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Pepper Pike is a city in eastern
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, United States. The population was 6,796 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of
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, it is a part of the
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.


History

In 1763, sixteen pioneers settled the area along the eastern border of present-day Cuyahoga County. In 1763, Orange Township was established, which included the present municipalities of Pepper Pike,
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, Moreland Hills, Orange Village and Woodmere. Orange Township was the birthplace of
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in 1831. By the late 1880s, dairy farming and cheese production became the primary industry of the township. And their famous chicken wing eating contest. In 1924, residents of the northwestern quadrant of Orange Township voted to separate, and the village of Pepper Pike was incorporated. The name "Pepper Pike" was supposedly selected after the Pepper family, who lived and worked along the primary transportation corridor (i.e., turnpike), although there are other theories about the name. Incorporated as a city in 1970, Pepper Pike operates under the mayor-council form of government. In the late 2000s, it was chosen as one of the top seven strangest city names by the World Book of Facts. Homes in the city are required to have an area of one acre so that residents can enjoy bucolic surroundings. Pepper Pike has been named a "Tree City USA" several consecutive years by the National
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. The RTA's greenline was originally planned to extend from Green Road to Brainard in Pepper Pike, but financial setbacks in the 1930s prevented its completion. The arrival of
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in the 1960s cemented the region's reliance on automobiles over the train system. On November 15, 2019, a natural gas pipeline in Pepper Pike exploded.


Geography

Pepper Pike is located at (41.476836, -81.468975) in the eastern section of Cuyahoga County. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Demographics

The median income for a household in the city was $190,682, and the median income for a family was $166,765,
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for the city was $89,235. In 2020, Bloomberg named Pepper Pike the 43rd richest town in America. About 5.2% of the total population were below the
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. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 78.1% held a bachelor's degree or higher.


2020 census


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 5,979 people, 2,176 households, and 1,753 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 2,349 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.3%
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, 6.5%
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, 0.2% Native American, 5.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 2,176 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.4% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 49.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.1% were from 25 to 44; 32.5% were from 45 to 64; and 23.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.


2000 census

In 2000, there were 1,000 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.3% were
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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. Pepper Pike's Israeli community had the twenty fifth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.4% (tied with
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Education

Pepper Pike is served by the Orange City School District, which also includes neighboring
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, Moreland Hills,
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, and Woodmere. The campus of Orange High School is located in Pepper Pike, along with the Orange Branch of the
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Ursuline College Ursuline College is a private Catholic college in Pepper Pike, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and the ...
, a liberal-arts school founded in 1871, is located in Pepper Pike. The oldest Catholic women's college in Ohio, it has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students as of 2018, and offers 30 undergraduate, nine graduate, and 10 degree-completion programs. The Japanese Language School of Cleveland (JLSC; クリーブランド日本語補習校 ''Kurīburando Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a part-time Japanese school, previously held its classes at the Lillian and Betty Ratner School in Pepper Pike.北米の補習授業校一覧(平成25年4月15日現在)
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Cemeteries

* Orange Cemetery, Lander Circle & Chagrin Blvd.


Notable people

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Mark Rosewater Mark Rosewater (born May 25, 1967) is the head designer for ''Magic: The Gathering'', a position he has held since 2003. Biography Rosewater grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio. In his youth, he worked as a professional magician. Rosewater has descri ...
, head designer of Magic the Gathering *
JD Samson Jocelyn Rachel Samson (born August 4, 1978), known professionally as JD Samson, is an American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands Le Tigre and MEN. Background Born on August 4, 1978, Samson grew up in P ...
, musician, producer, songwriter and DJ best known as a member of the bands
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and
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Tara Seibel Tara Seibel (born February 4, 1973) is an American cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator from Cleveland. Her work has been published in ''Chicago Newcity, Funny Times (newspaper), Funny Times, The Austin Chronicle, Cleveland Scene, Heeb Ma ...
, artist and graphic novelist, best known for being the last cartoonist to work with
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, grandson of President
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City of Pepper Pike
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