Glenwillow is a

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Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cuyahoga County ( or , see ) is a large urban County (United States), county located in the Northeast Ohio, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and most populous city is Cleveland. As of the 2020 United States census, ...

, United States. The population was 994 at the 2020 census. A suburb of

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, it is a part of the

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History

The Village of Glenwillow was carved out of

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Township and established in 1893 as a

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by Austin Powder Company. As the population in surrounding areas, particularly the city of Solon, increased, Austin Powder was unable to test its explosive products. It moved its manufacturing operations to

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, and closed its Glenwillow plant in 1972. In the 1980s, the village installed infrastructural and utility improvements and added a industrial park. Served by the

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, a system consistently rated as one of the 100 best schools in the U.S. by publications such as ''

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'' and '' U.S. News & World Report'', the village has since experienced residential development. In the early 2000s, the village received significant investment through

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, including renovation of the former Austin Powder housing stock and general store into boutiques, a tavern, in conjunction with a new town center, village park and new housing in a town plan layout.

Geography

Glenwillow is located at (41.360821, -81.472234). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 923 people, 316 households, and 197 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 383 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 57.4%

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, 28.7%

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, 0.2%

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, 10.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 316 households, of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were

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living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.38. The median age in the village was 41.2 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 449 people, 205 households, and 110 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.65%

, 4.23%

, and 1.11% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. There were 205 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were

living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $52,321. Males had a median income of $42,292 versus $27,500 for females. The

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for the village was $19,942. About 2.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Village website
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