Cuyahoga County Ohio
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio

US county information
NameCuyahoga County
StateOhio
SeatCleveland
Largest cityCleveland
US Area
Total Area1246 sq mi (3227.1 km2)
Land Area458 sq mi (1186.2 km2)
Water Area787 sq mi (2038.3 km2)
Population1393978 (2000)
Density1173.4/km2 (3040/sq mi)
FoundedJune 7, 1807
Named for"crooked river" possibly in Algonquian

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Cuyahoga County (, or -enˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə) is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a thirteen-county region, joined together in economic development initiatives. The county is named after the Native American word (possibly Algonquian) Cuyahoga, which means "crooked river". The name is also assigned to the Cuyahoga River, which bisects the county. Former U.S. President James A. Garfield was born in what was Cuyahoga County's Orange Township.

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Filing deadline for new Cuyahoga County executive and council seats passes ... - Plain Dealer (blog) Tweet this news
Plain Dealer (blog)--CLEVELAND, -Ohio- -- The primary filing deadline for offices in -Cuyahoga County's- reorganized government passed Thursday with no last-minute surprises and ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:04:28 GMT+00:00
Ohio State Highway Patrol plans OVI checkpoint in Cuyahoga County Friday evening - NewsNet5.com Tweet this news
NewsNet5.com--The -Ohio- State Highway Patrol said that the location of the checkpoint won't be announced until Friday morning. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:17:11 GMT+00:00
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority to pay $415000 for advice on sludge ... - Plain Dealer (blog) Tweet this news
Plain Dealer (blog)--View full sizeChuck Crow / The Plain DealerThe Cleveland--Cuyahoga County- port on Lake Erie. CLEVELAND, -Ohio- -- The Cleveland--Cuyahoga County- Port Authority ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:04:07 GMT+00:00
Cleveland Area Official Sues To Keep Job - WLWT Cincinnati Tweet this news
WLWT Cincinnati---Cuyahoga County- recorder Lillian Greene filed her lawsuit Tuesday. She is challenging the midterm threat to her $74000 a year job that entails documenting ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:10 GMT+00:00
A disgraced Cuyahoga County official had been writing an ethics policy - Plain Dealer (blog) Tweet this news
Plain Dealer (blog)--Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer, FileThe -Cuyahoga County- Administration Building, shown in this file photo, is home to the county's Boards of Revision. ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:51:26 GMT+00:00
Cuyahoga County Recorder Lillian Greene to file a lawsuit to try to keep her ... - Plain Dealer (blog) Tweet this news
Plain Dealer (blog)--CLEVELAND, -Ohio- -- -Cuyahoga County- Recorder Lillian Greene will file a lawsuit today challenging the constitutionality of a new county charter that ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:31:30 GMT+00:00
Superintendents tap pensions while working new jobs - Canton Repository Tweet this news
Canton Repository--In -Cuyahoga County-, William Zelei retired in 2005 as superintendent at South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools at age 56 with 23 years in public service. ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:09:33 GMT+00:00
Cuyahoga County report shows small improvement in health goals for mothers and ... - Plain Dealer Tweet this news
Plain Dealer--"Overall, compared to -Ohio- and the rest of the nation, -Cuyahoga County- clearly has many challenges ahead of it," he said. "The report provides clear ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:02:37 GMT+00:00
Grants available for Cuyahoga County artists to pursue projects - Crain's Cleveland Business Tweet this news
Crain's Cleveland Business---Cuyahoga County- artists have five chances this summer to learn more about how they can secure a $20000 grant to pursue art projects. ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:05:23 GMT+00:00
29-year-old Mayfield Heights man killed his infant daughter with boiling water - Plain Dealer (blog) Tweet this news
Plain Dealer (blog)--Assistant Prosecutor Anna Faraglia told Nemitz he was a "sorry, pathetic excuse for a father," before he was sentenced by -Cuyahoga County- Common Pleas Judge ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:00:50 GMT+00:00

Presidential election results, 1960-2008
Year Democrat Republican
2008 68.50% 441,836 30.44% 196,369
2004 66.57% 448,503 32.89% 221,600
2000 62.62% 359,913 33.42% 192,099
1996 60.75% 341,357 29.15% 163,770
1992 52.72% 337,548 29.24% 187,186
1988 58.79% 353,401 40.33% 242,439
1984 55.65% 362,626 43.60% 284,094
1980 50.02% 307,448 41.47% 254,883
1976 56.03% 349,186 41.01% 255,594
1972 48.15% 317,670 49.94% 329,493
1968 53.95% 363,540 35.44% 238,791
1964 71.50% 492,911 28.50% 196,436
1960 59.83% 429,030 40.17% 288,056

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