Parma ( English Parma ) - a city in the United States , Cayahog County, Ohio . The largest suburb of Cleveland . According to the 2000 census , the city's population was 85,655. According to 2010 data - 81,601 people.
| City | |
| Parma | |
|---|---|
| English Parma | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Kayahoga |
| The mayor | Timothy J. DeGeeter |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1816 |
| Former names | Greenbriar |
| City with | 1931 |
| Square | 51.98 km² |
| Center height | 264 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 81,601 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 1573.8 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 419 |
| Postal codes | 44129, 44130, 44134 |
| cityofparma-oh.gov | |
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History
Initially, the settlement was called Greenbriar. Then, at the suggestion of David Long, impressed by Italian Parma , the name was changed to Parma.
On March 7, 1826, a meeting was held at which they decided to build a new village. On April 3, 1826, a settlement council was created.
For a long time, Parma remained an agricultural village. In 1849, the first stone house was built here, it has survived to the present.
In 1850, the population census counted 1,329 people in the village.
City Mayors
| Frank D. Johnson | 1928-1933 |
| Anthony A. Fleger | 1934-1935 |
| Roland E. Reichert | 1936-1942 |
| Sylvester Augustin | 1942-1945 |
| Roland E. Reichert | 1946-1949 |
| Lawrence Stary | 1950-1951 |
| Stephen A. Zone | 1952-1957 |
| Joseph W. Kadar | 1958-1959 |
| Sylvester Augustin | 1960-1961 |
| John Bobko | 1961 |
| James W. Day | 1962-1967 |
| John Parsley | 1967-1987 |
| Michael A. Rise | 1988-1994 |
| Gerald M. Boldt | 1994-2003 |
| Dean DePierrot | 2004-2012 |
Demographics
According to the 2010 census , 81,601 people live in Parma, there are 34,489 households. The population density is 1573.8 people / km². The density of houses is 706 units per km². Racial Composition: 93% White , 1.9% Asian, 2.3% Black , 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Hawaiians or Oceans, 1% Other Races, 1.6% Descendants of Two or More races.
The average age of the city population is 41.5 years. Among residents, 48.1% of men and 51.9% of women.
The median income for a single household in the city was $ 50,198; family income was $ 60,696. For men, the average income is $ 31,283, and for women $ 22,836. The average per capita income is $ 25,064. 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line [1] [2] .
Famous People
- Benjamin Orr (singer), grew up in the city
- Erich Gliebe (politician)
- Michael Timothy Goode (astronaut), born in the city
- James Arthur Lovell (astronaut)
- Mike Misanin (wrestler)
- Ransom Olds (constructor), lived in the city