Editing Cortland, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Cortland, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|image_caption            = Downtown Cortland
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|map_caption              = Location of Cortland in Trumbull County, Ohio.
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|pushpin_label            = Cortland
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Deidre Petrosky<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofcortland.org/index.php/government/mayor-s-office |title=Mayor's Office}}</ref>
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|population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est          = 7062
|pop_est_as_of           = 2023
|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=14 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes    = 
|population_total        = 7105
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1640.88
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|timezone                = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset              = -5
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|website                 = http://www.cityofcortland.org
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 44410
|area_code               = [[Area codes 234 and 330|330, 234]]
|blank_name              = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Cortland''' is a city in [[Trumbull County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 7,105 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/><ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3918812 |title=Cortland city, Ohio | publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 23, 2022 }}</ref> It lies on the eastern shore of [[Mosquito Creek Lake]] {{convert|19|mi}} north of [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]] and is part of the [[Mahoning Valley|Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:"A Beauty Spot," Postcard Cortland, Ohio. - DPLA - fb8227879a001631867946899b3305a4 (page 1) (cropped).jpg|alt=Postcard showing views of houses by a brook with a wooden bridge in Cortland, Ohio.|thumb|Postcard titled "A Beauty Spot" of Cortland, Ohio (1911)|left]]

Samuel Bacon established a settlement in what is now Cortland by acquiring land along the Mahoning River in 1807.<ref name="cortland hist">{{cite web|url=https://cityofcortland.org/about/cortland-history/ |title=Cortland History |publisher=City of Cortland, Ohio |access-date=May 20, 2025 }}</ref> In 1816, he traded this land for a lumber mill.<ref name="bazetta">{{cite web|url=https://www.cortlandohiohistory.org/copy-of-bazetta |title=Uncle Enos In Cortland |author=Johnson, H. U. |publisher=Lake Shore Home Magazine |date=December 1884 |website=www.cortlandohiohistory.org |access-date=May 20, 2025 }}</ref> The mill relied on a dam built in 1809, but it was limited to spring use due to water levels. As the area developed, J.H. Post and H.G. Scovill built a larger dam that powered a custom and planning mill and grist mill. The area became known as Baconsburg in the 19th century.<ref name="cortland hist" />

Minister Orrin Gates, who was from [[Cortland, New York]], helped convert the area's oldest church into a Disciple Church in 1832.<ref name="cortland hist" /> Baconsburg officially incorporated as the village of Cortland in 1873, named after the city in New York.<ref name="cortland hist" /> The village grew, with a new town hall built in 1874 and later replaced in 1986.<ref name="cortland hist" /> The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1820, a cheese factory opened in 1875, and the Union School was constructed in 1877.<ref name="bazetta" />

In 1981, Cortland officially became a city after its population surpassed 5,000 and later adopted a charter government.<ref name="cortland hist" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> It lies along the eastern shore of [[Mosquito Creek Lake]] and the accompanying [[Mosquito Lake State Park]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 616
|1890= 697
|1900= 620
|1910= 612
|1920= 750
|1930= 940
|1940= 1014
|1950= 1259
|1960= 1957
|1970= 2525
|1980= 5011
|1990= 5666
|2000= 6830
|2010= 7104
|2020= 7105
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7062
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><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|accessdate=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=April 24, 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|accessdate=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cortlandcityohio,US/PST045221|title=Cortland city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,104 people, 3,010 households, and 2,032 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1671.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|755.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 3,010 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 44.4 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of 2000, there were 6,830 people, 2,738 households, and 1,968 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,524.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,899 housing units at an average density of {{convert|647.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 2,738 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,941 and the median income for a family was $62,441. Males had a median income of $50,739 versus $28,320 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,972. About 4.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lakeview Local Schools operates one Pk-8 Building and one high school ([[Lakeview High School (Ohio)|Lakeview High School]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lakeviewlocal.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Lakeview Local Schools | accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref>  A few residences within the easternmost portions of the city of Cortland, closest to SR-11, are zoned for the Mathews Local School District. Residences north of Bradley Brownlee Road are in the Maplewood Local School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st39_oh/c39155_trumbull/DC10SD_C39155_001.pdf | title=Trumbull School Districts Map | publisher=US Census | accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

Cortland has a public library, a branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wtcpl.org/index.php/hours-and-locations.html | title=Locations | publisher=Warren-Trumbull County Public Library | accessdate=March 3, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164748/http://www.wtcpl.org/index.php/hours-and-locations.html | archive-date=March 3, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transportation==
The following highways pass through Cortland:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofcortland.org/AboutCortland.aspx |title=About Cortland |access-date=January 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119181823/http://www.cityofcortland.org/AboutCortland.aspx |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  [[File:OH-5.svg|25px]] [[Ohio State Route 5|State Route 5]]
*  [[File:OH-46.svg|25px]] [[Ohio State Route 46|State Route 46]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofcortland.org City website]

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[[Category:Cities in Trumbull County, Ohio]]
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[[Category:1874 establishments in Ohio]]
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