Greater Cleveland

Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. This article covers the area generally considered to be Greater Cleveland, but includes information on Northeast Ohio for comparative purposes.

Related Topics:
Nickname - Metropolitan area - Cleveland - Ohio

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According to the 2000 Census, the five-county Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, and Medina County, and has a population of 2,148,048. The larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area includes the above counties, plus Ashtabula County, Portage County and Summit County, with a population of 2,945,831.

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2000 Census - Elyria - Mentor - Metropolitan Statistical Area - Cuyahoga County - Geauga County - Lake County - Lorain County - Medina County - Akron - Combined Statistical Area - Ashtabula County - Portage County - Summit County

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However, the areas commonly understood as Greater Cleveland or Northeast Ohio are not precisely defined. Most often, Greater Cleveland is understood as referring to all of Cuyahoga County, and a number of surrounding communities. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA covers most of this area plus some smaller outlying communities.

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Northeast Ohio is commonly understood as being a larger, more inclusive area than Greater Cleveland, consisting of all five counties in the Cleveland MSA, the two counties of the Akron MSA, and often including other communities such as Ashtabula, Canton, Massillon, Alliance, and even Sandusky, Youngstown, and Warren.

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Ashtabula - Canton - Massillon - Alliance - Sandusky - Youngstown - Warren

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So to be clear: the areas commonly referred to as Greater Cleveland or Northeast Ohio are NOT precisely the same as the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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