Brunswick, Ohio facts for kids

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City
Brunswick Campus of Cuyahoga Community College
Location of Brunswick in Medina County
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Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Medina
Founded	January 1, 1815
Incorporated	February 1, 1960 (village) October 2, 1960 (city)
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area
• Total	13.03 sq mi (33.74 km2)
• Land	12.99 sq mi (33.65 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	1,106 ft (337 m)
Population  (2020)35072
• Total	35,426
• Density	2,726.96/sq mi (1,052.93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	44212
Area code(s)	216, 330
FIPS code	39-09680
GNIS feature ID	1086589

Brunswick (/ˈbrʌnzwɪk/ BRUN-zwik or /ˈbrʌnswɪk/ BRUN-swik) is the largest city in Medina County, Ohio, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Cleveland. The population was 35,426 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

History

Brunswick was founded on January 1, 1815, and was named randomly in a naming contest after Brunswick, Germany. It was incorporated as a village on February 1, 1960, and incorporated as a city on October 2, 1960.

On June 23, 2014 a tornado hit Brunswick, and the tornado was rated a high-end EF1 or EF2.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.96 square miles (33.57 km²), of which 12.92 square miles (33.46 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 34,255 people, 12,967 households, and 9,565 families living in the city. The population density was 2,651.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,023.7/km²). There were 13,600 housing units at an average density of 1,052.6 per square mile (406.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.5% White, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3%.

Of the 12,967 households 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.9% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age was 39.1 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27% were from 25 to 44; 28.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

Education

Public education in Brunswick is administered by the Brunswick City School District, which operates seven elementary schools, one middle school, and Brunswick High School. Other schools in the city include St. Ambrose School, a Roman Catholic parochial school serving Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Brunswick University Center opened in 2011 as an extension of Cuyahoga Community College’s Western Campus in Parma.

Brunswick has a public library, a branch of Medina County District Library.

Media

Brunswick is served by a daily newspaper, The Medina County Gazette which is published every day of the week except Sundays and a free weekly newspaper, The Brunswick Post which is published every Saturday. In addition, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer occasionally cover the city and Medina County. Brunswick is served by numerous television and radio stations from both the Greater Cleveland, Greater Akron and Greater Canton areas.

Notable people

• Dean Heil, former folkstyle wrestler, two-time NCAA wrestling champion at Oklahoma State
• Pete Kostelnick, ultramarathon runner
• Natalie Sideserf, cake artist, star of Texas Cake House
• Ricky Wysocki, professional disc golfer

See also

In Spanish: Brunswick (Ohio) para niños