Editing Garfield Heights, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Garfield Heights, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Garfield Heights, Ohio.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Garfield Heights city hall.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Garfield Heights Civic Center
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = Garfield Heights logo.jpg

<!-- Maps -->| image_map          = Cuyahoga County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Garfield Heights 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    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Matt Burke ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{cite web|last1=Exner|first1=Rich|title=Democrats outnumber Republicans as mayors in Cuyahoga County, 39-14|url=http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2013/11/democrats_outnumber_republican.html|website=[[The Plain Dealer|Cleveland.com]]|access-date=30 January 2016|date=16 November 2013}}</ref>
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1786
| established_title2 = Founded
| established_date2  = 1907
| established_title3 = Incorporated
| established_date3  = 1930

<!-- 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|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 18.87
| area_land_km2      = 18.72
| area_water_km2     = 0.14
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.29
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.23
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.06

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 28900
| 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=27 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 29781
| population_density_km2 = 1590.49
| population_density_sq_mi = 4119.09

<!-- 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       = 955
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|25|17|N|81|36|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 44105, 44125, 44128
| area_code          = [[Area code 216|216]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-29428<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        = 1064703<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1064703}}</ref>
| website            = [https://www.garfieldhts.org/ garfieldhts.org]
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Garfield Heights''' is a city in [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 29,781 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. A suburb of [[Cleveland]], it is a part of the [[Greater Cleveland|Cleveland metropolitan area]].

In 2025, the City of Garfield Heights was named as a Top 25 Best Suburbs of Cleveland, OH. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Liz |date=February 18, 2025 |title=The 25 Best Suburbs to Live in Cleveland, OH: A Complete Guide to Northeast Ohio's Top Communities |url=https://moneyinc.com/the-25-best-suburbs-to-live-in-cleveland/ |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=Money Inc}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Marymountbk.jpg|thumb|left|Marymount Congregational Home, [[St. Joseph Convent and Academy Complex]]]]
The area was originally part of [[Defunct townships of Cuyahoga County, Ohio#Newburgh Township|Newburgh Township]]. The Village of South Newburgh was formed in 1907, and it was incorporated as Garfield Heights in 1930. The city is named after Garfield Park, which in turn was named in honor of President [[James A. Garfield]], a native of nearby Orange Township.<ref>{{cite web |title=GARFIELD HEIGHTS |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/g/garfield-heights |website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Garfield Heights is located at {{Coord|41|25|17|N|81|36|10|W|type:city}} (41.421423, -81.602682).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|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=2013-01-06 |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=2012-07-02 }}</ref> The elevation of Garfield Heights is {{convert|831|ft|m}} above sea level where it borders [[Cleveland]], and its highest elevation is {{convert|972|ft|m}} above sea level at the Garfield Heights Justice Center.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2530
|1930= 15589
|1940= 16989
|1950= 21662
|1960= 38455
|1970= 41417
|1980= 34938
|1990= 31739
|2000= 30734
|2010= 28849
|2020= 29781
|estyear=2023
|estimate=28900
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdff|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=26 April 2020}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><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|access-date=28 November 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|access-date=28 November 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|access-date=28 November 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 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=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/garfieldheightscityohio,US/PST045221|title=Garfield Heights city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
}}

The ethnic groups of Garfield Heights include Poles, Slovenes, Italians, Irish, and African-Americans.

93.4% spoke [[American English|English]], 2.8% [[Polish language|Polish]], 1.2% [[Italian language in the United States|Italian]], and 1.2% [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Data Center Results |access-date=2014-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922111410/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=2014-09-22 }}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Garfield Heights city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Garfield Heights city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US3929428&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garfield Heights city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3929428&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garfield Heights city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3929428&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|24,577
|17,019
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,502
|79.97%
|58.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35.26%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,143
|10,184
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,618
|16.73%
|35.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|44
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.14%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|286
|387
|style='background: #ffffe6; |266
|0.93%
|1.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|33
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88
|0.11%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|260
|528
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,097
|0.85%
|1.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.68%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|388
|656
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,170
|1.26%
|2.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.93%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''30,734'''
|'''28,849'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''29,781'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===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]]|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 28,849 people, 11,691 households, and 7,393 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3990.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 13,125 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1815.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 35.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 11,691 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 38.5 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

==Economy==
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[[Marymount Hospital]], part of the [[Cleveland Clinic]] system, is the city's largest employer.

