Welcome to Independence ...

The city of Independence is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

The location of Independence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Independence has a population of 7,181 people<3> (see below for details).

Independence is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Independence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Independence ...

Official Website: www.independenceohio.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Independence had an population of 7,181 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Independence had a population of 7,133 people. This makes Independence the county's 37th most populous community.

The population of Independence represents 0.06% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 204th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,133 people, the population of Independence has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,109 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Independence.

Communities Also Named Independence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Independence: This one is located in Cuyahoga County and the other is located in Defiance County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Independence.

Communities near Independence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Independence.

• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Lakewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Euclid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <5>
• Strongsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• Cleveland Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <5>
• North Ridgeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Stow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• Westlake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Independence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Independence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Independence. See our Newspapers Page for Independence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...

Looking for more information about Independence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Independence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Independence.

Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Independence in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Independence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1831.

We also found Independence in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Independence: www.independenceohio.org/

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/