Boundary Lines In Pleasant Places In Cuyahoga
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The name 'Cuyahoga' is an anglicized spelling of the Mohawk Indian word 'cayagaga' meaning “crooked river.” In 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his Connecticut Land Company survey party reached the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and established the first settlement in the Western Reserve. This became the city of Cleveland.
Ohio's 88 counties are diverse in their geography, population, economies, and industries. Below is a map of Ohio's 88 counties.
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States maritime border and lies approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of Pennsylvania.
Upon reaching the lake plain about 6 miles (10 km) from its mouth, it continues as a sharply meandering stream, entrenched to a depth of 60–125 feet (18–38 metres), before emptying into Lake Erie at Cleveland, where its mouth forms part of Cleveland's harbour.
The 100-mile Cuyahoga River flows both south and north before emptying into Lake Erie at Cleveland, Ohio. This is a scant 30 miles west of its headwaters. American Indians called it “Ka-ih-ogh-ha”—crooked. This U-shaped path is due to the river's geologic history.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio's most populated county, is adjacent to Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga and Lake counties. Cuyahoga County has 30 miles of Lake Erie shore.
The Cuyahoga River Watershed drains 813 square miles of land in Geauga, Portage, Summit, and Cuyahoga Counties. This is less than 3% of the land in Ohio, but it houses over 16% of the state's population.
Ing to the 2020 census results, the six-county Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, and Medina County, and has a population of 2,185,825, making it the 33rd-most populous metropolitan area in the United States ...
Ing to the United States Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,246 sq mi (3,230 km2), of which 457 sq mi (1,180 km2) are land and 788 sq mi (2,040 km2) (63%) are water.