Brook Park, Ohio

Brook Park, Ohio
City
Location of Brook Park in Ohio
Location of Brook Park in Cuyahoga County
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga
Government
• Type	City
Area
• Total	7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
• Land	7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	797 ft (243 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	21,218
• Density	2,815.1/sq mi (1,086.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44142
Area code	216
FIPS code	39-09288Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1048554
Website	http://www.cityofbrookpark.com/

Brook Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 21,218.

Geography

Brook Park is located at 41°23′58″N 81°49′6″W (41.399550, -81.818423)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 21,218 people, 8,193 households, and 5,989 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,815.1 people per square mile (1,086.5/km²). There were 8,370 housing units at an average density of 1,110.5/sq mi (428.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.49% White, 1.95% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.

There were 8,193 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,333, and the median income for a family was $53,324. Males had a median income of $40,202 versus $25,943 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,411. About 3.5% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brook Park is part of the Berea City School District. Elementary students attend Brookview or Brook Park Memorial elementary school. Middle School students either attend Roehm or Ford Middle School. High school students who attend public high school attend either Midpark High School in the neighboring city of Middleburg Heights or Berea High School in the neighboring city of Berea.

Natives

The city shot to national attention when at least 19 Marines of the 25th Marine Regiment, 3rd battalion, 4th division headquartered in the city were killed in combat in Iraq on August 2, 2005 and August 3, 2005. On Friday, August 5, 2005, the city government printed and distributed American flags for every household in the city to display on their windows. On August 8, 2005, thousands of citizens from throughout Northeast Ohio attended a memorial service to show their support for the fallen Marines. National, state and local politicians also voiced their mutual support for the families affected and for the ongoing support needed for all of the service members still involved in their mission overseas.

Brook Park Mayor Mark Elliott is a Baldwin Wallace College graduate and was re-elected in 2006.

Brook Park is the hometown of Melanie Murphy who was crowned Miss Ohio for 2006 and represented Ohio in the Miss America contest.

Brook Park also is known for their Mr. and Miss Brook Park Pagents, which are held during their Community Days. Anthony Hall and Briana Cates are the current Mr. and Miss Brook Park.

Jordan Otero also is a resident who was Mr. Brook Park 2008 and also contributes to his community.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	861		—
1930	837		−2.8%
1940	1,122		34.1%
1950	2,606		132.3%
1960	12,856		393.3%
1970	30,774		139.4%
1980	26,195		−14.9%
1990	22,865		−12.7%
2000	21,218		−7.2%
2008 (est.)	19,194

See also

• Cleveland Engine

External links

• City of Brook Park