Cleveland is a city in the
U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most
populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern
Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (100 km)
west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of
the Cuyahoga River, and became a manufacturing center owing to its
location at the head of numerous canals and railroad lines. With the
decline of heavy manufacturing, Cleveland's businesses have diversified
into the service economy, including the financial services, insurance,
legal, and healthcare sectors, though the city's population has continued
to decline. Cleveland is also noted for its association with rock music;
the city is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[6]
As of the 2000 Census, the city proper had a total population of 478,403,
and was then the 33rd largest city in the United States, (now estimated as
the 40th largest due to declines in population)[7] and the second largest
city in Ohio. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest
metropolitan area in Ohio, which spans several counties and is defined in
several different ways by the Census Bureau. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
Metropolitan Statistical Area which in 2000 ranked as the 23rd largest in
the United States with 2,250,871 people. Cleveland is also part of the
larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2000 had
a population of 2,945,831, and ranked as the country's 14th largest.[8]
In studies conducted by The Economist in 2005, Cleveland and Pittsburgh
were ranked as the most livable cities in the United States,[9] and the
city was ranked as the best city for business meetings in the continental
U.S.[10] The city faces continuing challenges, in particular from
concentrated poverty in some neighborhoods and difficulties in the funding
and delivery of high-quality public education.[11]
Residents of Cleveland are usually referred to as "Clevelanders".
Nicknames used for the city include "The Forest City," "The Cleve," "The
Land," "Metropolis of the Western Reserve,"[12] "The New American
City",[13] "America's North Coast",[14] "Sixth City",[15] "Rock 'n' Roll
Capital of the World" (because of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame),[16] and
"C-Town".[17]
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