Warrensville Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The population was 13,789 at the 2020 census.
At a Glance
- County: Cuyahoga County
- State: Ohio
History of Warrensville Heights
Warrensville Heights was incorporated as a village in 1927 out of Warrenville Township, which was named after local settler Daniel Warren. By the 1930s, it was recognized as the "Geranium Center of the U.S." for its greenhouse industry. The agricultural village experienced rapid suburbanization after World War II, and became a city in 1960. The city’s racial demographics shifted from majority white in 1970 to majority Black in 1980.
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