Westlake, Ohio Westlake, Ohio Official seal of Westlake, Ohio Location in Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio.
Location of Ohio in the United States Location of Ohio in the United States City of Westlake incorporated 1957 Westlake is a town/city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
Westlake is positioned at 41 27 16 N 81 55 43 W (41.454439, -81.928657). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 15.93 square miles (41.26 km2), all land. Of the city's populace over the age of 25, 50.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.2% White, 1.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
The median age in the town/city was 45 years.
21.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.65% White, 0.95% African American, 1.36% Native American, 4.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other competitions, and 1.51% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 54, and 18.2% who were 55 years of age or older.
The region now known as the town/city of Westlake was first settled on October 10, 1810.
Dover Village was retitled Westlake in 1940. This was done to eliminate confusion with Dover, Ohio. The village of Westlake became a town/city in 1957. The Westlake Historical Society was formed to inform and educate the rest about the history of Dover/ Westlake.
According to the Cleveland Press, the mayor of Westlake, Alexander R.
Companies headquartered in Westlake include Nordson, American Greetings and Hyland Software.
According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 3 Westlake City School District 652 6 City of Westlake 431 The Westlake City School District persistently places inside the top 4% of statewide districts on the state education report card. The precinct received an achievement undertaking of 89.0% for the Performance Index and a undertaking of 95.% for the Indicators Met on the Ohio Department of Education's 2013-2014 District Report Card. Westlake High School (WHS) (Grades 9-12) Westlake High School is home to WHBS-TV, the Westlake High school Broadcasting System.
Westlake is served by the Westlake Porter Public Library.
Also found in Westlake is Lakewood Country Club, "the only Northern Ohio Club to host the PGA-based, Web.com televised golf tour." Westlake hosted the 2006 USA Broomball National Championships, which encompassed the first-ever nationwide collegiate co-rec championship tournament for broomball, won by Clarkson University, and the first-ever women's nationwide championship, won by Miami University.
Tom Bagley, experienced driver for the United States Automobile Club and Champ Car Championship Car series Sanjay Beach, experienced football player in the National Football League (NFL) Phil Dawson, experienced football player in the National Football League (NFL) Kevin Houser, former experienced football player in the NFL Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Miss April 1989 in Playboy magazine; resident of Westlake for some years Alex Mack, experienced football player in the National Football League (NFL) Eric Steinbach, former experienced football player in the NFL Ryan Tucker, former experienced football player in the NFL Westlake's first Sister City partnership with the Town of Tralee in Ireland was established in 2009 and is recognized by Sister Cities International.
On March 8, 2012, the Windsor Star (of Windsor, Ontario, Canada) had reported that Westlake, and Kingsville, Ontario were considering twinning with each other, due to their adjacency (separated by Lake Erie), cultural connections (Jack Miner set up his bird sanctuary in Kingsville, but was born in Westlake), and similar sizes and economic status. On October 20, 2012, Westlake and Kingsville executed a Sister City alliance which is now recognized by Sister Cities International.
Therefore, Westlake's second Sister City is that of the Town of Kingsville, Ontairo.
About Our City United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
City of Westlake CAFR Westlake City Schools.
"Westlake City School District PDF Report" (PDF).
Westlake City Schools.
Westlake City Schools.
"Tralee Twins with Westlake, Ohio".
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