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

The community of Cleveland is the Seat for Cuyahoga County.

Cuyahoga County was founded June 7, 1807 and was created by taking area from Geauga County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cuyahoga had a population of 1,235,072 people. This is a decrease of 3.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,278,088 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cuyahoga represented 11.08% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Cuyahoga County:

  • Bay Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Beachwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beachwood is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,543 people
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  • Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedford is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,374 people
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  • Bedford Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bentleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Berea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
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  • Bratenahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Brecksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Broadview Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brook Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,637 people
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    • Brooklyn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Chagrin Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
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    • Cleveland Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuyahoga Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • East Cleveland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Euclid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
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    • Fairview Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Garfield Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
    • Gates Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glenwillow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Highland Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Hunting Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Independence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
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    • Linndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Lyndhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,242 people
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    • Maple Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
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    • Mayfield Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moreland Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Newburgh Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Newburgh Heights is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
    • North Olmsted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • North Randall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Royalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Olmsted Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Orange is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
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    • Parma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
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    • Parma Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepper Pike
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seven Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shaker Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
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    • South Euclid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Strongsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • University Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Valley View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walton Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensville Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
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    • Woodmere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.