Welcome to Shaker Heights ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaker Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Shaker Heights: Shaker Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shaker Heights has a population of 26,968 people<2> (see below for details).

Shaker Heights is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shaker Heights is within the (216) area code.

Websites for Shaker Heights ...

Official Website: www.shakeronline.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shaker Heights had an population of 26,968 people. This is a decrease of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shaker Heights had a population of 28,448 people. This makes Shaker Heights the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Shaker Heights represents 0.25% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,448 people, the population of Shaker Heights decreased 3.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,405 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shaker Heights.

Communities near Shaker Heights ...

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

• Cleveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Parma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lakewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Mentor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Mentor is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <4>
• Euclid
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
• Strongsville
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Westlake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• North Olmsted
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <4>
• North Royalton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>
• Willoughby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
  • Willoughby is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby <4>

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 Shaker Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaker Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shaker Heights. 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 Shaker Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaker Heights. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shaker Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaker Heights ...

Looking for more information about Shaker Heights? 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 Shaker Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shaker Heights.

Adding Shaker Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shaker Heights 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 Shaker Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaker Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shaker Heights: www.shakeronline.com/

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

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