Euclid (Ohio)

Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 48,920. In 2009, Euclid celebrated its bicentennial.HistoryThe city was named after Euclid, the Greek mathematician. The city was settled in 1796 and became a township in 1809. Euclid then became a village in 1903 and a city in 1930, during the Great Depression.The city (then a village) was the primary appealing party in the landmark case Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co..GeographyEuclid is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.48sqmi, of which 10.63sqmi is land and 0.85sqmi is water. It on the shore of Lake Erie, therefore contains an area of beach front along its north edge.Bordering Euclid are Cleveland on the west, South Euclid and Richmond Heights on the south, Willowick, Wickliffe, and Willoughby Hills on the east, and Lake Erie on the north.It is part of the Lake Erie Snowbelt region, prone to snow squalls blowing off Lake Erie, particularly before the lake freezes over in winter.