cleveland ( kleev-lənd), officially the city of cleveland, is a city in the u.s. state of ohio and the county seat of cuyahoga county.located in northeast ohio along the southern shore of lake erie, it is situated across the u.s. maritime border with canada and lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of pennsylvania.the largest city on lake erie and one of the major cities of the great lakes region, cleveland ranks as the second-largest city in ohio and 54th-largest city in the u.s. with a 2020 population of 372,624.the city anchors both the greater cleveland metropolitan statistical area (msa) and the larger cleveland–akron–canton combined statistical area (csa).the csa is the most populous in ohio and the 17th-largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the msa ranks as 34th-largest at 2.09 million.cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the cuyahoga river by general moses cleaveland, after whom the city was named.its location on both the river and the lake shore allowed it to grow into a major commercial and industrial center, attracting large numbers of immigrants and migrants.cleveland is a port city, connected to the atlantic ocean via the saint lawrence seaway.its economy relies on diverse sectors that include higher education, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedicals.the gdp for the greater cleveland msa was $135 billion in 2019.combined with the akron msa, the seven-county cleveland–akron metropolitan economy was $175 billion in 2019, the largest in ohio, accounting for 25% of the state's gdp.designated as a global city by the globalization and world cities research network, cleveland is home to several major cultural institutions, including the cleveland museum of art, the cleveland museum of natural history, the cleveland orchestra, playhouse square, and the rock and roll hall of fame.known as 'the forest city' among many other nicknames, cleveland serves as the center of the cleveland metroparks nature reserve system.the city's major league professional sports teams include the cleveland browns, the cleveland cavaliers, and the cleveland guardians.they named the new settlement 'cleaveland' after their leader, general moses cleaveland, a veteran of the american revolutionary war.cleaveland oversaw the new england-style design of the plan for what would become the modern downtown area, centered on public square, before returning to connecticut, never again to visit ohio.the town's name was often shortened to 'cleveland,' even by cleaveland's original surveyors.a common myth emerged that the spelling was altered by the cleveland advertiser in order to fit the name on the newspaper's masthead.the first permanent european settler in cleaveland was lorenzo carter, who built a cabin on the banks of the cuyahoga river.the emerging community served as an important supply post for the u.s. during the battle of lake erie in the war of 1812.locals adopted commodore oliver hazard perry as a civic hero and erected a monument in his honor decades later.largely through the efforts of the settlement's first lawyer alfred kelley, the village of cleaveland was incorporated on december 23, 1814.in spite of the nearby swampy lowlands and harsh winters, the town's waterfront location proved to be an advantage, giving it access to great lakes trade.it grew rapidly after the 1832 completion of the ohio and erie canal.this key link between the ohio river and the great lakes connected it to the atlantic ocean via the erie canal and hudson river, and later via the saint lawrence seaway.its products could reach markets on the gulf of mexico via the mississippi river.the town's growth continued with added railroad links.in 1836, cleveland, then only on the eastern banks of the cuyahoga, was officially incorporated as a city, and john w. willey was elected its first mayor.
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