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{{short description|City in Ohio, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Maple Heights, Ohio
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| image_skyline                   = Southern end of Vine Street, Maple Heights.jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = Residential neighborhood along Vine Street
| image_flag                      = Flag of Maple Heights, Ohio.png
| image_seal                      = Seal of Maple Heights, Ohio.png
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = <!-- Images -->
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| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]]

<!-- Government -->
| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1915

<!-- Area -->
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = [[Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Annette M. Blackwell (D)<ref>{{cite web | title=2024 Elected Officials | url=https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/docs/default-source/boe/candidates-page/master-elected-officials-list.xls?sfvrsn=b324beb0_2 | ref={{sfnref | Anon.}} | access-date=2024-08-01}}</ref>
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| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 13.39
| area_total_sq_mi                = 5.17
| area_land_km2                   = 13.39
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 5.17
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

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| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 896
| population_total                = 23701
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_density_km2          = 1770.30
| population_density_sq_mi        = 4585.22

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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 44137
| area_code                       = [[Area code 216|216]]
| website                         = https://www.citymapleheights.com/
| footnotes                       = 
| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
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| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 39-47306<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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}}
'''Maple Heights''' is a city in [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio]], United States.  It is a suburb of [[Cleveland]]. The population was 23,701 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
In 1935, the city created Maple Heights Transit to provide connections to [[Downtown Cleveland]], crosstown service, and service for schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Museum of Transportation - Maple Heights Transit|url=http://www.omot.org/history/maple.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.omot.org}}</ref>

Built as one of the first large shopping centers, Southgate USA was dedicated in 1955, boasting over 80 retail stores, including [[JCPenney]], [[Sears]], and [[May Company Ohio|May Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-24|title=SOUTHGATE SHOPPING CENTER|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/southgate-shopping-center|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, the GCRTA dedicated its Southgate Transit Center, serving as a connection between multiple bus lines between Downtown Cleveland, Bedford, Shaker Heights, East Cleveland, and the Summit County Line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RTA|first=Greater Cleveland|date=2017-07-06|title=History of public transit in Cleveland|url=http://www.riderta.com/history|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=RTA|first=Greater Cleveland|date=2013-04-02|title=Southgate Transit Center|url=http://www.riderta.com/facilities/southgate|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority|language=en}}</ref>

