Highland Heights (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1920 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Cuyahoga County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 33 ′ N , 81 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,082 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 607.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 13.3 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.3 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 285 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44143 | ||
| Area code : | +1 440 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-35252 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1041556 | ||
| Website : | www.highlandhts.com | ||
| Mayor : | Scott Coleman | ||
Highland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County , Ohio in the United States . Highland Heights is a suburb of Cleveland . The population was 8,082 at the 2000 census.
Highland Heights is surrounded by the parishes of Willoughby Hills to the north, Mayfield to the east, Mayfield Heights to the south, Lyndhurst to the southwest, and Richmond Heights to the west.
history
Highland Heights was originally part of Mayfield Township , which grew into three other parishes in the city's neighborhood. These parishes of the Mayfield Township, along with Highland Heights, Gates Mills , Mayfield Heights, and Mayfield Village. Highland Heights became a community in its own right in 1920, when the Cleveland belt grew particularly strong. Since 1967, Highland Heights has the status of a City .
education
The Mayfield City School District , which comprises the four parishes of the former Mayfield Township, is responsible for the students of Highland Heights . The school district includes the following schools:
- Mayfield High School
- Mayfield Middle
- Millridge Elementary
- Millridge Center
- Lander Elementary
- Center Elementary
- Gates Mills Elementary
particularities
Highland Heights wants to highlight the advantages of a suburban setting on the edge of an agglomeration like Cleveland. This includes that all new settlements in the city may not have overhead lines, but only cables laid in the ground for the power supply. Attractive street lamps should provide the necessary lighting in the evening. The city has the Stonewater Golf Course , a 75 hectare 18-hole golf course with 16 water hazards bridged by 23 wooden walkways. The Nationwide Tour for professional golfers in the USA made a regular stop here from 2005 to 2007. The city was ranked 75th of the 100 most livable places in the US by the editorial staff of CNN-Money in 2007.