Cleveland, Ohio

:For the Cleveland area, see Greater Cleveland.

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The city of Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in the late 1700s near the mouth of the river, and became a manufacturing center because of access to transportation routes. After the decline of heavy manufacturing, the city's industry has developed more in the financial services, insurance, and healthcare sectors.

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County seat - Cuyahoga County - U.S. - Ohio - Lake Erie - Western Reserve - Cuyahoga River - Pennsylvania

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As of the 2000 Census, the city proper had a total population of 478,403, making it the 33rd-largest city in the nation. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest metropolitan area in Ohio, which spans several counties and may be defined in several different ways by the United States Census Bureau. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area has around 2,100,000 people and is the 23rd largest in the country. Cleveland is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which is currently the 14th largest CSA in the country with a population of 2,945,831 as of the 2000 Census.

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2000 Census - Greater Cleveland - Metropolitan area - United States Census Bureau - Elyria - Mentor - Metropolitan Statistical Area - Akron - Combined Statistical Area

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City residents and tourists benefit from investments made by wealthy residents in the city's heyday in arts and cultural institutions, and philanthropy also helped to establish a robust public library system in the region. More recent investments have provided the city with tourist attractions in the downtown area, such as Jacobs Field, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Playhouse Square Center. In a study conducted by The Economist and published on October 3, 2005, Cleveland was ranked the most livable city in the United States, tying with Pittsburgh. http://store.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=pr_story&press_id=660001866&ref=pr_list Nevertheless, the city also faces some continuing challenges, notably from concentrated poverty in some neighborhoods and from difficulties in funding and delivering high-quality public education.

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Jacobs Field - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Playhouse Square Center - The Economist - October 3 - 2005 - Pittsburgh

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