Chagrin Falls, Ohio Facts for Kids

Chagrin Falls is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The village was established around Chagrin Falls on the Chagrin River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,188.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Arts and culture
Education
Media
Notable people
See also

History

Chagrin Falls was laid out in 1837. The community takes its name from a series of waterfalls along the Chagrin River, which runs through the town. The village was incorporated in 1844 from parts of three townships in two counties.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.14 square miles (5.54 km²), of which 2.08 square miles (5.39 km²) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) is covered by water. One notable landmark is the Chagrin Falls waterfall.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	1,016	—
1880	1,211	19.2%
1890	1,243	2.6%
1900	1,586	27.6%
1910	1,931	21.8%
1920	2,237	15.8%
1930	2,739	22.4%
1940	2,505	−8.5%
1950	3,085	23.2%
1960	3,458	12.1%
1970	4,848	40.2%
1980	4,335	−10.6%
1990	4,146	−4.4%
2000	4,024	−2.9%
2010	4,104	2.0%
2020	4,188	2.0%
2023 (est.)	4,087	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Chagrin Falls waterfall on the Chagrin River near the center of Chagrin Falls

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, 4,104 people, 1,872 households, and 1,049 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,977.4 inhabitants per square mile (763.5/km²). The 2,042 housing units averaged 981.7 per square mile (379.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.4% African American 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.9% of the population.

Of the 1,872 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were not families. About 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the village was 46.1 years; 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

Arts and culture

The Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is one of the oldest community theaters in the country, having been in existence since 1930, with the oldest such theater being only eight years older.
Leader Tractors were produced in Chagrin Falls.
The Chagrin Valley Recreation Center hosts one of Northeast Ohio's longest-running annual swim meets each summer. The Chagrin Valley Invitation Relays have been held each summer since 1968.
The town is referenced in the song "Chagrin Falls" by the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip on their 1998 studio album Phantom Power.
The non-existent Chagrin Falls Country Club was mentioned by the character Ted Mosby, who claimed to have lifeguarded there, in How I Met Your Mother (S5-E24).
Chagrin Falls is the hometown of the character Ensign Charles Parker (Tim Conway) in the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy.
The 1977 television film The Gathering was filmed in Chagrin Falls.
Chagrin Falls’ downtown is featured on the back cover of the 1988 Calvin and Hobbes collection The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, written and drawn by Bill Watterson. Watterson is a Chagrin Falls native, which has led to widespread but unconfirmed speculation that Calvin and Hobbes is set there.
The famed Popeye comic strip called Chagrin Falls home while it was being drawn by the Hungarian-American cartoonist Bela "Bill" Zaboly.
"Chagrin Falls" is the name of a recurring subseries in the comic Tom the Dancing Bug, probably in honor of Bill Watterson.
The fictional town of Angel Falls, Ohio, which is featured in the three-book Angel Falls series by Miranda Liasson, is partly modeled after Chagrin Falls.
The Pumpkin Roll is an unofficial event held every October.

Education

Chagrin Falls is in the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District, which serves the villages of Chagrin Falls, South Russell, and Bentleyville, and a portion of the village of Moreland Hills.

Chagrin Falls High School is the high school.

Media

The weekly newspaper Chagrin Valley Times is produced in the town.

Notable people

Addie L. Ballou, 19th-century poet, artist, and suffragist
Ortha O. Barr Jr., attorney
Lisa Banes, actress
Ellis Burks, longtime MLB outfielder
Tim Conway, comedic actor
Casey Cott, actor, Kevin Keller on The CW's Riverdale
Corey Cott, Broadway actor
Dane Davis, businessman, economist, and radio personality
Martha Derthick, professor and noted scholar of public administration
Matt DeVries, musician
Wendy Diamond, author and TV personality
Mike Durbin, professional bowler; three-time Tournament of Champions winner
Sonny Geraci, lead singer of The Outsiders and Climax
Doug Kenney, co-founder of National Lampoon and co-writer of Animal House and Caddyshack
R.B. Kitaj, painter
Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Bryan Malessa, novelist
Rick Manning, former center fielder of the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Matthews, saxophonist
Wendy Murray, journalist
Elena Shaddow, Broadway actress, singer
Harry Smith, professional ten-pin bowler and member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame
Will Stanton, humor writer
Lee Unkrich, Academy Award-winning film director (Toy Story 3)
Fred van Lente, comic book writer (Action Philosophers!, The Incredible Hercules)
Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes
Mike Wise, American politician from 1992 - 1996
Ted Wood, former outfielder for San Francisco Giants
Bela "Bill" Zaboly, American cartoonist of the Popeye comic strip from 1938-1959

Chagrin Falls, Ohio facts for kids

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