Sunday, December 16, 2012
Here's what happened in Strongsville in the last few days
The top headlines in Strongsville in the last week: City is shrinking -- New U.S. Census estimates take a surprising turn and show Strongsville is losing population. Kids out at night -- Summer mischief is continuing into the winter, especially ding-dong-ditching. Election season starting -- Former School Board member Dave Gusman announces he will run for an at-large City Council seat next year. New road opens -- An access road that is designed to alleviate traffic congestion at the Plaza at SouthPark is open for use. Kids may get two extra days off -- School officials are applying for "waiver days" -- extra in-service days in which teachers will report for work and students get to stay home. Dogs and cats safer in fires -- Crossroads …
Monday, December 10, 2012
New estimates show the number of residents is declining
Strongsville is getting smaller, a newly released estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. While the official 2010 census count put the city at 44,750 residents, that figure dropped to 44,400 in 2011, the estimate says -- a loss of 350 people in one year. City officials weren't happy with the 2010 census figures, which showed Strongsville grew by only 852 people in the last decade and conflicted with their own projections. City Planner Bob Hill said he had been keeping track of population based on new home building statistics and had estimated Strongsville would be 46,000 people strong by 2010. The estimates are based on interviews with almost 2 million housing units each year from 2007 through 2011. By pooling several years of …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Here are the top stories from the last few days
These are some headlines from Strongsville Patch this week: 1. House raided -- Agents from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force execute a search warrant at a Greenbrier Drive home, confiscating computers and files. 2. Crematory vote delayed -- The city Planning Commission tables a proposal for Jardine Funeral Home to install cremation equipment at its Pearl Road business until it does more research. 3. Strongsville is shrinking -- A study by the school district shows enrollment -- and overall population -- will decline significantly over the next 10 years. 4. Bomb Squad called out -- Someone left a suspicious device on Royalton Road near Starbucks. 5. Old fire truck comes home -- A fire lieutenant comes across a 1948 pumper …
Friday, April 6, 2012
New U.S. Census date breaks down population by race
The 2010 Census already told us that Strongsville has become a more diverse community over the last decade, with races other than white making up a bigger portion of the population. In fact, the figures show that that minorities account for all of the increase in population the city saw between 2000 and 2010, while the number of white residents decreased. The Census Bureau released new breakdowns this week that give more insight into the minority population: 1. Strongsville is getting more diverse The city's hispanic and Latino population jumped 64 percent over the decade, from 557 to 912; the number of black or African American residents went up 53 percent (from 551 to 845); and the Asian population increased 30 percent (from 1,406 to 1,…
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Here's what new estimates from 2005-2009 shows about the city
Here are some facts and figures that mesh to paint a portrait of Strongsville. They were taken from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey estimates for 2005-2009. Housing • There were about 16,000 households in Strongsville, and 73 percent of them were filled with families. About 65 percent were married-couple families. Of the other 27 percent, nearly all were people living alone. • The city had 17,000 housing units -- 4 percent of which were vacant -- and 84 percent of which were single-family structures. About 34 percent of the housing units were built since 1990. • 2 percent of the households did not have telephone service, and 4 percent did not have access to a motor vehicle. On the other hand, 46 percent of households had two…
Monday, November 7, 2011
White residents have decreased, city got older and a lot of people have German heritage
Here are some facts from the 2010 U.S. Census and the newly released estimates from 2008-2010 from the American Community Survey. 1. Strongsville has German roots. Residents reported more German ancestry than any other, with 30 percent of people here saying their forefathers were from Germany. Next-highest was Irish (16 percent), followed by Polish (13 percent), Italian (12.4 percent), English (9.6 percent) and Slovak (7.3 percent). 2. The city got much more diverse. The city grew by 892 people (about 2 percent) between 2000 and 2010, the census says, bringing the population to 44,750. All of the growth -- and then some -- came in the form of minorities. The white population here went down by more than 1,000, while African American, …
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Median age increases; fewer people own their homes; households are smaller, data says
Strongsville aged significantly over the last 10 years, newly released U.S. Census figures show. The median age leaped from 39.1 in 2000 to 45.2 in 2010, the data shows. Statewide, the median age is 38.8. People 62 and older, who a decade ago made up 27.2 percent of the city's population, today account for 36.2 percent. "That is a big jump," City Planner Bob Hill acknowledged. Hill said he could not explain the increase, other than that some older people may be choosing to stay in Strongsville while some younger ones, like new college graduates, are leaving town. But some increase in the median age is to be expected. "We are an aging population," Hill said. Strongsville Patch has already shared information about Strongsville population and…
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
2010 Census shows sharp increase in minority residents
Strongsville has become a more diverse community over the last decade, with races other than white making up a bigger portion of the population. Newly released U.S. Census figures show that that minorities account for all of the increase in population the city saw between 2000 and 2010. The number of white residents has actually decreased in the last 10 years, meaning people of other races account for the entire population increase -- 892 people -- and then some. The figures show the city's hispanic and Latino population jumped 64 percent over the decade, from 557 to 912; the number of black or African American residents went up 53 percent (from 551 to 845); and the Asian population increased 30 percent (from 1,406 to 1,833) The number of …
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Urban sprawl continues, new Census figures show
Inner-ring suburbs and cities close to Cleveland tended to lose population over the last decade, while communities more than 20 miles away generally showed growth, according to newly released U.S. Census figures. Among six cities within 10 miles of Cleveland surveyed by Patch, only one city's population grew, and by only 0.3 percent. And within 20 miles, eight of 13 city populations dropped. Robert L. Fischer, co-director of Case Western Reserve University's Center on Urban Poverty & Community Development, said he believes home foreclosures account for part of the decrease in population. "The other matter that is well documented is that while Cleveland population has declined markedly (down 17 percent), the population in Cuyahoga County …
Friday, March 11, 2011
Strongsville planner believes 2010 census figures are too low
A Strongsville official is disputing the accuracy of 2010 U.S. Census figures that show the city grew by only 892 people in the last decade. City Planner Bob Hill said the new population count -- 44,750 -- seems low. He had estimated the population would be closer to 47,000. "I really think it's low," he said. Hill said he tallied the number of permits for new single-family homes issued between 2000 and October 2009 and found that 1,256 new houses were built in Strongsville during that time. Figuring each household size at 2.3 people, that means an additional 2,888 residents in the last 10 years. "Either we have a huge vacancy rate, or something doesn't add up," Hill said. The vacancy rate is not huge, according to the new census numbers…
rick b
5:14 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
As long as our local Strongsville government keeps stressing business and industrial development at the expense of our quality of living, then Strongsville will continue to be a less desirable place to move into. I am already way less happy with Strongsville than when I chose to buy a house here 8 years ago. Strongsville has lost a lot of its charm with the new development and its traffic jams … more ›