City of Strongsville Seal
Strongsville Fire Department

Community Profile


GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Location:  Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Nearest MajorCity: Cleveland, Ohio – 15 miles to Downtown
Major Highways:  I-80/90, I-77, I-71, SR 82, SR 42, and SR 237

POPULATION INFORMATION
City:                     43,858 (2000)
County:            1,393,845 (2000)

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Government type: Mayor/Council-City Charter
Police: 79 Officers and 24 School Guards
Fire: 68 Firefighters – 65 paramedic qualified
Fire Insurance Rating:  4

TAXES
Local Income Tax:         2%
State
Income Tax:         Graduated
Sales and Use Tax:       7.75%
Real Property Tax:        2.04% of fair market value or $20.40 per 1000

UTILITIES AND SERVICE DATA
Electric Supplier: The Illuminating Company
Gas Supplier:  Columbia Gas Company
Water Supplier:  City of Cleveland
Sanitary Sewerage Treatment: Regional Sewer District and City of Strongsville
   Treatment Type:  Secondary, Tertiary
   Treatment Capacity:  200 MGD
   Average Daily Flow:  100 MGD
   Max. Daily Flow:  120 MGD
Local Telephone Service:  AT&T, Time Warner, and WOW
Long Distance Service:  AT&T and Others
Fiber Optics Capability: YES

 

TAX INCENTIVES
CRA and Limited Enterprise Zone

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Truck Lines:  All Major
Major Airports:  ClevelandHopkins International – five miles
Railroads: CSX
Bus Service: RTA, Greyhound, and Brunswick
Nearest WaterPort: Cleveland, Ohio
Parcel Service:  All Major 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks: 14
Savings and Loans: 3 

RELIGIOUS FACILITIES
Protestant: 10
Catholic:      2

CIVIC & SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

City Club of Strongsville
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Jay Cees of America
Kiwanis International
Lions Club
Rotary International
Strongsville Chamber of Commerce
Strongsville Historical Society
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Women’s League

MEDICAL SERVICES
Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, University/Southwest General, Urgicare
Beds:                              450
Physicians:                      80
Dentists:                          35

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
High School, Public: 1
   Enrollment:  2,261
   Pupil/Teacher Ratio:  18.65-1
High School Parochial/Private:  None
Junior High/Middle Schools: 2
   Enrollment:  1,133
   Pupil/Teacher Ratio:  27.2-1
Elementary Schools, Public:  8
   Enrollment:  3,687
   Pupil/Teacher Ratio:  22.97-1
Elementary School Parochial:  1
   Enrollment:  772
   Pupil/Teacher Ratio:  28-1
Vocational School:  Polaris
   Location:  Middleburg Heights
   Serves five regional districts
   Enrollment:  800
Colleges and Universities:
Baldwin-Wallace – Berea, Ohio
(25 others within 30 miles)

MAJOR EMPLOYERS
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