Highland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The city’s population was 8,719 as of the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
At a Glance
- County: Cuyahoga County
- State: Ohio
History of Highland Heights
Highland Heights was originally part of Mayfield Township. Highland Heights used to be home to the Front Row Theater, which operated between 1974 and 1993. In 1988, musician Roy Orbison played his last show there, two days prior to his death.
Highland Heights was the first city in Cuyahoga County to require new residential neighborhoods to have underground wiring and ornamental lamp posts.
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