Liberal Arts College in OH |url=https://www.ursuline.edu/inside-ursuline/president-sister-christine-de-vinne |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=www.ursuline.edu |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Edwards]], former [[National Basketball Association]] player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevin Edwards Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwarke01.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Eric Fingerhut]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> president and CEO of [[Jewish Federations of North America]], former CEO of [[Hillel International]], former U.S. Congressman from northeast Ohio, former Ohio State Senator
* [[Jimmy Fox]], [[James Gang]] founding drummer and organist<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten inducted into Heights High Hall of Fame - The Heights Observer |url=https://www.heightsobserver.org/read/2009/07/07/ten-inducted-into-heights-high-hall |website=www.heightsobserver.org |accessdate=27 May 2019 |quote=James K. Fox, Class of 1965 While many may know him as the founder, leader and drummer for the rock group The James Gang. Fox is also an authority on automotive license plates.}}</ref>
* [[Darrell Issa]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> U.S. Congressman representing the San Diego, CA area
* [[Jason Kelce]], former NFL player for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Kelce Player Profile |url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/roster/jason-kelce/1321 |website=GoBearcats.com}}</ref>
* [[Travis Kelce]], NFL player for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/sports/2021/02/04/travis-kelce-s-high-school-coaches-reflect-on-his-success |website=SpectrumNews1.com|title=NFL Star Travis Kelce's High School Coaches Reflect on His Success }}</ref>
* [[Steve LaTourette]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> former U.S. Congressman from northeast Ohio
* [[Clea Lewis]], actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Heights High School to induct 10 into alumni hall |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/briefs/cleveland-heights-high-school-to-induct-into-alumni-hall/article_33fee124-6694-11e9-93f3-6b86dfe8b84a.html |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |work=Cleveland Jewish News |date=April 26, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mike McGruder]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> NFL player for [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Paul Leonard Newman]], American actor
* Maxwell Stern of [[Signals Midwest]], musician
* [[Mel Tucker]],<ref name="Piorkowski2015"/> former head football coach at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State University]]
* [[Merton F. Utter]] (1917–1980),<ref name = "MFUobit">{{cite news | title = Merton Franklin Utter obituary | newspaper = Clarinda Herald Journal | location = Clarinda, Iowa | date = 1980-12-18 | url = https://www.mogenweb.org/nodaway/obits/scans/2000-2099/2083.jpg | access-date = 2019-01-30}}</ref> microbiologist and biochemist, died in Cleveland Heights
* [[Bill Watterson]], American cartoonist and creator of [[Calvin and Hobbes]]
* [[Sean Young]], American actress
* [[Debra Winger]], Academy Award-nominated actress
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==See also==
* [[Forest Hill, Ohio]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Works cited===
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* {{cite book |last1=Bremer |first1=Deanna L. |last2=Fisher |first2=Hugh P. |title=Euclid Golf Neighborhood |location=Charleston, S.C. |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |date=2004 |isbn=9780738532547 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoe9iKrLbSsC }}
* {{cite book |last=Morton |first=Marion J. |title=Cleveland Heights: The Making of An Urban Suburb |location=Charleston, S.C. |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |date=2002 |isbn=9780738523842 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gM6Sb8_Wg-gC }}
* {{cite book |last=Morton |first=Marion J. |title=Cleveland Heights |location=Charleston, S.C. |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |date=2005 |isbn=9780738533889 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTzzVIfAW44C }}
* {{cite report |author=National Park Service |title=Euclid Golf Allotment. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. NPS Form 10-900. (Rev. 10-90). |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=United States Department of the Interior |date=July 3, 2002 |access-date=May 2, 2015 |url=http://www.clevelandheights.com/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1255 |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001052007/http://www.clevelandheights.com/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1255 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite book |last=Rose |first=William Ganson |title=Cleveland: The Making of a City |location=Kent, Ohio |publisher=Kent State University Press |date=1990 |isbn=9780873384285 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IT1NVT1vEwUC }}
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==External links==
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{{official website}}

{{Geographic Location
| Northwest = [[East Cleveland, Ohio|East Cleveland]]
| North     = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]
| West      = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]
| Center    = Cleveland Heights
| East      = [[South Euclid, Ohio|South Euclid]]
| South     = [[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights]]
| Southeast = [[University Heights, Ohio|University Heights]]
}}

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