The [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] has its District 12 headquarters in the city.

In 2007, Garfield Heights and its neighbor [[Maple Heights, Ohio|Maple Heights]] were mentioned by [[CNN]]/[[Money (magazine)|''Money'']] as two of America's most affordable communities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where homes are affordable - Garfield Heights, Ohio (23) - Money Magazine|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_most_affordable.moneymag/23.html|access-date=2021-10-29|website=money.cnn.com}}</ref>

The Garfield Heights Chamber of Commerce was established in the 1960s and includes over 250 business members from the area.

[[Chart Industries]], a gas tank manufacturer, has its world headquarters located in Garfield Heights.

The Ohio Catholic Federal Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in Ohio, is based in Garfield Heights. As of 2011, it had 17,456 members and $155 million in assets.

Garfield Heights is the site of the Highland Park, formerly City View Center that once was a planned regional [[power center (retail)|power center]] built upon a former landfill in the mid-2000s.  In 2020, the development was purchased from receivership and revitalized by Industrial Commercial Properties, Inc.  In 2021, Mayor Matt Burke along with former Mayors Vic Collova and Thomas J. Longo, stood with Industrial Commercial Properties to cut the ribbon for the first new corporations to open in Highland Park including MPAC Switchback, MTech, Innoplast and Thermoprene.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Business View Magazine |url=https://businessviewmagazine.com/garfield-heights-ohio-room-grow/ |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=Business View Magazine}}</ref>  

==Government==
Garfield Heights has seven wards and a [[Mayor–council government|mayor-council]] form of government. The city's charter went into effect in 1956. The city also has a municipal court that serves several jurisdictions.
The council president is selected by members of city council. If the mayor's seat is vacated, the council president would assume the duties, according to the city charter.

===Mayors of Garfield Heights===
{| class="wikitable"
! Term of service !! Name !! Life dates !! Party
|-
|  1920–1929 ||   Oliver D. Jackson || 1874-1953 || &nbsp;
|-
|  1930–1931  ||  Raymond Ring || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
|  1932–1937  ||  Martin O'Donnell || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
|  1937–1939  ||  Don Cameron || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
|  1940–1947  ||  Raymond Ring || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| 1947–1949 || Grant Weber || 1884–1949 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1950–1955 || Charles F. Wing || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| 1956–1961 || Neil E. Bowler || 1902–1995 || Republican
|-
| 1962–1964 || Jack Donovan || 1922-1988 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1965–1969 || Frank Petrancek || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| 1970–1979 || Ray Stachewicz || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| 1979–1983 || Theodore S. Holtz || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
|-
| 1983–2009 || Thomas J. Longo || &nbsp; || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|-
| 2009-2021|| Vic Collova || 1947- || Democrat
|-
| 2021-|| Matt Burke|| &nbsp; || Democrat
|}

===Public safety===
The city maintains its own police and fire departments.
The city has a network of emergency warning sirens. The sirens are routinely tested at noon on the first Saturday of every month. A [[Community Emergency Response Team]] is in place. Garfield Heights uses [[traffic signal preemption]].

