Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

The area that is now the city of Cleveland Heights lies atop the Portage Escarpment.

[6] Until the late 1800s, the area remained largely timber and farmland, with a few orchards, quarries, and vineyards.

[11] The population of the area encompassed by Cleveland Heights voted in August 1900 to incorporate under state law as a hamlet.

[15] In 1890, railroad baron Patrick Calhoun purchased 300 acres (1.2 km2) atop nearby Cedar Hill, and in 1893 established the planned community of Euclid Heights.

This resulted in numerous residential homes and mixed-use structures built in the Tudor Revival style that are now known as the Stadium Square Historic District.

[26] The 2020 United States census counted 45,312 people, 20,053 households, and 10,489 families in Cleveland Heights.

Coventry is associated with Northeast Ohio's artistic, musical, bohemian, hippie and emerging hipster communities.

Until 2019, the Cleveland Heights city charter specified a council–manager form of government, with seven members of council elected to four-year terms.

Under the amended Charter, in November 2021, Cleveland Heights voters cast ballots for Mayor for the first time.

[43] The current city council is composed of Vice President Craig Cobb, President Melody Joy Hart, Davida Russell, Tony Cuda, Janine Boyd, Anthony Mattox, Jr., and Gail Larson.

[citation needed] In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama defeated John McCain 84.2%-15.0% while winning the state, while in the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry defeated George W. Bush 80.8%-18.8% in the city but was unable to win the state.

[46] Cleveland Heights is in Ohio's 11th congressional district, which is represented by Congresswoman Shontel Brown.

Ohio's 11th congressional district was formerly represented by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge.

[47] In 2003, Cleveland Heights voters approved a referendum to establish Ohio's first domestic partnership registry.

[50] The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority provides bus service in the city.

Public education in the city of Cleveland Heights is provided by two school districts.