Broadview Heights

History

Native Americans once occupied the land that is now part of Broadview Heights. In 1811, Seth Paine, a surveyor sent by Colonel John Breck, became the first white man to settle the area. At the time, land now part of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and North Royalton was known as Brecksville Township. Broadview Heights was officially incorporated as a village on December 17, 1926 after a petition and an election among residents of the western portion of Brecksville Township. In 1927, Floyd C. Harris took office as the first mayor of Broadview Heights. In 1960, on the basis of census results indicating population growth, Broadview Heights became a city. At the time, Broadview Developmental Center, a hospital which had closed in the 1980s, stood on the site. Following the purchase, the site became known as Broadview Center and was renovated. In 1998, Recreation and Human Services moved to the Thorin Building, and City Hall was moved onto the campus in 1999. Buildings on the campus also came to be used by the police department and other local organizations. In 2018, the city renovated and added on to the recreation center by adding new basketball courts, a new work out area, and a new pool.

Geography

Broadview Heights is located at (41.321827, -81.676595). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  42,908
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  38,048
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  36,860
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  32,827
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  31,734
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  30,730
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  29,110
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  28,212

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-03-05
  3 km SW of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2026-01-06
  4 km ENE of North Madison, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2025-05-12
  4 km ESE of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-06-01
  1 km E of Madison, Ohio
• M 3 — 2024-03-30
  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-01-05
  3 km SE of Madison, Ohio