Solon, Ohio Solon, Ohio Solon City Hall Solon City Hall Solon (soh-lin) is a town/city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is a suburb of Cleveland.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, in 2012, the town/city population was estimated at 23,160. The town/city has been recognized by Money in its list of "Best Places to Live" multiple times, placing 23rd in 2009, 3rd in 2011, and 10th in 2015. The town/city has been rated as one of the safest in Ohio, has a highly rated enhance school system, and was ranked as one of the "best places to raise kids" by Bloomberg Businessweek. Solon has a strong economy and in 2013 and 2014 was granted a Google e - City award, recognizing it as the town/city with the strongest online company improve in Ohio. 7.1 Solon City Schools Solon High School By 1850, the populace of Solon Township reached 1,034.
Because of close-by Cleveland's position as a nationwide hub of the barns industry, rail also contributed greatly to Solon's growth.
In 1857, the Cleveland-Youngstown section of the Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad established a line running through Solon.
Laid out in a traditional New England plan, Solon, like many of the neighboring townships, established a enhance square in its town center.
In conjunction with townships to the north, a north-south corridor was established through the town centers of Solon, Orange, and Mayfield townships (from south to north, in the order given) and, accordingly, was titled SOM Center Road (now Ohio 91).
Solon Township encompassed the current municipalities of the City of Solon and the villages of Bentleyville and Glenwillow.
In 1917, Solon was incorporated as a village and later became a town/city in 1961, directed under the mayor-council form of government.
Solon was one of the first metros/cities to use a elected zoning plan and has been able to achieve a strong industrialized base, while insulating its bedroom communities from industrialized activities.
In addition to its prepared use for corporate and residentiary areas, Solon has 687 acres (2.78 km2) of town/city parks and recreational area, 360 acres (1.5 km2) of Cleveland Metroparks (the South Chagrin Reservation) and three golf courses inside its borders.
US 422 enables easy access to many points throughout Northeast Ohio, providing a corridor extending from Cleveland through Solon and beyond Warren into Pennsylvania.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 20.49 square miles (53.07 km2), of which 20.36 square miles (52.73 km2) is territory and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water. Like other Great Lakes region cities, Solon lies in a humid continental climate zone (Koppen Dfa) and has four distinct seasons, from hot summers to cold and snowy winters.
Solon experiences mostly high rain (an average of 42.78 inches annually) due to lake effect and its existence on the end of the North American snowbelt. Solon is 18 miles (29 km) from Cleveland in the southeastern corner of Cuyahoga County, adjoining to three other counties: Geauga, Portage and Summit (listed here clockwise from east to south).
Even with their similar names, Solon is not adjoining to South Solon, Ohio, a village positioned in Madison County in Central Ohio, approximately 35 miles west of Columbus.
Solon has a large immigrant population, the majority of whom originate from the former Soviet Union, China, Israel, India, and Italy. 20-30% of Solon's inhabitants are either immigrants or first-generation Americans. The success of Solon's enhance schools is cited as one reason for the range of its population. At home, it is estimated that 9% of inhabitants speak Chinese, 8% speak an Indian language, 6% speak Russian, and 4% speak other non-English languages.
Accordingly, Solon is considered a satellite city, defined as a suburb including an employment base sufficient to support its residentiary populace (even though the improve is integrated through cross-commuting in a much larger urbane area).
Today, as stated to town/city government authorities, Solon has primary clusters of businesses in five manufacturing industries: 1) electronic and electrical equipment, 2) industrialized and commercial machinery, 3) measuring and controlling devices and instruments, 4) chemicals and allied products, and 5) fabricated metal products.
Wrap Tite, a small company in town that manufactures stretch wrap and other packing and shipping products, was given a $1.5 million Small Business Administration (SBA)-supported loan in summer 2011, a fact emphasized by Vice President Joseph Biden and SBA head Karen Mills when they visited Solon on September 20, 2011, to announce a $20 billion three-year commitment by 13 primary banking chains to increase lending to small businesses in underserved communities. 7 Cleveland Clinic Solon Center 425 The Solon Center for the Arts is positioned in the historic Old City Hall, which has also over the years served as a school, library, and police and fire station. The Solon Center for the Arts offers classes in art, music, dance, and theater.
The town/city is also home to the Solon Philharmonic Orchestra, and hosts an annual Young Artists Concerto Competition. Established in 1968 in the old Disciple Church, the Solon Historical Society maintains a exhibition with artifacts from the 1800s through the 1900s, many of which serve as memorials to the town/city founders.
Many pieces in the exhibition include antique homehold and kitchen items, antique furniture, Solon Springs soda bottles, antique children's toys, school desks from the old school home, and many others.
The Solon Police Department consists of 46 officers, 14 dispatchers, 16 correction officers, eight office staff, one animal warden, 19 auxiliary police, and six school guards. The police station, which is positioned off of Solon Road and open 24 hours, has a several services that are divided into eight different departments, each handling responsibilities that are different from the other departments. Solon City Schools Main article: Solon City School District A majority of kids from Solon and neighboring Glenwillow are educated through the Solon City School District.
The precinct has been persistently ranked as a top 10 school precinct in the state of Ohio, as well as receiving praise from publications such as Newsweek, and US News and World Report. Solon Schools have also received honors such as the Red Quill and Red Quill Legacy awards multiple years from the ACT organization.
Schools have also received National Blue Ribbon School recognition, considered one of the highest honors for American schools, many times over the past several decades. Solon High School educates approximately 1600-1700 students per school year, Solon Middle School and Orchard Middle School educate 700-900 students per school year each, and each elementary school educates 400-600 students per year, putting the precinct enrollment at approximately 4700-5000 students per school year.
Solon High School (9-12) Solon Middle School (7-8) Rita Roman Catholic Parish Church in Solon, that offers preschool, elementary, upper elementary, and middle school programs.
Rita School also has a connection to the Solon City Schools, as they have similar school hours, use the Solon School District's buses, etc.
Rita School has also received National Blue Ribbon School designation from the United States government. Solon is home to chapters of the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Akron Children's Hospital Health Systems.
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