In 2021, at the direction of Mayor Matt Burke and newly appointed Chief Mark Kaye, the city began a comprehensive Crime Reduction Plan.  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $1.3 Million to the Garfield Heights Police Department through the Ohio Violent Crime Grant Reduction Program.  The Garfield Heights Police Department installed a city-wide camera surveillance system, the Flock system, a comprehensive Drone Unit and most effectively, a Target Enforcement Unit.  By 2023, the Garfield Heights Police Department reported a reduction of 33%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dave |first=DeNatale |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visits Garfield Heights police for update on crime reduction |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/gov-mike-dewine-garfield-heights-crime-reduction-update/95-07c8d6c0-c38e-4213-bb16-6c3d3c3f398c |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=WKYC.com}}</ref>  

==Parks and recreation==
The Dan Kostel Recreation Center is located on Turney Road at the Civic Center complex and includes an outdoor swimming pool open during summer season only and an indoor ice skating rink.<ref name=":1">City of Garfield Heights Parks and Recreation. http://www.garfieldhts.org/parks--recreation</ref>
Garfield Park Reservation, part of the regional Cleveland Metroparks system, is located in the Northeast corner of Garfield Heights on its border with [[Cleveland]].

Wargo Farms,<ref name=":0" /> a 45 acre area of land was sold to the Cleveland Metroparks in 2023 to preserve green space and create walking trails and recreation.<ref name=":1" />  

In 2024, Garfield Park Reservation's newly restored Boathouse and Pond was unveiled at a ceremony with Mayor Matt Burke and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne.  

==Education==
[[File:Garfield Heights High School.jpg|thumb|Garfield Heights High School]]
Garfield Heights has its own [[Garfield Heights City School District|public school system]] comprising three elementary schools, one middle school, and one [[Garfield Heights High School|high school]]. It is governed by a five-member elected board. There are two Catholic schools in the city; St. Benedict and [[Trinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio)|Trinity High School]].

In 2001, Garfield Heights voters approved a [[tax|levy]] to build a new high school. Construction of the school began soon thereafter and was completed in mid-2003. In 2006, ground was broken for the construction of the high school arts and drama complex, a $5 million building. Construction of the 750-seat Garfield Heights Matousek Center for the Performing Arts started in November 2006. The performing arts center opened on November 3, 2007.

In 2010–11 school year both Elmwood Elementary and Maple Leaf Intermediate were renovated and Maple Leaf School gained more classrooms and a bigger gym. Maple Leaf School is the Garfield Heights City School District's oldest building built in 1925 and was the smallest until the current reconstruction.

==Media==
Garfield Heights is served by the Cleveland television stations and numerous cable and satellite providers. The ''Cleveland Plain Dealer'', and the ''Neighborhood News-Garfield Heights Tribune'' (published each Wednesday) are the main newspapers.

==Notable people==
* [[Steve Bartek]], American guitarist, film composer, conductor 
* [[James Jude Courtney]], American actor and stunt performer
* [[William A. Foster]], earned the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Dennis Fryzel]], last football coach at the [[University of Tampa]]
* [[DeJuan Groce]], cornerback in the [[NFL]]
* [[Dale Miller]], former [[Ohio Senate|Ohio State Senator]]
* [[Gene Mruczkowski]], former NFL offensive lineman and Super Bowl champ with the New England Patriots
* [[Scott Mruczkowski]], former football center for the [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Phil Pozderac]], former NFL offensive lineman and Super Bowl champ with the Dallas Cowboys
*[[Jerry Schuplinski]], former NFL QB and quality control coach for New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants
* [[David J. Skal]], American cultural historian, critic, writer
* [[Wilma Smith (newscaster)|Wilma Smith]], former Cleveland news anchor
* [[James Glenwright Unger]], American hockey player

==Surrounding communities==
{{Geographic Location
| North = [[Broadway-Slavic Village|Broadway-Slavic Village (Cleveland)]]
| Northeast = [[Union-Miles Park|Union-Miles Park (Cleveland)]]
| Center = Garfield Heights
| West = [[Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio]]
| East = [[Maple Heights, Ohio]]
| Southeast = [[Maple Heights, Ohio]]
| Southwest = [[Valley View, Ohio]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Garfield Heights History c. 1976 Garfield Heights Historical Society
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Garfield-Heights-Ohio.html Garfield Heights city data] at City-data.com
* [http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/StdBackPage.aspx?id=1053 Cuyahoga Public Library - History of Garfield Heights Library]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.garfieldhts.org/}}

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