With deficit fund balances of over $2.8 million and defaults on 3 loan payments, Ohio Auditor of State [[Dave Yost]] declared the City to be in fiscal emergency in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber|url=https://ohioauditor.gov/news/pressreleases/Details/2431|access-date=2021-10-20|website=ohioauditor.gov|language=en}}</ref> Since February 2015, the City improved its finances and budgeting since with fund balances increasing and the general fund balance becoming positive in 2019—the first time since the fiscal emergency declaration.<ref>https://citymapleheights.com/download/mayor/2021-State-of-the-City.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The City was released from fiscal emergency on November 18, 2020 by the Auditor of State; in the press release, Auditor of State Keith Faber said, "I applaud the leaders of the City for making the sacrifices and hard decisions that should provide residents a fiscally responsible community."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber|url=https://ohioauditor.gov/news/PressReleases/Details/5591|access-date=2021-06-14|website=ohioauditor.gov|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Mike DeWine|Governor Mike DeWine]] announced that [[Gojo Industries|GOJO Industries]], makers of Purell, would establish a manufacturing facility in the City in the 325,000 square foot former Blue Coral building on Lee Road South.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=GOJO announces addition of two new Northeast Ohio facilities to help meet demand for Purell|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/northeast-ohio/gojo-announces-addition-of-two-new-northeast-ohio-facilities-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-purell/95-0050f69b-1172-4381-8b31-880a1bed54be|access-date=2021-06-14|website=wkyc.com|date=9 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Maple Heights facility was projected to bring 100 new jobs to the City.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25|access-date=2013-01-06|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 1732
|1930= 5950
|1940= 6728
|1950= 15586
|1960= 31667
|1970= 34093
|1980= 29465
|1990= 27089
|2000= 26156
|2010= 23138
|2020= 23701
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Maple Heights city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Maple Heights city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3947306&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Maple Heights city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3947306&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Maple Heights city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3947306&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,382
|6,373
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,322
|51.16%
|27.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,547
|15,682
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,679
|44.15%
|67.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.59%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|30
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48
|0.11%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|451
|233
|style='background: #ffffe6; |134
|1.72%
|1.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|41
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |134
|0.16%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|388
|421
|style='background: #ffffe6; |723
|1.48%
|1.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|316
|357
|style='background: #ffffe6; |653
|1.21%
|1.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''26,156'''
|'''23,138'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''23,701'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=2013-01-06|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2010, there were 23,138 people, 9,515 households, and 6,035 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4475.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 10,894 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2107.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 68.2% [[Black (U.S. Census)|African American]], 28.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 9,515 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 39.2 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 26,156 people, 10,489 households, and 6,964 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,039.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,935 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,106.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 51.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 44.34% [[Black (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.73% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 10,489 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,414, and the median income for a family was $48,580. Males had a median income of $35,268versus $28,023 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,676. About 4.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
The City of Maple Heights has a [[Mayor–council government|strong-mayor government form]] and is governed by an elected mayor, elected council president, and elected council.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MAPLE HEIGHTS|url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mapleheights/latest/mapleheights_oh/0-0-0-23522|access-date=2021-10-20|website=American Legal Publishing Corporation|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Mayors ===
The City has had 16 people serve as mayor, including current mayor, Annette M. Blackwell, with 2 mayors having served in non-consecutive terms. Between the city's founding and the current administration, there have been a total of 18 mayoral administrations. Mayor Blackwell was elected in 2015 as the first female and first African American mayor in the city's history.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Zicari|first1=Peter|last2=clevel|last3=.com|date=2015-11-04|title=Cuyahoga County local results: Election 2015|url=https://www.cleveland.com/election-results/2015/11/2015_cuyahoga_county_local_voting_r.html|access-date=2021-06-15|website=cleveland|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Maple Heights Mayor Is a First in More Ways Than One|url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2021/03/06/maple-heights-mayor-is-the-first-woman-and-african-american-elected|access-date=2021-06-15|website=spectrumnews1.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== City Council ===
The council has seven members, with each member representing a portion of the city, known as a district. The City of Maple Heights has a municipal election on November 2, 2021 with Council President and Councilmembers for Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 up for election. Before the General Election in 2017, Council President and Councilmembers were elected every two years. Following the approval of Issue 68, Council President and Councilmembers are elected for four year terms with even numbered District Councilmembers elected in 2019 and every four years thereafter and odd numbered District Councilmembers elected in 2017 and every four years thereafter.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/pdf_boe/en-US/electionresults2016/112016/official/11082016OfficialResultsbyContest.HTM|title=SUMMARY REPORT {{!}} November 8, 2016 {{!}} Official Resultsaccess-date=2021-10-30|website=boe.cuyahogacounty.gov}}</ref>

Member of the City Council include:<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council Members |url=https://citymapleheights.com/government/city-council/ |accessdate=March 28, 2023 |publisher=City of Maple Heights}}</ref>
{{colbegin}}
* Ron Jackson, council president
* Leonette F. Cicirella, clerk of council
* Stafford L. Shenett Sr., District 1 councilman
* Toni Jones, District 2 councilwoman
* Timothy Tatum, District 3 councilman
* Dana Anderson, District 4 councilwoman
* Tanglyn Madden, District 5 councilwoman
* Richard Trojanski, District 6 councilman
* Edwina Agee, District 7 councilwoman
{{colend}}

== Education ==

=== Public Schools ===
The city's public school system is the Maple Heights City School District. The District is managed by a superintendent and a directly elected board. The school district has 5 schools:

* Abraham Lincoln School (PreK - Grade 1)
* John F. Kennedy School (Grade 2 - Grade 3)
* Barack Obama School (Grade 4 - Grade 5)
* Milkovich Middle School (Grade 6 - Grade 8)
* [[Maple Heights High School]] (Grade 9 - Grade 12)

=== Private School ===

* Castle High School - East is a public [[charter school]] on Warrensville Center Road serving Grades 9 - 12.

==Notable people==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
* [[Dale Mohorcic]] (1956–), former pitcher for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
* [[Mary Oliver]] (1935–2019), American poet, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|https://www.citymapleheights.com}}

{{Cuyahoga County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Cities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Italian-American culture in Ohio]]