Cudell | |
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 West Technical High School building in Cudell | |
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| Coordinates:41°28′23″N81°45′25″W / 41.473°N 81.757°W /41.473; -81.757 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| City | Cleveland |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,960 |
| Demographics[1] | |
| • White | 46.8% |
| • Black | 32.3% |
| • Hispanic (of any race) | 21.3% |
| • Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.5% |
| • Mixed and Other | 17.4% |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 216 |
| Median income[1] | $26,425 |
| Source: 2020 U.S. Census | |
Cudell (/kəˈdɛl/) is aneighborhood on the West Side ofCleveland,Ohio. Named after Frank E. Cudell, the neighborhood has been a part of Cleveland since 1904, upon the completion ofmunicipal annexation of the land by the city.[2]
ForCleveland City Council, the Cudell neighborhood is split between the 11th[3] and 15th[4] wards, and is represented jointly by council members Danny Kelly and Jenny Spencer.
Cudell is located on land which was originally the property of Franklin Reuben Elliott, a horticulturalist and fruit farmer.[2][5] The land changed ownership multiple times before being purchased by Frank E. Cudell, an architect whose firm designed multiple buildings in Cleveland, including apartment buildings on W. 99th St.[2]
Cudell also deeded a portion of land along West Blvd. to the city which was used as a public park and eventually became home to Cudell Recreation Center. Today, the Cudell Tower, a memorial to Cudell from his wife, stands on the site of Cudell’s estate near the recreation center in an area known as Cudell Commons.[2][6]
Throughout the 20th century, Cudell was a working class neighborhood populated by workers from nearby factories.[2][6] Cudell’s population peaked at roughly 17,600 in 1940.[2] In the 1960s, Interstate 90 was constructed, isolating the southern portion of the neighborhood.[2][6]
In 2014, Cudell Recreation Center was the site of theshooting of Tamir Rice.[7]
As of 2021, Cudell had a population of 9,960.[1] Cudell is a racially diverse neighborhood. As of 2021, the population was 46.8% white, 32.3% black, 3.5% Asian-American/Pacific Islander, and 17.4% other races, with 21.3% of the population self-reporting as hispanic or latino.[1]
40.9% of Cudell’s population, 50.4% of Cudell’s child population, and 31.7% of Cudell’s senior population live below the poverty line.[1]
The majority of Cudell’s population resides in one- or two-family homes, with the exception of a concentration of apartments near theRTA Rapid Transit'sWest Boulevard–Cudell station.[2][6]
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