Bay Village, Ohio
Bay Village is a city in
Cuyahoga County,
Ohio,
United States. The population was 16,087 at the 2000 census.
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Location of Bay Village, Ohio |
Bay Village is located at (41.484193, -81.926581).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.4
km² (7.1
mi²). 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 6.3 km² (2.5 mi²) of it (34.56%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 16,087 people, 6,239 households, and 4,685 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,341.5/km² (3,473.4/mi²). There were 6,401 housing units at an average density of 533.8/km² (1,382.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.05%
White, 0.27%
African American, 0.02%
Native American, 0.72%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.21% from
other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 6,239 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were
married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $70,397, and the median income for a family was $81,686. Males had a median income of $61,057 versus $36,061 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $35,318. About 2.0% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
The
Bay Village School District is ranked statistically as being the 2nd best out of Cuyahoga Counties 31 Public School systems after
Solon City Schools and is highly ranked at the state and national levels.
Newsweek Magazine has
ranked Bay High School in the top three percent of high schools nationally on its 2006 ranking of the top 1,000 U.S. high schools (number 508).
Bay High School is a member of the
West Shore Conference along with Avon, Fairview Park, Firelands, Midview, North Ridgeville, Rocky River, and Vermillion. The colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Rocket.
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Rich Fields,
Emmy award-winning broadcaster and current announcer of
The Price is Right. Born in Bay Village.
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Brad Friedel, goalkeeper for the
Blackburn Rovers, and retired US National Team goalkeeper, grew up in Bay Village.
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Patricia Heaton, star and Emmy nominee for '
Everybody Loves Raymond' was born in Bay Village.
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Peter Laughner, influential proto-punk musician and founding member of
Rocket From The Tombs, was born in Bay Village and graduated from Bay High School.
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Richard Patrick, lead singer of the band
Filter and former guitarist for
Nine Inch Nails, grew up in Bay Village and graduated from Bay High School. His brother, actor
Robert Patrick lived in Bay Village after graduating from high school in Georgia.[
1] Robert is known for his role as
T-1000 in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
* Dr.
Sam Sheppard, of the famous 1954 murder trial, lived in Bay Village at the time of the crime.
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George Steinbrenner, owner of the
New York Yankees, lived in Bay Village.
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Kate Voegele - Musician/Singer/Song Writer. Runner-up in Pantene Pro-Voice competition.
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Dave Zastudil, recently signed punter for the
Cleveland Browns, grew up in Bay Village and played football for the Bay High Rockets.
*John H. McCarthy, First Mate of the
Edmund Fitzgerald, lived in Bay Village.
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Bay Village, Ohio Community Advocate*
City of Bay Village webpage.
