Central, Cleveland

Central
Originally built as the Temple B'nai Jeshurun synagogue in 1905, Shiloh Baptist Church at E.55th and Scovill Avenue is one of several listings in the Central neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places.
Originally built as the Temple B'nai Jeshurun synagogue in 1905, Shiloh Baptist Church at E.55th and Scovill Avenue is one of several listings in the Central neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places.
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga County
CityCleveland
Population
 • Total11,689
Demographics[1]
 • White8%
 • Black88.9%
 • Hispanic (of any race)2.5%
 • Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
 • Mixed and Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
44104, 44115
Area code216
Median income[1]$10,440
Source: 2020 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland

Central, also known as Cedar–Central, is a neighborhood on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio. Situated on the outskirts of downtown, Central is bounded roughly by East 71st Street on its east and Interstate 90 on its west, with Euclid Avenue on its north and Interstate 77 and the Penn Central Railroad to the south.[2] The neighborhood is named after its onetime main thoroughfare, Central Avenue.[3] It is home to several schools, including East Technical High School.

  1. ^ a b c "Cleveland Neighborhoods and Wards: Central Neighborhood Factsheet (2021)" (PDF). The Center for Community Solutions (Cleveland). Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Map of Central, Implemented by the City of Cleveland in 2012" (PDF). Northern Ohio Data and Information Service (NODIS), Levin College of Urban Affairs (Cleveland State University). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Central (Neighborhood)". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved July 14, 2011.