Bay Village

History

Before the first European-Americans arrived in the area around 1600, Erie Indians lived in Bay Village and the surrounding areas. The most important Indian trail in Ohio is present-day Lake Road, which is a main road in Bay Village. In that same century, what is now Bay Village, along with Avon Lake, Avon, and Westlake, was part of one territory. This territory was later called by the whites in a native language, Xeuma, a term roughly meaning "those who came before us". The area belonged to Connecticut until 1803, the year in which Ohio became a state. Before 1803, the Connecticut Land Company sold and gave away land in the area to Connecticut citizens, who had lost their homes and farms during the Revolutionary War. Because many had lost their homes to fires during the war, this new area was named "the Firelands". One surveyor with the Connecticut Land Company was Moses Cleaveland. He came with his friends on horseback from Connecticut and stopped at the Cuyahoga River with his Indian guides in July 1796. The land was then divided into five townships. The area between the Cuyahoga River and The Firelands to the west was laid out in 1806. Joseph Cahoon settled in what is now Bay Village in 1810. Bay Village was part of the original Dover Township, which comprised present-day Bay Village, Westlake, and portions of North Olmsted. By the turn of the 20th century, Dover would have a permanent population of roughly 2,200, with wealthy part-time residents who owned summer cottages on Lake Erie adding to this total in the summer months. In 1901, landowners in northern Dover forced an election to split from Dover Township, forming Bay Township. In 1903, Bay Village was incorporated, and the first mayor and council were elected. Ida Marie Cahoon, the last Cahoon descendant,…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Bay Village is home to the Cleveland Metroparks Huntington Reservation. Lake Erie Nature & Science Center and BAYarts are also located within the reservation. Bay Village is located in Ohio's 7th congressional district.

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Largest nearby schools

• Berea-Midpark High School
  High · Berea · 1,850 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Berea-Midpark Middle School
  Middle · Middleburg Heights · 1,556 students · 21:1 ratio
• Lakewood High School
  High · Lakewood · 1,382 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Olmsted Falls High School
  High · Olmsted Falls · 1,250 students · 22.7:1 ratio
• Westlake Elementary School
  Elementary · Westlake · 1,217 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• North Olmsted High School
  High · North Olmsted · 1,163 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Westlake High School
  High · Westlake · 1,066 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Brook Park Elementary School
  Elementary · Brook Park · 947 students · 24.9:1 ratio

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