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Willowick, Ohio, in Lake county, is 4 miles NE of Euclid, Ohio (center to center) and 14 miles NE of Cleveland, Ohio. The city is considered part of the Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria metropolitan area. Willowick has a population of 14,361.

Willowick History

General Moses Cleaveland first surveyed this area in the year 1796. Native American tribes, including the Erie, Chippewa, Delaware, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Seneca, and Shawnee people, were the original inhabitants of this region. The area now known as Willowick was used as hunting and fishing grounds by these Indians. The city's name is a combination of two neighboring cities, Willoughby and Wickliffe. Under tragic circumstances, the G.P. Griffith steamship, with approximately 320 people aboard, was burned on the 17th of June, 1850.

Willowick and nearby Attractions

Things To Do In Willowick

Willowick offers one the opportunity to visit many historic sites and museums nearby. Among these are the Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and home of the 20th President of the United States which is now the James A. Garfield National Historic Site. The city has old-world churches such as the Bethel Lutheran Church, the Erieside Church, the First Baptist Church of Willowick, and the Shoregate Church. One can also plan a day trip to any of the parks in the city or visit the nearby Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Holden Arboretum. The Shoregate Shopping Center offers excellent entertainment facilities.

Willowick Transportation

Air transportation is available from the Cuyahoga County Airport.

Willowick Higher Education

Higher educational institutes nearby are Lakeland Community College, John Carroll University, and Case Western Reserve University.

        City of Willowick       News Herald

Willowick Profile 

Willowick is located in Lake County approximately 4 miles from Euclid and 17 miles from Cleveland on the coast of Lake Erie. The city covers approximately 1.75 square miles and is home to approximately 14,300 residents.

Willowick is a city rich in history, in the early 1803 as Ohio became a state, only a year later the city would be incorporated. Many of the historical sites of the town's beginning are still standing today, the building now known as "The Log Cabin Restaurant" was a hunting lodge in 1880. In 1911 the Willowick Golf Course opened across the street from Willoughbeach Park. And in 1921 the first area of mass home construction was advertised as Vinewood Beach. This area included Glen Aden Drive, Parkland Drive, West Lake Drive (now known as East 322nd Street), Glenwood Drive (now known as East 323rd Street), and Lakeland Drive (now known as East 324th street).

Willowick experienced its greatest period of growth from 1946 to about 1959. In 1960 - U.S. Census determined 18,749 people lived in Willowick. Today Willowick is home to just over 14,300 residents.