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City of Willoughby History and Demographics
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POPULATION:

  • 23,959

SIZE:

  • 10.33 sq mi​

HISTORY:

  • Founded in 1798 by David Abbott

  • Named "Willoughby" in 1835 in honor of Westel Willoughby

  • Changed from a village to a city, but the exact date is unknown

MEDIAN AGE:

  • 45.3 years​

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME:

  • $70,884

MEDIAN HOUSING VALUE:

  • $210,000

HOUSING UNITS:

  • 12,275

Did You Know?

THERE IS ONLY ONE WILLOUGHBY IN NORTH AMERICA AND ONLY TWO IN THE WORLD:

  • The second Willoughby, South Wales, Australia, and its mayor is Tanya Taylor

SOME OF OUR FAMOUS RESIDENTS INCLUDE:

  • Greg Harbaugh, NASA Astronaut with 800 space flight hours, three shuttle missions, and three space walks

  • Lyn St. James, Indy Car series race car driver, was the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year

  • Tim Conway, actor

  • Kareem Hunt, Professional Football Player

  • Ricky Stanzi, Professional Football Player

WILLOUGHBY HAS A LAKEFRONT AND A RIVERFRONT:​

  • Sunset Park and Osborne Park have a combined shoreline of nearly 2,100 linear feet.

  • The Chagrin River runs through Willoughby for 2.6 miles,70% of it owned by the City of Willoughby, MetroParks, or the Land Conservancy

THE FORMER UNION HIGH SCHOOL SITE WAS THE ORIGINAL HOME OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE​

  • Located in Wes Point Park

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