Wickliffe Area Chamber of Commerce
The Provo House
28855 Euclid Avenue
Wickliffe, OH 44092
Phone
(440) 943-1134
Fax (440) 943-1114
Monday-Thursday
9am - 4:30pm
Charles Haskell
CITY OF WICKLIFFE
Wickliffe, known as the "Gateway to Lake County", offers a "small town lifestyle" to its 14,000 residents along with medical, cultural and educational amenities of Cleveland, just some 15 miles away. Excellent public and parochial schools welcome our children and well-planned recreational areas are located through the community, including a new $2 million water park. Major eastside shopping centers are just a few miles away.
If you are thinking about opening a business in northeastern Ohio,
we invite you to contact the Wickliffe Area Chamber of Commerce. Tell us what you have in mind, and we will be
happy
to assist you in exploring the possibilities of locating your business -
and your family - to our city.
| Form of Government | Charter, with Mayor and Council. - Founded in 1817. Incorporated as a village in 1916 and as a city in 1951. |
| Population | 13,484 (2000 census) |
| Area | 4.68 square miles |
| Altitude | 675 feet above sea level |
| Climate | Mean annual temperature 50.6 degrees F; annual rainfall 32.08 inches |
| Parks | 7, with total over 100 acres |
| Free City Services | Garbage, recycling, yard waste, and leaf pick-ups |
| Assessed Valuation | $324,812,000.00 with $64.81 (effective rate) per $1,000.00 tax rate |
| Community Income Tax | 2% |
| Median Household Income | $43,500 |
| Insurance Rating | 4 |
| Bonded Debt | $170,000.00 as of 12/31/01 |
| Banks | 4:
Bank One, Great Lakes Bank, KeyBank and Ohio Savings Bank
2 credit unions: Western Reserve Credit Union and Wickliffe School Employees Credit Union |
| Churches | 5: Covenant Baptist Church, Fellowship United Church of Christ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church |
| Building and Construction | $110,985,000.00 (1990 through 2001) |
| Real Estate | Approximately 5,500 homes with about 99% owned by occupants ($80,000 - $350,000) |
| Industry | Principal manufactured products: performance and specialty chemicals, utility and industrial controls and instrumentation, aircraft castings, hose fittings, pipe machinery |
| Railroads | 2: CSX and Norfolk & Western |
| Highways | State Routes 2, 20, 84, and 633; Interstate 90 |
| Amusements and Historic Attractions | Pine Ridge Country Club and Golf Course (Lake Metroparks facility), Green Ridge Golf Course (owned by City of Wickliffe), Colby Mansion (on National Register of Historic Places), The Provo House, Wickliffe Cemetery, Historical Society, Community Hall of Fame, Senior Center, roller skating rink, 3 bowling facilities, 7 public parks with swimming, tennis, basketball, bocce, nature trail, ice skating, sledding, and a new $1.9 million Aquatic Center. |
| Education | Branch of Lake Erie College, Center for Pastoral Leadership, St. Mary Seminary, Borromeo Seminary, Rabbinical College of Telshe Yeshiva, Lake Montessori School, 3 public schools including 1 senior high, 1 middle school and 1 elementary school. Also 2 private elementary schools and 3 daycare centers. Wickliffe Public Library |