University Circle | |
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Coordinates: 41°30′31″N 81°36′19″W / 41.50861°N 81.60528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Cuyahoga County |
City | Cleveland |
Population | |
• Total | 7,661 |
Demographics[1] | |
• White | 56.4% |
• Black | 21.6% |
• Hispanic (of any race) | 3% |
• Asian and Pacific Islander | 17.7% |
• Mixed and Other | 4.3% |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 44106 |
Area code | 216 |
Median income[1] | $17,194 |
Source: 2020 U.S. Census, City Planning Commission of Cleveland [2] |
University Circle is a district in the neighborhood of University on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is home to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall (home to the Cleveland Orchestra), the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Cinematheque, Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, the Cleveland Botanical Garden, historic Lake View Cemetery, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and University Hospitals/Case Medical Center.
Encompassing approximately 550 acres (220 ha) the University neighborhood is bordered to the north by the Glenville neighborhood, to the south by the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood, to the west and southwest by the neighborhoods of Hough and Fairfax (also known as Midtown) and to the east by the cities of East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. University Circle is member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.
While the population of University Circle ranks on the lower end of Cleveland's 36 defined Statistical Planning Areas (SPAs), it ranks near the top in importance to the city's economic sector. Neighborhood businesses and institutions provide the city with more than 30,000 jobs in a variety of fields, including averaging 1,000 new jobs per year since 2005.[3] Nearby attractions draw approximately 2.5 million visitors annually.[4] As the neighborhood's name implies, higher learning is a major part of the culture of University Circle, with over 13,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students attending the area's various institutions. University Circle Inc., a not-for-profit corporation established in 1957, serves as the neighborhood chamber of commerce, providing many administrative and quasi-governmental functions for the area, including security, transportation administration, and marketing.[5] University Circle has its own full-service police department to provide security and patrol the area.[6]
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